Experience

Sunday Creative Co.

• United States
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Brand Designer

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Sunday Creative Co. is a type and brand design studio based in California, US. We focus on exploring typographic ideas for retail and bespoke fonts and creating striking visual identities in the process. We work with a range of service-based clients, entrepreneurs, and small business owners to demystify their ventures, and aim to bring them more customers while reducing their marketing costs. We do this by creating visual identities that are authentic, memorable, and highly effective. In addition to helping our clients create their brands, we also provide them with a host of other services: web design, social media management, content creation, copywriting, and coaching. We are not here to follow the status quo and will diligently work with you to help elevate your brand by bringing focus and clarity to your story. Show less



Forge Studio

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Design Lead

  • May 2022 - Jan 2023

  We improve people's relationship with technology and services by partnering with companies to deliver simple, human experiences through world-class research, product strategy, and design. Clients include Salesforce, Airtable, Grammarly, Instacart, Handshake, Guideline, Harvard Business School Digital Initiative, Ueno, Financial Health Network, Mink, University of Hawaii, Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Change.org, Peregrine Technologies, AutoReturn, Joyride, GameOn Technology, Wanamaker, Prompt.io, Invisibly and more. We believe that products and services are tools for empowering people—driven by a desire to make someone’s life a little easier and simpler—and that even the most powerful and complex tools can be friendly and approachable. https://www.forge.is Show less



Aspiration

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Design

  • Aug 2020 - Apr 2022

  Aspiration is a neobank that helps customers spend and invest with a conscience to make money while making the world a better place. And, unlike the Big Banks, they don’t use your deposits to fund oil pipelines or turn fees into campaign contributions. During my time at aspiration, I led the Brand Design and Product Design teams with notable contributions to the rebranding and roll-out effort across product, marketing, and social. I was also the lead designer on the product discovery of the new Aspiration Zero credit card. - Build the design organization - Mentor and coach product leads and individual contributors - Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams - Build a shared vision across design and product - Communicate with senior leadership on strategic efforts - Established a product design process and design system Show less



Laguna College of Art and Design

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Typography 1 & 2 Instructor

  • Oct 2019 - Dec 2020

  LCAD relies on industry leaders and department heads to help shape the curriculum for each course. I had the privilege of teaching at LCAD for two years. In the first year, I taught Typography 1, an introduction to type layout and the application across multiple formats. However, my highlight was getting to write the curriculum for Typography two, where we focused on developing a typeface from start to finish. LCAD relies on industry leaders and department heads to help shape the curriculum for each course. I had the privilege of teaching at LCAD for two years. In the first year, I taught Typography 1, an introduction to type layout and the application across multiple formats. However, my highlight was getting to write the curriculum for Typography two, where we focused on developing a typeface from start to finish.



Anedot

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Design Lead

  • Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

  Anedot is a fundraising platform built for non-profits. I was responsible for implementing new tools and procedures to speed up product development during my time there. Projects included a brand redesign and a UX audit, and version 2 of the product, culminating in a comprehensive design system that everyone in the company can use. - Build out the design organization - Mentor and coach product team members - Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams - Build a shared vision by working with stakeholders - Communicate with senior leadership on strategic efforts - Distill complex problems into elegant solutions - Perform user research to understand problems better and validate solutions - Perform UX audits to understand problems better - Rapid prototyping, product requirements, sprint planning/roadmap Show less



Blast

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Product Designer

  • Mar 2018 - Jul 2019

  Blast is Fintech company built to help gamers save money while they play. During my time I helped lead design initiatives for the mobile product which included establishing best practices, prototyping, user testing, and collaborating directly with engineering to ship updates. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams - Build a shared vision by working with stakeholders - Communicate with senior leadership on strategic efforts - Distill complex problems into elegant solutions - Perform UX audits to better understand problems - Rapid prototyping, product requirements, sprint planning/roadmap Show less



Saddleback Church

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Sr. Product Designer

  • Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

  Saddleback's digital team is focused on mobilizing their ministries around the world by providing them with ways to communicate, schedule and manage projects, and empower volunteers to get involved. During my time I led the design of their mobile app to meet those objectives. Responsibilities included an iOS design system and a prototypes. Saddleback's digital team is focused on mobilizing their ministries around the world by providing them with ways to communicate, schedule and manage projects, and empower volunteers to get involved. During my time I led the design of their mobile app to meet those objectives. Responsibilities included an iOS design system and a prototypes.



Saatchi & Saatchi

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Product Designer

  • Mar 2017 - Mar 2018

  I worked with the team to design a web-based app for Toyota to help manage the customer's experience from discovering the brand, purchasing a vehicle, and maintaining it. The role included a design system for a consumer-facing web-app integrated into their website and other dealer-specific solutions. I worked with the team to design a web-based app for Toyota to help manage the customer's experience from discovering the brand, purchasing a vehicle, and maintaining it. The role included a design system for a consumer-facing web-app integrated into their website and other dealer-specific solutions.



Caylent

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Sr. Product Designer

  • Jun 2017 - Nov 2017

  Caylent is building a container-centric cloud platform that automates the most arduous everyday tasks for software teams. I helped strategize the brand and lead the creative direction. Caylent is building a container-centric cloud platform that automates the most arduous everyday tasks for software teams. I helped strategize the brand and lead the creative direction.



Maxsys AI

• United States
• Computer Software
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Product Designer

  • Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

  Maxsys is working on an AI platform to optimize large portfolio investments. I helped strategize the brand and lead the creative direction. Maxsys is working on an AI platform to optimize large portfolio investments. I helped strategize the brand and lead the creative direction.



Hart, Inc.

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP, Product & Design

  • Feb 2015 - Feb 2017

  As Head of Design, I was responsible for leading the product and marketing teams to set the vision for the company, manage a portfolio of 6 products/apps, define a feature set for each product, and establish the brand direction.During my time, the product organization grew to 14 members across Product, Design, Research, and Marketing. This included four managers and ten individual contributors.

• Creative Director

  • Mar 2013 - Jan 2015

  As CD I hired and grew the design team to five members including two User Researchers.

• Sr. Product Designer

  • Feb 2012 - Mar 2013

  I was responsible for creating a design system and prototyping.



Involvio (acq. Cisco)

• United States
• Internet Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Product Designer

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

  Involvio is the leading mobile student engagement platform helping colleges and universities to get students involved. My responsibilities included visual design, wireframing, and prototyping. Involvio is the leading mobile student engagement platform helping colleges and universities to get students involved. My responsibilities included visual design, wireframing, and prototyping.



icon group

• Germany
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• UI/UX Designer

  • Mar 2009 - Dec 2012

  As a UI/UX designer, I worked on wireframing and visual design for mobile and web applications. As a UI/UX designer, I worked on wireframing and visual design for mobile and web applications.