ABOUT

A product designer who believes the best interfaces are the ones you never notice.

I started as a front-end developer, frustrated that beautiful designs kept breaking in real life. So I learned to design — and never stopped caring how things get built.

For ten years I have helped banks, clinics, nonprofits and software teams turn complicated work into calm, accessible products. I work closely with developers, test with real people every week and write everything down.

HOW I THINK

Good design is mostly listening. The pixels are the easy part — understanding the people who will use them is the real work.

SKILLS

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User researchResearch–––––
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MILESTONES

2024
Press

Speaker

Design Systems Summit (fictional)

Talk: “Boring components, happy users.”

2023
Certification

Accessibility certification

Web Accessibility Institute (fictional)

Certified accessibility specialist.

2022
Milestone

50th shipped product

Studio milestone

Apps, dashboards and design systems.

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Products shipped

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User interviews

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Design systems

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Years designing

Example figures for a fictional portfolio.

GOOD TO KNOW

LET’S WORK TOGETHER

Tell me about your product and your users. I reply within two business days.