I started my design career obsessed with details, developing strong visual skills and the ability to handle complex products. Over time, I leaned into coaching, process improvement, and using high craft standards to elevate others. Now, as a design leader, I build strong teams, drive performance, and collaborate across disciplines to move products forward quickly and decisively.
Jul 2026 — Present
Head of Design — Alpharun
Lead design as Alpharun’s founding designer, turning customer conversations into AI-powered insights and coaching. Design and build in Codex, Claude, and Cursor, creating reusable components and workflows that scale a team of one.
Apr — Jul 2026
Senior Product Designer — Alpharun
Owned the product experience from discovery to launch as Alpharun’s founding designer. Prototyped and shipped in code with Codex, Claude, and Cursor, connecting design directly to the finished product.
2026
Senior Product Designer — Samsara
Led design for smart trailers and AI-powered tools that help customers track and manage operations. Designed in Cursor and Figma, synthesized research with Glean, and explored ideas with Claude.
2024 — 2026
Product Design Manager — Front
Lead 7 Product Designers. Improved quality, sped up delivery, and increased retention through mentorship and clear growth paths.
2022 — 2024
Senior Product Designer — Front
Directed design for Developer Platform, Chat bots, Core Product, and Knowledge base. Increased adoption, engagement, and reduced support tickets through key product improvements.
2021 — 2022
Product Designer — Front
Led Developer Platform design. Delivered API and integration tools that cut developer setup time by 40% and improved partner satisfaction scores.
2020 — 2021
Product Designer — Preset
Founding designer. Established the design system, defined the product’s visual language, and shipped a redesigned MVP in 6 months.
2019 — 2020
Product Designer — Side
Led Growth team design. Launched experiments and features that improved new user activation and conversion through better onboarding and website experiences.
2018 — 2019
Product Designer — Freelance
Designed extended reality experiences for Samsung Research America, improving user interaction accuracy and creating more immersive prototype demos.
M O R E A B O U T M E
Hawaii
I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. I try to visit home at least twice a year to see my family.
Oregon
Traded sunshine for rain when I went to the University of Oregon for college. Go Ducks!
Architecture
At Oregon, I majored in architecture and minored in planning, public policy and management.
Athlete
I'm a Ironman 70.3 finisher. Out of the 3 sports in a triathlon, I love cycling the most.
