User Experience

A little about me

My research and user advocacy shifted a $11M product's architecture before launch, removing the #1 adoption blocker for large enterprise customers. Learn more.

I'm a Senior UX Designer at IBM Cloud, where I've spent 5 years designing experiences for data protection and hybrid cloud infrastructure. I specialize in making complex systems feel clear, intentional, and efficient through design leadership, systems thinking, and close collaboration. I've led design on IBM's Backup & Recovery and was the UX and visual lead on Project Databunker.

I'm currently targeting Senior-level UX or Product Designer roles. I'm drawn to teams building in ambiguous spaces where design shapes a product's direction.

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Professional Work

Earlier Work

Experience

  • 2025 — Present

    Senior UX Designer

    IBM Cloud

    Served as lead designer on IBM Cloud Backup & Recovery through GA launch in Dec 2025, overseeing 70+ UI pages and influencing the foundational architecture decision that removed the #1 enterprise adoption blocker. Now leading navigation UX on IBM Cloud's AI-first platform redesign, a strategic initiative serving ~100,000 daily users.

  • 2021 — 2025

    UX Designer

    IBM Cloud

    Joined the IaaS Compute squad working alongside Design Principals and Information Architects on new feature delivery. Moved to IaaS Storage after a year, gradually taking full design ownership across features before leading the UX and visual vision for Project Databunker.

  • 2020 — 2021

    UX Designer

    SCAD

    Team lead for 222 Solutions (civic tech, Indigo Gold) and lead visual and interaction designer for TruCan (social media misinformation, Indigo Gold).

Tools & Skills

Design & Craft

  • End-to-end product design
  • Interaction design
  • Information architecture
  • Accessibility (WCAG/a11y)
  • Systems thinking

Human + AI Experiences

  • AI feature design
  • Agentic & conversational UI
  • Trust & transparency patterns
  • AI-native interaction design

Facilitation & Strategy

  • Workshop facilitation
  • Stakeholder alignment
  • Connecting design to business value
  • Ambiguity navigation

Research

  • Moderated usability testing
  • Stakeholder interviews
  • Data-informed decision making

Tools

  • Figma (5+ years)
  • Claude + Cursor
  • Figma Make
  • Amplitude