For me, design is an attitude: It is bringing a resourceful and inventive approach to problems, and bringing care, empathy, and craft to the solution. Beyond any tool, methodology, or medium, I consider my core skill to be a bias to action and an attentiveness to the customer experience.
Currently, I help Fortune 500 clients invent or improve great digital experiences at Deloitte Digital. Previously, I worked in agencies, research labs, and as a freelancer, designing everything from small concept-driven websites all the way to enterprise platform transitions.
I enjoy the full spectrum of design work–from defining an opportunity space to pixel-aligning icons. The experimental, iterative, and sometimes maddening process of shepherding software from an idea to a real-world solution is the most rewarding part of the job.
Building to Think
I don’t just execute specs; I use design as a tool for discovery. By building and prototyping alongside product and engineering, I help teams navigate ambiguity and align on the right path forward. I believe design is most valuable not when it’s polishing a finished idea, but when it’s helping to define what we should build in the first place.
Design Process Translator
Great design requires alignment. Moving between various teams and industries has taught me how to engage with different business functions and synthesize their often-competing priorities. I excel at translating these diverse perspectives into a shared vision, ensuring that the design process acts as a bridge rather than a bottleneck.
Technical Capacity
I’ve always had an interest in building what I design. As AI tools continue to close the gap between design and code, I’ve moved deeper into front-end implementation. While much of this lives in the realm of tinkering and rapid prototyping today, I believe the future of design is one where designers take direct responsibility for the final implementation.