Hello!

I’m an award-winning, multi-disciplined designer specializing in both full-stack product design and design systems, with focus on UI, visual, and interaction design. I utilize human-computer interaction, user-centered design, and cyberpsychology principles to craft harmonious, inclusive products and experiences that balance form and function across an array of digital mediums, always with accessibility in mind.

I work mostly within Figma and Adobe CS to craft purposeful, delightful, and inclusive experiences spanning the breadth of digital product design, print collateral, and advanced design system and component library production. See my expertise in detail.

Although I specialize in many areas of design, my career has focused heavily on UI design, visual design, and design systems, as well as supporting specialties, such as information architecture and copywriting. Some noteworthy brands and clients I’ve worked with include Mozilla, Amazon, Atlassian, Asos, Lacoste, Paganne Couture, SkinCeuticals, Milk Makeup, REN Clean Skincare, and Banfield Pet Hospitals.

I started my career in Silicon Valley as a web developer and GUI designer for Big Tech companies, such as Philips Electronics, Sony, HP, and Sun Micro, before transitioning fully into web design. Some years later, I founded the creative agency, Corvus Design Studio, where I served as creative director and design lead for a little over a decade. At Corvus, our teams employed design thinking methods for rapid iteration in the creation of effective online experiences, collateral, and brand designs. Corvus was a fast-paced agency that allowed me to perfect my hands-on skills by working with a diverse range of clients and project scales. After selling the company to a larger agency, I’m seeking interesting projects in a wider scope of industries and roles.

One of my biggest strengths is the ability to adapt to a wide range of projects and clients. I pride myself in being able to step into the shoes of any client to come up with ideas and designs to best suit each individual challenge. The variety and unique challenges that come with diverse clients are the parts of my profession that I love the most.

In addition to design expertise, I’m also adept at front-end development with expertise in HTML and CSS, and proficiency in JavaScript / jQuery. I’m an experienced WordPress designer and have designed and co-developed WordPress themes with Woocommerce integration. 

I have a BS in Computer Science, which fueled my initial work as a web developer. More recently, I’ve gained certifications from MIT in Human-Computer Interaction, and from Google in UX Design, and I’m currently finishing a second MIT certification in Design Leadership and Human-Centered Design. I’ve also co-led courses in Conceptual User Experience Design Foundations, and UI Best Practices at university level. 

Summary

  • Multi-award winning
  • MIT Certified Design Leadership / Human-Centered Design (in process)
  • MIT Certified in Human-Computer Interaction
  • Google Certified in UX Design
  • Founded the award-winning creative agency, Corvus Design Studio
  • Published or featured in 200+ articles, magazines, and books

Noteworthy brands and clients:

Foundations

  • Human-Computer interaction
  • User-centered design
  • Cyberpsychology
  • Inclusive design
  • Spatial design
  • Systems thinking
  • Design thinking

Product Design Expertise

  • Web / UI design
  • Interaction design
  • Visual design
  • Information architecture
  • Accessibility

Design System Expertise

  • System architecture
  • Advanced component builds
  • Tokenization, variables, modes
  • Documentation

Certification 

MIT (in progress)
Mass. Institute of Technology
Boston, Massachusetts
Design Leadership, Human-Centered Design

MIT
Mass. Institute of Technology
Boston, Massachusetts
Human-Computer Interaction for UX Design

GOOGLE
User Experience Design

Education

San Jose State University
San Jose, California
BS, Computer Science

Awards & Recognition

  • W. Site of the Day,
    Winner (Corvus Design Studio)

  • W. Site of the Day,
    Winner (Healthy Harvest Hydro)

  • W. Site of the Month,
    Nominee (Corvus Design Studio)

  • IAB MIXX, Product Launch,
    Winner (Paganne Couture)

  • ADC88, General Illustration,
    Nominee (Corvus Design Studio)

  • FWA, Site of the Day,
    Winner (Baxter Clare)

  • FWA, Site of the Day,
    Winner (Rerun Productions)

Explore projects

Visual Design + Collateral Collections

Just the visuals.