I’m a Product Designer with 14+ years of experience. I'm currently designing at Wonderschool, helping making early childhood education more accessible.
I design products in fast-moving, imperfect conditions, where requirements change, data is incomplete, and decisions still need to be made. My strength isn’t following a rigid process; it’s applying judgment, taste, and product intuition to move things forward responsibly.
I’ve spent my career designing at startups where design often lives in conversation, tradeoffs happen quickly, and success depends on aligning user needs with business realities. I’m comfortable making calls with limited information, explaining why those calls matter, and adjusting when new signals appear.
I believe good design doesn’t just improve interfaces, it reduces organizational anxiety, aligns teams, and creates momentum.
I design by making decisions visible. In environments without perfect research or long runways, my focus is on surfacing the right questions early and being explicit about tradeoffs. I prioritize clarity over ceremony and progress over perfection.
My approach typically looks like this:
1. Clarify the real problem (often different from the initial ask)
2. Identify constraints early—time, data, tech, business pressure
3. Explore multiple directions quickly, then narrow decisively
4. Communicate reasoning clearly to PMs, engineers, and stakeholders
5. Ship, observe, and refine
My collaboration style:
I work best in close partnership with product and engineering, especially when direction is ambiguous. I’m thoughtful about when to push back, when to align, and when to move forward despite uncertainty. I value direct communication, shared ownership over outcomes, respect for different lenses (design, engineering, business).
What I optimize for:
User understanding over novelty
Product coherence over one-off wins
Long-term trust over short-term metrics
What I’ve learned designing in the real world:
Process is a tool, not a requirement. The value is in thinking clearly—not in how many artifacts exist.
Most product problems are alignment problems. Design often succeeds or fails based on how well teams share context.
Good judgment beats perfect data. Especially when speed matters.
Taste compounds. Strong design decisions build trust over time, even if impact isn’t immediately measurable.
What you can expect from me
A designer who is calm in ambiguity, thoughtful about tradeoffs, honest about constraints, and focused on shipping work that actually helps people.
