As a full stack UX professional, I’ve designed and managed large internet brands and launched many start-up services and internal projects. I have all the necessary industry knowledge of Product Design, UCD thinking, research methodologies, and a deep understanding of web technologies.As a design leader and mentor, I’ve recruited top notch designers (new grads and industry veterans), provided creative nourishment, elevated their craft, and launched new design leaders. I’ve managed and built design teams in Seattle; it’s my hometown with all my connections from universities to established companies to industry leaders.I am a problem solver. A creative, professional user centered design manager with an industrial design degree and a successful 18 plus year track record ranging from corporate and startup design experience, to managing a profitable design firm ownership and launching my own product with revenue.​My strengths and expertise are designing dynamic, responsive websites with large customer bases, creating and interpreting design requirements from a strategic perspective, building and leading a cohesive design team and working diplomatically with professionals from all departments and levels – from product management and engineers to senior executives.