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Notable work for the Google Home app
Notable work for the Google Home app
Google Home is Google's app for controlling your connected home, from Chromecasts and Assistant speakers, to smart lights, thermostats, cameras, and more!
Sharing UX lead
Sharing UX lead
Making Google's connected home suitable for all
Making Google's connected home suitable for all
(2022–2024) Lead UX Designer
UX strategy & design
(2022–2024) Lead UX Designer
UX strategy & design
Settings UX lead
Settings UX lead
Managing the rat's nest of wires inside the connected home, so you don't have to! 😜
Managing the rat's nest of wires inside the connected home, so you don't have to! 😜
(2019–2024) Lead UX Designer and hiring manager
UX strategy & design
(2019–2024) Lead UX Designer and hiring manager
UX strategy & design
🏆 2019 Devices & Services Product Area's Values Award, Individual Winner
Device-setup UX lead
Device-setup UX lead
The first impression of the connected home
The first impression of the connected home
(2018–2020) Lead UX Designer
UX strategy & design
(2018–2020) Lead UX Designer
UX strategy & design
Other work
Other work
Check out the work below if you're interested in privacy and hardware UX
Check out the work below if you're interested in privacy and hardware UX
About me
About me
I’m an experienced UX lead who handles not just button sizes and UX flows, but also copywriting, engineering capabilities, and product strategy.
I’m an experienced UX lead who handles not just button sizes and UX flows, but also copywriting, engineering capabilities, and product strategy.
As a cross-functional collaborator, I know how to build powerful yet approachable products and services. With varied and deep backgrounds in visual, mobile, privacy, and hardware UX, my strengths are adaptability and tackling complexity.
As a cross-functional collaborator, I know how to build powerful yet approachable products and services. With varied and deep backgrounds in visual, mobile, privacy, and hardware UX, my strengths are adaptability and tackling complexity.
Resume
Resume
Current work
Current work
Senior Experience Design Lead
frog design
(2024-Aug – present)
Senior Experience Design Lead
frog design
(2024-Aug – present)
UX lead for two internal tools, as part of an embedded design team at a Fortune 500 client
Education & skills
Education & skills
School of the Art Institute Chicago &
Carnegie Mellon University
School of the Art Institute Chicago &
Carnegie Mellon University
Education
Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago . Chicago, IL
MFA in Studio, Visual Communication
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Studio
Carnegie Mellon University . Pittsburgh, PA
BS in Computer Science with Minor in Communication Design
Abilities
Abilities
UX strategy, UI design, concepting, information architecture, wireframing, UX flows, copywriting, prototyping, design systems
Design tools
Design tools
Figma, Sketch, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
Google work
Google work
Senior Interaction Designer
Google, Inc.
(2018-Feb – 2024-Aug)
Senior Interaction Designer
Google, Inc.
(2018-Feb – 2024-Aug)
I was responsible for the sharing framework of Google's connected home. We worked to give users the sharing options they've been needing, and a safe way for kids to use connected devices. I re-initiated the sharing UX project, winning support through product strategy rationales, and research-validated UX. When I left, I was establishing the sharing framework & guidelines across 6 surfaces & 20 verticals.
I was responsible for the settings UX patterns used for dozens of first-party and thousands of third-party connected devices. Led UX & shaped product strategy for the new settings tab & redesign (2023 and 2020), including new guidelines for 10 vertical teams. Hiring manager & mentor for a contractor (2021) and intern (summer 2022), who both converted to full-time employees. Also led UX for Home app’s first ever early-access program (Public Preview).
🏆 Spot Bonus for settings redesign & Choose-your-own-setup, Oct 2020
🏆 2019 Devices & Services Product Area's Values Award, Individual Winner (this is a quarterly peer-chosen award for individuals in the Google hardware organization who demonstrate impact and team values)
🏆 Spot Bonus for fall product launches, Nov 2019
I was responsible for the UX patterns for device setup (Out-Of-Box-Experience). Scaled device setup from just three (!) custom-built flows to a modular framework for any type of connected home device (included steering the PRD, research, and writing). I also mentored a new designer through the launch of two key setup infrastructure changes (CHOOBE & TWOOBE), as well as a contractor through applying Google Material 3 updates to all device setup modules. Established UX patterns used by 10+ vertical design teams.
(2021) CHOOBE & TWOOBE (Choose-your-own & Streamlined 2nd+ setup)
UX lead for concept, Mentor for design & launch
2020–2022) Device setup consultations, UX lead for setup framework
Nest Hub display (2nd gen), Nest Wifi Pro, Nest Camera, Nest Doorbell, Nest Thermostat, Google Chromecast with Google TV, Nest Audio speaker, Matter devices
(2018–2019) Device setup launches, UX lead for device setups
Nest Wifi Router & Point, Nest Hub Max display, Google Mini speaker + 3rd-party Seamless Setup bundles, Google Hub display, 3rd-party Assistant displays
🏆 Spot bonus for Nest Hub (2nd gen) setup, Apr 2021
🏆 Spot bonus for Nest Hub Max setup & Nest Account migration, Oct 2019
🏆 Spot bonus for Assistant shopping setup, Jul 2018
Past work
Past work
UX Designer
Adecco Group, on-site at Google
(2016–2018)
Designed, prototyped, defined research for: private-by-default UX for new Google
Accounts (2018), a redesign of Google's data transparency & portability tools Dashboard and Takeout (2017), and consent UX for a Google-wide privacy-policy change (2016).
🏆 Spot Bonus for contributions to a broader user-recognition program, Feb 2019
🏆 Spot Bonus for phone number usage consent, Jun 2018
Senior Staff Interaction Designer
Motorola Mobility
(2010–2015)
Visual & interaction design for Motorola software and hardware experiences
Co-led UX exploration on 2016 Moto Mods concepts, and led UX for 2015 companion products
Led/co-led Lock screen & Home screen for Ice Cream Sandwich release
Co-led Messaging apps, Contacts & Phone apps, and Home screen for Gingerbread release
Work archive
Work archive
VSA Partners, Vosges Haut-Chocolat, National Security Agency
Freelance interaction & branding designer (Jan 2010–Mar 2016)
Clients included: Motorola Mobility, Sequence LLC, Jennie & Vera’s Cookies
Designer, VSA Partners – Chicago, IL (Aug 2008–Jan 2010)
Website design for clients including BP, Caterpillar, GE, IBM, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble
Designer, Sender LLC – Chicago, IL (Apr 2008–Jul 2008)
Website & interface design for clients including Shure Incorporated, apartments.com
Senior Designer, Vosges Haut-Chocolat – Chicago, IL (Jun 2006–Mar 2008)
Packaging, catalog, book, promotional/direct-mail, retail graphics, and interaction design
Teaching Assistant & Instructor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago, IL
(2005–2007)
Instruction in typography, graphic design, and design software
Java Software Developer, National Security Agency – Ft. Meade, MD (2000–2004)
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