Read.cv shutting down + the team joining Perplexity?? How did this happen?? This place was such a nice way to keep up with so many interesting people and with the design world at large. Back to email, everyone?
About
I do UI/Product Design and front-of-the-front-end development. I sweat the small things while keeping the big-picture in mind.
Over the years I've developed a bunch of very different skill sets, which I combine as best as I can.
🇺🇸🇬🇷 Fluent • 🇩🇪 Advanced • 🇳🇱 Can understand • 🇯🇵 Elementary
Work Experience
As the sole in-house UI Designer at Shopflix, an online marketplace with millions of products, I incrementally shape the UI and UX of the new platform, which was launched publically in early 2024.
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I started and maintain a design system and component library, which speeds up collaboration with developers, improves the quality of first drafts, and greatly improved consistency across the platform.
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Beyond my assigned tasks, I proactively design and pitch new features, driven by personal interest in enhancing our product.
My approach to freelance projects is to view each one as a partnership. I thrive on direct client interactions, which enable me to deliver tailored design solutions that go beyond what’s expected.
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I designed presentations and developed websites, that helped close three-digit deals. As the go-to person for suppliers, I built relationships that kept our pricing competitive.
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I managed business operations, overseeing the procurement of millions worth of merchandise and coordinating shipments across continents. I also created a lightweight ERP system in Coda.io to provide real-time access to data for decision making and tax audits.
Tempo was an opinionated Gmail client for macOS. I was the only dedicated support person on our small team. My support style was unconventionally… human — I’d help users with issues, but I’d also dive into philosophical debates and hand out advice to anyone asking, fostering an engaged community around our niche product.
As a fresh face in the industry, I injected some energy into the design process at TSH, delivering unique website designs for clients like Dynamiki S.A., who loved them. My outsider perspective also helped the company be more efficient at times, such as when I cut data entry from a full week to less than a day, using Airtable.
My first job, where I got to put on many different hats and see which I like the best.
Projects
The Newsroom is a small start-up with a big mission: reduce bias in news reporting by highlighting multiple perspectives across publications.
I designed the Airboxr web app from scratch in Figma, with the helpful feedback and guidance of one of the co-founders.
Side Projects
I switched from a grid to a horizontal scrolling layout for each project preview, in an attempt to make what I do clearer to visitors.
I want a note taking app that combines elements from multiple existing apps, and ties them all together with its unique sauce. To get it out of my head, I’m playing around with the idea in Figma.
I spent 5 hours with ChatGPT and Figma to make a Chrome extension that turns my new tab into a grid with bookmarks that can be put into sections. Learned about extension development, storing, importing and exporting data from the browser’s local storage!
I'm aiming to create a resource that debunks misconceptions in a polite and understanding way, as you might try to explain to your prejudiced—but actually kind—relatives.
A link that you can post under ignorant comments on social media to educate, without wasting time and effort to gather references from the ground up, or sanity to argue about your right to live freely.
Writing
Does this count as a piece of writing? It certainly took a lot of effort and introspection to write.