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Madison, WI, US

Santa Clara, California, US

Leading design for DataStax and OSS Langflow—an AI PaaS with 40K+ GitHub stars—bridging product vision, engineering, and design to deliver tangible business impact. I focus on pragmatic solutions that delight users and drive growth.

Santa Clara, California, US

Managed a team of four designers to reposition Astra DB as a leader in the AI space, forge partnerships with GitHub and Vercel, and overhaul our docs experience.

Santa Clara, California, US

Conceptualize, design, and deliver key functionality for Astra DB, our database as a service product. Obsess over the developer experience through continuous discovery. Lead teams and mentor other designers.

San Francisco, CA, US

Led the overhaul of New Relic One’s admin portal, consolidating billing, token management, and access management. Collaborated with cross-functional teams of engineers and senior stakeholders, running design sprints and usability tests.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Led user research efforts, validated new features/functionality before building. Designed, executed and reported on qualitative studies (surveys, interviews, usability testing) and user metrics (usage and a/b tests) to leadership.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, GB

Led product and design decisions across client projects, managing teams and delivering UI/visualizations for mobile and web. Conducted user research, created user flows, and advised on product strategy. Managed a 10-person design team, overseeing project support, mentorship, and hiring. Delivered talks at conferences and universities. Scoped design.

Waterloo, WI, US

Led UX research and analytics for Trekbikes.com. Conducted qualitative user studies on prototypes and existing features to drive roadmaps/product direction. Led A/B testing, resulting in conversion increases of over 500%. Designed user flows, system information architecture, and user interface for web and mobile products.

Product Designer at best-in-class, cost-saving Cloud Computing startup. Design for bleeding-edge data sets and technologies. Led design for Automation, Containers, and TrueCost features of the platform. Work directly with customers, implementing feedback and feature ideation. Collaborate with engineers, sales, product managers, and marketing. Design for.

London, United Kingdom, GB

Designer at bespoke financial services company IHS Markit Digital. Work as a part of a large, 40+ design team on both individual client facing projects and group projects. Spearhead design engagements ranging from 6 week interface overhauls, pitches for new business, and to 12 month product design and deployment. Work on deliverables including but not.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, GB

Lead designer guiding product discovery through to high-fidelity UI designs. Mentored junior team members and worked with prominent Market Makers and Investment Managers.Established user-centric design culture for Cloud Computing startups and Investment Managers, delivering IA diagrams, wireframes, and content strategy for mobile and web apps.From Dec 2014.

User-Centric approach to various clients’ needs. Interface design and development for web, installation, and performance scenarios. Worked with a HTML5/CSS3/LESS/jQuery stack.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Authored and maintained site content. Project manager of A/B testing and site optimization. Used quantitative data to 5x site conversion.