Talented designer, reliable teammate, valued contributor

An Unconventional Path

At a recent STEM event, local high-school students asked me how to "get here." Not philosophically, but practically. What to study. Which classes to take. The shortest path between curiosity and a career.

I watched the sparkle fade from their eyes when I told them my path reads more like a horoscope than a recipe.

College in Philly consisted of math classes that soothed my brain between six-hour design sessions, credits accumulating before I'd realized. I interned for a fashion designer during peak 2000's-era NYC, culminating backstage at New York Fashion Week. West Coast intentions turned into worldly travels, backpacking around the globe.

Somewhere along the way, I learned how to learn.

Designing Today

Today, I design products inside enterprise systems, where complexity is expected and clarity is the real challenge. I work across strategy, discovery, and execution with product and engineering partners to build things that are resilient, usable, and quietly well made.

I am IC-focused, naturally collaborative, and happiest in environments that integrate design thinking throughout the SDLC.