from social apps to google maps, i’ve found myself polishing up the internet for just over a decade now, and still continuing to grow from it. This means a career full of marrying r&d with product, stakeholders, and data. I also help teams expand their toolkits by educating them on effective design process and workflow. When not at a computer I enjoy mixed media, hands on crafts, as well as mechanical and software engineering projects.
UX & visual design
Research & prototyping
Product planning & strategy
figma & webflow development
inclusive & emerging markets
Mentorship & speaking
Design systems advocate
aspirational motion & 3d
examples of collaborative, high impact and data driven design working with some of the world's most revered products and agencies –– including both early and late stage companies.
2020
Design lead & contributor
I collaborated on a massive effort to revamp Linkedin's consumer visual design language, evolving it into a warmer and more inclusive experience.
2021
Curator & designer
Vector SVG iconography made using Figma, shared on the noun project. These are width variants of commonly used icons within product design, available via API, subscription or per download. Coming soon!
2016
Design lead
A much in demand real-time update to the well known Popular Times block on Google Maps, and ultimately featured on the Tonight Show. I worked closely with research and designers to lab test and iterate on this scalable design. I worked closely with a writer and motion designer to test and launch this real time feature to restaurants, airports and venues across local listings on Google Maps and Search. This project led to a patent and paved the way for others features like estimated wait times.
2018
1 of many design leads
I worked closely with the maps and search teams to bring a new look and feel to one of Google's most used forms of search. Focused areas include free scrolling hero imagery, page traversal interactions and core action visual design. Utlimately, these features were shipped to over 350 million places across Google search and maps.
2013
1 of many design leads
Our team was responsible for migrating local businesses off of Google+ and onto a new suite of business products housed in one spot in a stand alone web and mobile app allowing them to manage and promote their Google listings. I helped launch the first wave of this business suite starting in emerging markets, and eventually over 20+ countries worldwide. focused areas include onboarding, listing overview and reputation management.
2020
Design lead
I led the v1 polls effort for Linkedin. Working closely with 2 project managers, a handful of engineers, researchers and stakeholders, we brought a lightweight way to gather feedback from your professional network. We also made it easy to get a sense of your voters, while keeping privacy top of mind across viral distribution.
2018
Design lead
This feature that sits atop the infamous popular times block within Google Maps. This allowed for historical averages to shine through against real time and historical crowd data. I worked with the Local insights team, a content writer and prototyper to test and validate several concepts supporting varying types of data, local verticals and internationalization
2016
1 of 2 lead designers
I worked closely with another designer on this project. We collaborated with several teams including external partners like resy and open table to develop a scalable framework for allowing merchants to offer booking availability right from their listing page. This created a system for several local verticals to tap into like salons, fitness studios and even dining, as well as the ability to select between dates, services and staff.
2015
Design lead
a good maps search was difficult, often leading to poor results or abandonment all together. With an appetite to solve for top queries like restaurants, gas and ATM's, which at the time found it's shortcuts buried and difficult to locate. Working other visual design teams to align and test several predictable and tappable patterns. This also helped pave the way for search suggest components used across other forms of Google Search.
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