Hi, I'm glad you're here!
I'm an exceptional product designer, leader and researcher with over 10 years of experience. I've worked in-house and as a consultant, tackling complex problems in a variety of industries.
What really gets me excited is mentoring junior designers to develop their skills and help shape their career path. I love building design teams and dynamic practices that balance tried and true methods with new thought leadership.
I thrive on the challenge of solving difficult and interesting problems. I believe teamwork makes the dream work so it's vital to collaborate with a balanced tech team, including developers and other stakeholders, to achieve the best user outcomes and exceed company goals.
I'm obsessed with learning and I'm always looking for ways to experiment and grow.
I'm proud of what I've accomplished, but I'm even more excited about what's to come. Let's make some amazing things happen!
Conference SPEAKER
Denver Startup Week 2022
Design & Prioritize for Diverse User Groups
Denver Startup Week 2021
Balanced Teams: The Secret Sauce
Denver Startup Week 2020
The 3 Week Product Sprint
Skills
Product Strategy
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Problem Framing
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Design Sprints
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Solution Crafting
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Experimentation Frameworks
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End-to-end Solutions
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Systems Thinking
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Storytelling
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Success Metrics
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Product Release Roadmap
Design Leadership
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Hiring & Scaling Design Teams
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Defining Design Playbook
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Design Ops & Culture
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Team Management & Coaching
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Career Development
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Design Community Involvement
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Process Optimization
Collaboration & Facilitation
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Pairing with PMs and Engineers
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Partnership Building
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Transparent Communication
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Co-creating with Users
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Stakeholder Management & Team Alignment
Interaction & Visual Design
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Ideation
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Wireframes & Prototyping
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High Fidelity Mocks
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Information Architecture
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Rapid Sketching
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Native Mobile & Responsive Web App Design
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Design Systems for Scale
Research & Validation
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Research Method Selection
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Data-informed Design
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Qualitative & Quantitative Data
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Actionable Insights
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Tracking User Outcomes
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Human Computer Interaction & Psychology
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Continuous Discovery
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Personas
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Interviewing
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A/B Testing
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Usability Testing
Tools & Technology
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Figma
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Zeplin
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Sketch
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Invision
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Adobe XD
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Miro
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Optimal Workshop
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Pendo
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Usertesting.com
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Jira
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Salesforce
Industries
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B2B SaaS
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Health Care
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Travel
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Cloud Infrastructure
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Telecommunications
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B2C E-Commerce
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Consumer Goods
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Education
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Construction
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Finance
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Human Resources
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Consulting Services
For Funsies
Besides designing exceptional products for people, my raison d'etre is exploring the world and spending quality down time with my angel bear Newfoundland, Paya. My country count isn't very high yet, but nothing thrills me like landing in a new city and I've been to some really unique places like Lebanon and Colombia. Of course growing up in Colorado gave me a love of hiking and being outdoors. My favorite indoor activity is reading (book count unknown but quite high).
And no, I don't speak French I just love that saying :-)