About Me
I’m a strategic design leader with 15+ years shaping expressive, scalable product experiences across platforms. I combine visual storytelling and systems thinking to create solutions that are elegant, user-centered, and business-aligned.
At Microsoft, I led high-impact initiatives across Outlook and Office—driving design systems, theming, visual identity, and brand expression at scale. This work unified fragmented experiences and elevated quality, coherence, and accessibility for 400M+ users globally.
I approach design with empathy and integrity, believing great outcomes emerge through inclusive collaboration, clear creative vision, and commitment to craft. Whether mentoring teams, building frameworks, or executing hands-on work, I create thoughtful solutions that resonate visually, emotionally, and functionally.
My Ideal Role
I’m seeking a role where design drives product and business strategy—leading with vision and execution, shaping systems, elevating brand expression, and guiding experience quality across platforms.
I thrive in complex environments that view design as strategic. I’m energized by cross-functional influence, ambiguity navigation, and unifying experiences across products. I excel at translating abstract ideas into clear direction and aligning stakeholders around shared design narratives.
Beyond product impact, I’m passionate about growing inclusive, high-performing teams and nurturing creative cultures. I value mentoring others, championing design excellence, and defining “great”—in both what we ship and how we collaborate.
Strengths
- UX Design & User-Centered Thinking
- UI Design
- Figma
- Design Systems
- User Research
- Prototyping
- Cross-Team Collaboration
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Interaction Design
- Design Strategy
- Brand & Visual Systems
- Agile Methodologies
- Accessibility Design
- Art Direction
- Presentations & Executive Communication
- Design Leadership & Management
- Storytelling & Narrative Crafting
- Inclusive Design
- Mentorship & Team Development
- Microsoft 365
Things I Love
- Art, architecture, and environmental design
- My family and our pets
- Exploring nature through camping, hiking, horseback riding, and snowboarding
- Living with integrity and authenticity
- Coaching and leading with care and curiosity
- A good sense of humor — lighthearted, not sarcastic