I’m a creative at heart with 20 years of design experience, functioning as a VP of Product Design. As a holistic designer, I lead and nurture a design team, believing in the power of strengthening those around me to elevate our collective performance. I am passionate about fostering a collaborative environment where innovation and excellence thrive.My expertise lies in systems thinking, Product Led Growth, Design Systems, Design Ops, and both high-level and detailed design capabilities. I possess a strategic vision that allows me to see the big picture while diving deep into specialized, creative ideas, resulting in actionable experiences that enhance user satisfaction. My ability to learn quickly and adapt to new challenges has been proven time and again.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Specialties: Design Ops, Design Manager, Design Direction, Design Leadership, Strategic Vision, Innovating with Design, Product Led Growth, Design Thinking, User Experience, Jobs to be Done, Sense & Respond, Lean UX, User Interface Design, Experience Design, Customer Experience Design, Service Design, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, User Research Analysis, Discovery Research, User Testing, Front-End Development, Responsive Web Design and Mobile App Design, Web Accessibility, Spotify Methodology, Agile Methodology, Material Design with Angular, Motion Graphics, Pinterest Influencer, Blogger, Brand and Identity Systems, Graphic Design, Environmental Design, Fleet Design, OEM Design, Social Media, Email Marketing, Project Management, Marketing Strategies, Hosting and Domain Management and Photography.Efficient In: Figma, Sketch, Invision, Abstract, Adobe Experience Design, Balsamiq, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Indesign, SEO, SEM, Google Analytics with UTM parameters, various CMS' including Wordpress and Terminal Four, Quark, Microsoft Office Suite, Macintosh and Windows OSFrameworks: HTML5, CSS3, XML, JavaScript/JQuery, Action Script 2 and 3, PHP (intermediate), Foundation, Pattern Libraries, Atomic Design