About
Multi-disciplinary designer and systems thinker at the intersection of business, content, research, technology, and community. Finding comfort and joy in forming roadmaps, managing complex projects, and developing scalable processes to cultivate long-term sustainable growth.
Education
Work Experience
Designing landscapes for outdoor living, creating site specific spaces at the intersection of modern built environments and native plant palettes.
Built internal design operations processes centered around design system for landscape elements.
Lead design process on full-scale renovations with involvement throughout the entire project lifecycle, from design documentation through implementation.
Managed multiple large scale on-going projects, responsible for budgeting and scheduling, resulting in intentional spaces with each total project budget between $100k-$500k in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Delivered projects based on workflows for procurement, sourcing, and specifying materials.
Aligned stakeholders including contractors, interior designers, architects, vendors, and trade partners with a focus on quality assurance and industry standards.
Implemented best practices through business development, contract negotiation, reporting, and marketing initiatives.
Seed stage technology startup. Project management, product vision, prototyping, and user research for habit tracking consumer app. Available on iOS, Mac, and Apple Watch.
Product design course focused on UX and UI design, including design fundamentals and wireframing. Facilitated feedback sessions amongst students. Demonstrated techniques in the Sketch app.
Kickstarted the design community on Skillshare and helped identify market demand for design-focused content.
Teacher recruitment and business development to build out an expansive course catalog across all dimensions of design practices.
Designed curriculum and content strategy in collaboration with design leaders including Debbie Millman, John Maeda, Paula Scher, Steven Heller, Jessica Hische, and many more.
Contributed to marketing and community management projects to help foster the design community and attract new users.
Produced classes with on-site video team, guiding teachers through the content creation process.
Assisted in the pedagogy design for the platform, working cross-functionally with product managers, design, and engineering teams.
Web development, branding, and content strategy projects with clients including 826 National, DIY.org, and the Do Lectures. Involved with data analysis, business development, scoping, and problem solving across project delivery for each client.
Served on the national board for one year term. The profession’s oldest and largest professional membership organization for design—with more than 70 chapters and more than 15,000 members—AIGA advances design as a professional craft, strategic advantage, and vital cultural force.
Worked on product design projects at early-stage venture backed startup in the education space.
Focused on user experience, prototyping, and research to develop curriculum frameworks that manifested in the product across web and mobile platforms.
Assisted in quality assurance of the product through the testing process.
A creative design studio exploring the way we learn, with a focus on K-12 spaces, curriculum, storytelling, and design thinking.
Branding design studio focused on non-profit clients, arts organizations, and local social good projects.
Program management for student outreach initiatives in collaboration with the Behance team.
Certifications
Forthcoming product management certification program (PMP) later this year.
Speaking
AIGA National Design Conference, TEDxFurmanU, EduCon, 140EDU Conference New York, Association of Professional Landscape Designers, BEAM Camp, and Prototype Camp.
Projects
Proposed hosting a virtual version of a long-standing California native garden tour. Facilitated the technology stack, trained participants, and deployment of livestream video production. Attended by thousands of live participants.
Commission for Electric Objects, a digital art frame computer designed to bring the beauty of internet into your home environment.
Writing
Creative Grab Bag captures the spirit of exploration and innovation through inspiring work from 101 artists from around the world. The result is a collection of work brimming with creative energy.
Volunteering
Regenerative agriculture farm and garden.
Side Projects
Ecology, Home Electrification, Industrial Design, Nature, Birds, Construction Methods, Carbon Capture Technology, Software, Photography, Hiking, Architecture