🌈 About Me

Senior Product Designer and Founding Designer with over a decade of experience in creating and launching innovative design solutions for high-growth startups. Proven track record in establishing and leading design vision from the ground up, with expertise in building scalable design systems and driving user engagement and company growth. Passionate about owning design initiatives from spec to polished artifacts with a focus on fintech, payments, and compliance and pro-collaboration with engineering to deliver exceptional, high-functioning user experiences!

🤝 Experience

Routable

Principal Product Designer, Vendors & Payments

Product Design Manager &

Director of Product Design, Core & Integrations

Founding Designer

January 2023 – Present

• Spearheaded the design and launch of a compliance offering that secured significant new revenue and established robust client engagement through enforced controls and centralized visibility.
• Drove customer research that informed a critical shift in company strategy, successfully identifying and targeting a new, high-value customer segment.
• Led the integration of new features that significantly expanded the company's market reach.
• Played a key role in setting the product roadmap using data-driven strategies.

July 2020 – April 2022

April 2022 – January 2023

• Managed a design team and drove product decisions for Core & Integrations, contributing to critical platform-level integrations with accounting software to enhance the company's offerings.
• Influenced product decisions by leveraging user data to align design goals with business objectives.
• Grew the design team and oversaw the development of key product features from conception to launch.

July 2019 – July 2020

• Established the design vision and created foundational design systems for early-stage startups.
• Worked closely with leadership and engineering teams to bring innovative products to market.

Prospectify

Founding Designer

November 2016 – July 2019

• Played a key role in the creation of Prospectify’s core product, which led to its acquisition by Angellist. Developed a scalable design system that enabled rapid feature development and improved user retention.

Bold Financial Technologies

Founding Designer

September 2014 – November 2016

• Designed a user-friendly financial technology platform, contributing to the company's acquisition by Airbnb. Created a cohesive brand identity and user experience that attracted key partnerships and boosted market visibility.

Many companies

Freelance Designer

November 2011 – December 2018

• Specialized in branding and web design for small businesses, delivering tailored design solutions that drove client success.

🥁 Skills

• Design Tools: Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite
• Compliance Tools: Trulioo (KYC/AML)
• Accounting Software: Sage Intacct, NetSuite, Xero, QuickBooks Online
• Payment Processors: CurrencyCloud, Convera, Dwolla
• Methodologies: User-Centered Design, Agile, Design Thinking
• Technical Skills: HTML/CSS, Prototyping, Interaction Design
• Leadership: Founding Designer, Design Strategy, Cross-Functional Collaboration