Hi! I'm an experienced UX design lead specializing in product design & UX strategy.


✶ ✶ ✶ ✶  I'm based in Chicago, IL. If you'd like to chat, reach out to me here! ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ 

Notable work for the Google Home app

Google Home is Google's app for controlling your connected home, from Chromecasts and Assistant speakers, to smart lights, thermostats, cameras, and more!

Sharing UX lead

Making Google's connected home suitable for all

(2022–2024) Lead UX Designer
UX strategy & design

Settings UX lead

Managing the rat's nest of wires inside the connected home, so you don't have to! 😜

(2019–2024) Lead UX Designer and hiring manager
UX strategy & design


🏆 2019 Devices & Services Product Area's Values Award, Individual Winner

Device-setup UX lead

The first impression of the connected home

(2018–2020) Lead UX Designer
UX strategy & design

Other work

Check out the work below if you're interested in privacy and hardware UX

About me

I’m an experienced UX lead who handles not just button sizes and UX flows, but also copywriting, engineering capabilities, and product strategy.

As a cross-functional collaborator, I know how to build powerful yet approachable products and services. With varied and deep backgrounds in visual, mobile, privacy, and hardware UX, my strengths are adaptability and tackling complexity.

Current work

Senior Experience Design Lead
frog design
(2024-Aug – present)

UX lead for two internal tools, as part of an embedded design team at a Fortune 500 client

Education & skills

School of the Art Institute Chicago &
Carnegie Mellon University

Education

School of the Art Institute of Chicago  .  Chicago, IL

MFA in Studio, Visual Communication

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Studio


Carnegie Mellon University  .  Pittsburgh, PA

BS in Computer Science with Minor in Communication Design


Abilities

UX strategy, UI design, concepting, information architecture, wireframing, UX flows, copywriting, prototyping, design systems


Design tools

Figma, Sketch, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

Google work

Senior Interaction Designer
Google, Inc.
(2018-Feb – 2024-Aug)

UX lead, Google Home app, Sharing UX
(2022–2024) 

I was responsible for the sharing framework of Google's connected home. We worked to give users the sharing options they've been needing, and a safe way for kids to use connected devices. I re-initiated the sharing UX project, winning support through product strategy rationales, and research-validated UX. When I left, I was establishing the sharing framework & guidelines across 6 surfaces & 20 verticals.


UX lead & hiring manager, Google Home app, Settings UX
(2019–2024)

I was responsible for the settings UX patterns used for dozens of first-party and thousands of third-party connected devices. Led UX & shaped product strategy for the new settings tab & redesign (2023 and 2020), including new guidelines for 10 vertical teams. Hiring manager & mentor for a contractor (2021) and intern (summer 2022), who both converted to full-time employees. Also led UX for Home app’s first ever early-access program (Public Preview).


🏆 Spot Bonus for settings redesign & Choose-your-own-setup, Oct 2020
🏆 2019 Devices & Services Product Area's Values Award, Individual Winner (this is a quarterly peer-chosen award for individuals in the Google hardware organization who demonstrate impact and team values)
🏆 Spot Bonus for fall product launches, Nov 2019


UX lead, Google Home app, Device setup
(2018–2020)

I was responsible for the UX patterns for device setup (Out-Of-Box-Experience). Scaled device setup from just three (!) custom-built flows to a modular framework for any type of connected home device (included steering the PRD, research, and writing). I also mentored a new designer through the launch of two key setup infrastructure changes (CHOOBE & TWOOBE), as well as a contractor through applying Google Material 3 updates to all device setup modules. Established UX patterns used by 10+ vertical design teams.


(2021) CHOOBE & TWOOBE (Choose-your-own & Streamlined 2nd+ setup)


2020–2022) Device setup consultations, UX lead for setup framework


(2018–2019) Device setup launches, UX lead for device setups


🏆 Spot bonus for Nest Hub (2nd gen) setup, Apr 2021
🏆 Spot bonus for Nest Hub Max setup & Nest Account migration, Oct 2019
🏆 Spot bonus for Assistant shopping setup, Jul 2018

Past work

UX Designer
Adecco Group, on-site at Google
(2016–2018) 

Designed, prototyped, defined research for: private-by-default UX for new Google

Accounts (2018), a redesign of Google's data transparency & portability tools Dashboard and Takeout (2017), and consent UX for a Google-wide privacy-policy change (2016).


🏆 Spot Bonus for contributions to a broader user-recognition program, Feb 2019

🏆 Spot Bonus for phone number usage consent, Jun 2018

Senior Staff Interaction Designer
Motorola Mobility
(2010–2015)

Visual & interaction design for Motorola software and hardware experiences

Work archive

VSA Partners, Vosges Haut-Chocolat, National Security Agency

Freelance interaction & branding designer (Jan 2010–Mar 2016)

Clients included: Motorola Mobility, Sequence LLC, Jennie & Vera’s Cookies


Designer, VSA Partners – Chicago, IL (Aug 2008–Jan 2010)

Website design for clients including BP, Caterpillar, GE, IBM, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble


Designer, Sender LLC – Chicago, IL (Apr 2008–Jul 2008)

Website & interface design for clients including Shure Incorporated, apartments.com


Senior Designer, Vosges Haut-Chocolat – Chicago, IL (Jun 2006–Mar 2008)

Packaging, catalog, book, promotional/direct-mail, retail graphics, and interaction design


Teaching Assistant & Instructor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago, IL
(2005–2007)

Instruction in typography, graphic design, and design software


Java Software Developer, National Security Agency – Ft. Meade, MD (2000–2004)

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