Core Competencies
Pattern-level strengths that show up across every project and role.
I use AI as a genuine thinking partner in creative and technical work, not just a shortcut. I know where it actually makes things better and where it just gets in the way.
I move fluently between design and code. Design decisions inform engineering and vice versa. I prefer to build alongside vs. handoff.
I see structural connections between design systems, data architecture, narrative, and art history. Better solutions come from understanding the whole system.
Deep experience designing under compliance constraints for clinical trials, pharma, and patient-facing systems. Rigor and empathy, not either/or.
I specialize in making overwhelming systems feel approachable. Complexity introduced gradually, through clear mental models and well-timed guidance, is complexity that sticks.
I lead by sharing the spotlight. I build design culture, coach craft, and create optimistic work environments where teams do their best work.
Skills & Tools
A comprehensive view of tools, technologies, and practices across design, engineering, AI, and creative work.
- Product Design
- Interaction Design
- Visual Design
- Information Architecture
- Design Systems
- User Research
- Usability Testing
- Heuristic Evaluation
- Prototyping
- Onboarding + Enrollment
- Search + Personalization
- AI Interaction Design
- Conversational UI
- Agentic UX Patterns
- Anthropic Claude
- Claude Code
- ChatGPT / GPT-4o
- Stable Diffusion
- ComfyUI
- AI Workflow Integration
- Prompt Engineering
- AI Agent Design
- AI-Assisted Prototyping
- React / Next.js
- Vue.js
- Nuxt.js
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- HTML / CSS
- Three.js
- Node.js
- Web Audio API
- Motion / Framer Motion
- Vercel
- Software Development
- Figma
- Blender
- ZBrush
- Procreate
- DaVinci Resolve
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Rive
- Framer
- Design Leadership
- Creative Direction
- Mentorship + Coaching
- Cross-functional Facilitation
- IBM Design Thinking
- Agile Methodologies
- Design Sprint
- Hiring + Team Building
- Oil Painting
- Ink & Watercolor
- Acrylic & Mixed Media
- 3D Modeling & Rendering
- Generative Aesthetics
- Narrative Development
- Visual Systems Design
- Art Historical Research
Where I’ve Worked
Roles across AI, SaaS, healthcare, and enterprise product design.
Industries & Domains
Depth in AI, healthcare, and enterprise SaaS. Breadth across many more.
Let’s Work Together
Open to roles and collaborations where design and engineering are integrated, AI is part of the problem, and creative vision and technical rigor matter equally.
- Product design leadership where creative vision and technical rigor matter equally
- AI product design focused on interaction patterns and user mental models
- Design engineering roles that move fluidly between design and implementation
- Creative tool-building that serves real creative practice
- Contract or fractional work with focused, meaningful problems
- Teams where thinking out loud and collaborative iteration is valued
Education & Credentials
| Credential | Institution |
|---|---|
| MFA, Fine Arts / Design | Tufts University / School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| BFA, Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing | James Madison University |
| IBM Design Thinking Practitioner | IBM |
| Pendo Essentials | Pendo.io |
| Data Science Foundations |