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MY DESIGN JOURNEY.

2015 - Current

Freelance: Principal Designer & Strategist

Since transitioning out of my full-time role as a design director, I now like to work with SMB, Enterprise, and Consumer businesses to define and design product and user experiences. My role varies based on the project type which may include project ideation, heuristic and usability testing, user interviews, user interface and experience design, and visual design which encompasses branding and marketing tasks.

If you're interested in working together on future project, please get in touch. I'd love to chat!

2014 - 2015

TaskRabbit: Director of User Experience & Design

At TaskRabbit, I was responsible for leading, managing and building a creative and productive design team that contributes to the success in creating memorable online and offline product experiences. Routinely work amongst multiple functional teams including product management, engineering, operations and marketing to ensure consistency in the end-to-end product experience and the external
perception.

2013 - 2014

Momentum Design Lab: Director of User Experience & Design

During my time at Momentum, I managed and lead the team, process, and the design to take ideas and turn them into first-class applications and experiences for a variety of clients that range from Fortune 100 companies to the recently funded startup. Within my role, I worked closely with the project management, account management and business development teams to ensure success and satisfaction for everything that was delivered to a client and/or prospect.

Clients included: 
Live Nation, Sencha, Appirio, FICO, Gracenote, and EMC.

2009 - 2013

Salesforce: Lead UX Designer

Led the design and strategic efforts for the Chatter application, worked with the team to drive the overall user experience within multiple features and functionality. The projects required collaboration with additional design teams, product management, engineering and the executive team to ensure all projects were on track and provided the best user experience.

Some additional projects included the creation of the end-to-end user experience and the interface design for the Salesforce & Evernote partnership/integration. Also worked within the Sales organization to define and design a suite of productivity tools to assist users in streamlining a sales process.

1998 - 2009

Silicon Valley's Finest: Various Design Roles

I've had the opportunity to work with some of the most innovative companies that range from start-up product companies to Fortune 100 enterprises as well as a variety of design agencies. I invite you to take a look and browse through my continued career history on LinkedIn. Enjoy!

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