Designed to adapt
Human creativity, AI-powered momentum
I still obsess over building meaningful experiences, that part never changes. What does change are the tools. I've moved from Adobe to Sketch to Figma, and now you'll usually find me in VS Code, designing side-by-side with Copilot and Cline as AI takes a more central role in how ideas come to life.
Experience
Mar 2020 - present
Microsoft (Xbox)
Senior Product Designer
Architected north-star experiences and strategic frameworks that empower game creators to build, publish, and grow across Xbox's ecosystem. Reimagined development and creator workflows; led Game Pass pricing plan redesign; pioneered cloud development and AI-integrated testing; activated PlayFab Copilot and influenced Xbox's AI strategy.
Jan 2016 - Mar 2020
Boston Consulting Group (Digital Ventures)
Senior Experience Designer
Designed award-winning consumer and enterprise products for Fortune 500 companies. Delivered end-to-end, user-centered solutions and launched the 2019 GreenTech concept award-winning product; shipped solutions across healthcare and industrial sectors.
Nov 2015 - Jan 2016
Share Interactive
Experience Designer
Partnered with designers, PMs, and engineers to launch an innovative video-editing marketplace.
Nov 2014 - Nov 2015
ShopHQ
Multimedia Designer
Designed and built HTML/CSS advertisements and email campaigns supporting the Home Shopping Network's interactive commerce initiatives.
Nov 2010 - Nov 2014
Merlin Entertainmetns / SEA LIFE Minnesota
Graphic Designer / Marketing
Led end-to-end graphic design across digital and physical channels, including billboards, vehicle wraps, marketing collateral, exhibit signage, social media, and web advertising.
Education
Graduated May 2010
Hamline University
Bachelor of Arts
Communication & Media Studies, emphasis in advertising
Skills
- Design strategy: Defining information architecture, creating north-star frameworks, and facilitating design thinking workshops.
- Responsive UI/UX: Designing scalable, multi-modal experiences across web, console, mobile and more.
- Prototyping & visualization: Building high-fidelity prototypes and leveraging AI for rapid concept exploration.
- Executive communication: Presenting and defending design recommendations to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Design systems: Driving consistency and scalability through component libraries and governance.
- Cross-discipline leadership: Aligning product, engineering, and research teams around shared vision and priorities.
