About

I'm a career designer who has specialized in Product Design since 2014. Since then, I've let my curiosity guide me into some of the most interesting and unique challenges across a spectrum of projects and industries.

What began as a short-term contract designing dashboards for IoT morphed into something else entirely: a vocation in which I felt the freedom to explore, learn, grow, and share. I dove headfirst into all things product design, from user research and rapid wireframing to design systems and hi-fi mockups. Along the way, I picked up some developer chops, and am as comfortable building web applications as I am designing them.

Most recently, I've leveraged the latest in large language models to bring Prismatext to life. At the same time, I designed the mobile app and developed a collection of in-house tools and applications—including the SaaS-based storefront. As cofounder, I also helped define Prismatext's strategic vision, performed quality assurance for both our publishing partners and our customers, and constantly iterated our products in the rapidly-changing world of AI and machine learning.

But my favorite takeaway from all of these projects is the inspirational energy I get from working with other skilled and curious people. My work has taken me around the world—literally and conceptually—and I'm excited to see what the next journey entails.

Fun facts

  • Wrote software that instantaneously arbitraged cryptocurrency
  • Featured in GoPro's "Photo of the Day"
  • Named a spot on a map

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