Professional Experience

ConsenSys | LEAD PRODUCT DESIGNER
September 2018 – February 2020

Work with enterprise institutions to create solutions that drive adoption of the Ethereum Blockchain and partnering with internal teams in designing the future of decentralized applications with a focus on educating users, reducing friction inherent in new technology and new user patterns, and creating proof-of-concepts to validate viable blockchain use cases. Work based on process workflows, value proposition research, product validation, and workshop scenarios to gather data that inform and align teams. 

THE Washington Post | LEAD PRODUCT DESIGNER & SENIOR PRODUCT DESIGNER
February 2016 – August 2018

Driving the future of digital news to reach new audiences by designing with emerging technology; experimenting and iterating on new products; and advancing strategic partnerships. Manage a team of product designers on a diverse platform of products to maintain high quality, user-centered experiences for readers and subscribers. Projects have included user experience improvements of internal platforms, conducting user research sessions for core site verticals on washingtonpost.com such as live coverage of breaking news events, being a design catalyst for reimagining apps, collaborating with cross-functional teams to experiment with leading edge technologies such as augmented reality, and collaborating with acquisition teams on ways to improve and foster customer relationships.

THE WHITE HOUSE | SENIOR DESIGNER, OFFICE OF DIGITAL STRATEGY
August 2014 – January 2016

Affected change at scale as a UX/UI designer and strategist for primary White House digital properties, while also serving beside the Creative Director as brand ambassador for White House branding and special projects. Lead a full responsive redesign of whitehouse.gov that optimized the most highly trafficked pages to address the needs of an engaged and rapidly growing mobile audience.

THREESPOT | ART DIRECTOR
July 2003 – August 2014

Led design on projects for the Brookings Institution, Coexist Campaign, Harvard Business School, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Kennedy Center/ARTSEDGE, Smithsonian Institution, and other clients to evolve their brands online. Designed in teams large and small, from nimble sprints with agile development to long production timelines with extensive QA. Known as a leader, mentor and constant champion of creative culture.

LEADERSHIP & TEACHING

GENERAL ASSEMBLY | INSTRUCTOR & DESIGNER-IN-RESIDENCE, UXD EVENING CLASS
2014 & 2016

Supported students in this 10-week part-time course as they learned how to conduct user research, define problems, build personas, wireframe, prototype, and perform usability testing.

AIGA DC | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGY
September 2006 – June 2011

The Washington, DC chapter of AIGA (the professional association for design) has more than 1,100 members and relies on a volunteer board to implement programming and other initiatives. After actively volunteering for many years, I served on the board as Director of Digital Communications and Vice President of Strategy. I’ve been an active member of AIGA since 2005, supporting several national initiatives over the years.