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About

I combine an engineering mindset with an empathetic design perspective. I’m currently pursuing an M.S. in HCI at DePaul after studying cognitive science and computer science at UC San Diego. Currently based in Chicago, Illinois

Previously, I've designed and built at Minds, Curology, CBRE, Wizehire, and PagerDuty.

Open to internship and contract roles; full-time availability starting Summer 2027.

Portfolio work

Minds NetworksProduct design

Designing a social network builder for creators

I co-led discovery, prototyping and design for Minds Networks, a SaaS platform empowering creators to build and monetize their own social networks.

Within months, we onboarded 20+ new business clients, including independent media brands like Tablet magazine.

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Boosting Minds Networks' value and reach with a new marketing page preview
Minds NetworksMarketing website

Boosting Minds Networks' value and reach with a new marketing page

I helped lead design and development of the Minds Networks website using Astro and Typescript.

In the first two months, the launch increased sales calls by 45%, trial starts by 35%, and closed sales by 22%.

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Releasing a unified design system for Minds preview
MindsDesign systems

Releasing a unified design system for Minds

I spearheaded the creation of a unified design system for Minds.

Reduced UI component development time by 67%; decreased UI bug reports by 27%.

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CurologyProduct design

Increasing Curology's subscription retention with smart UX

Users in many cases weren't sticking to Curology's default subscription plan.

The launch produced a 25% relative retention lift among users who changed shipment frequency and a 10% lift among exposed users who kept the default.

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WizehireGrowth design

Optimizing Wizehire's referral system for growth

I redesigned Wizehire's referral program to drive new user growth.

The experiment produced a 20% relative lift among existing promoters within three weeks.

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PagerDutyUX design

Making incident management smarter at PagerDuty

At PagerDuty, I redesigned a key enterprise feature to enhance incident management workflows.

Multivariate beta testing showed a 13% increase in feature usage.

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