User Experience

A little about me

I'm a Senior UX Designer at IBM Cloud, where I've spent five years designing enterprise software for data protection and hybrid cloud infrastructure. I specialize in making systems that are genuinely complex feel clear, intentional, and human.

My work lives at the intersection of design leadership, systems thinking, and close collaboration with engineering. 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 genuinely shapes the product direction, not just the surface.

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Work

Projects

Experience

  • 2025 — Present

    Senior UX Designer

    IBM Cloud

    Lead designer on IBM Cloud Storage products including Databunker and Backup & Recovery. Define interaction frameworks, drive design system adoption, and collaborate with distributed engineering teams across Austin and Bangalore.

  • 2021 — 2025

    UX Designer

    IBM Cloud

    Designed the first-generation Databunker product from 0-to-1. Embedded with product and engineering throughout discovery, prototyping, and delivery. Established the visual and interaction language that became the foundation for the storage portfolio.

  • 2020 — 2021

    Design Lead

    University Projects

    Led visual and interaction design for 222 Solutions (civic tech) and TruCan (healthcare). Both received Indigo Design Award Gold. Projects demonstrated systems thinking, research-led design, and cross-functional team leadership.

Tools & Skills

Design & Craft

  • End-to-end product design
  • Interaction design
  • Visual design
  • Prototyping
  • Wireframing
  • User journey mapping
  • Service design thinking
  • Responsive web & mobile
  • Information architecture
  • Accessibility (WCAG/a11y)
  • Data visualization
  • Systems thinking

Human + AI Experiences

  • AI feature design
  • Agentic & conversational UI
  • Trust & transparency patterns
  • LLM-aided rapid prototyping
  • AI-native interaction design
  • AI-assisted design workflows

Facilitation & Consulting

  • Workshop facilitation
  • Stakeholder alignment
  • Design critiques
  • Client narrative building
  • Written design communication
  • Async collaboration
  • Design intake & scoping
  • Ambiguity navigation

Research & Strategy

  • Moderated usability testing
  • Unmoderated usability testing
  • Stakeholder interviews
  • Competitive analysis
  • Data-informed decision making
  • Upstream strategy framing
  • Connecting design to business value

Tools

  • Figma (5+ years)
  • Figma Make
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • Vercel v0
  • Amplitude
  • Mural
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Jira
  • Airtable