About Me

Baltimore Based Senior Product Designer

For over 26 years I have been designing software products alongside engineering and product teams at startups and an assortment of companies. I engage in every phase of software development, from research & planning to iterative design & user testing, in order to provide a clear vision for teams to execute on.

I am part User Researcher, part Information Architect, part Interaction and Visual Designer. My process leans heavily on understanding the Who, What and How of the user so that I can design and release successful products.

I started my career in the SF Bay Area, working for startups and companies like Ebay, SONY, and A.O.L. then relocated to Baltimore in 2008. Here, I continued applying my user centered design approach for startups and government consulting (hey, they need good UX too).

Understand

I research people's work flows and data sources in order to uncover solutions. I create user journeys, personas and scenarios
to inform the project.

Design

I synthesize research into elements for design. I create information architecture, wireframes, visual designs and prototypes.

Validate

I validate and refactor designs with usability
and field testing as
part of my end-to-end design process.

What I do / My process

Outside of UX

I'm curious about everything and I'm always finding inspiration from nature, people and the world around me.
In my free time, I enjoy gardening, cooking and science fiction. I am a craftsperson who does DIY and likes to
"up-cycle" trash into art. I can't stop reimagining things.