I’m currently leading a small team of designers focused on improving the subscriber experience at Scribd (a reading subscription service aimed at bringing the written (or spoken) word to every device around the globe).

WHERE IT ALL STARTED

I started out at a branding agency in Chicago and, because it was small, I was able to take full ownership of the design process. I loved the challenge of leaning into areas I’d never worked in before like project management, video production, copywriting, and pitching to clients. It wasn’t until I moved to San Francisco a few years later that I dove head-first into the world of UX, research, and data.

My first UX job was at Markkit, a tiny startup, where, again, I owned the end-to-end process. I led a small team, and fell in love with the space that startups give creators to fail fast and iterate. I still carry around the lessons I learned there, about design, human behavior, data analysis, and winning and failing as a team.

Since then, I’ve taken advantage of opportunities that allow me room to grow, and a healthy ownership of the process and user experience.

LIFE OUTSIDE OF WORK

When I’m not working, you’ll probably find me hiking, playing beach volleyball, working on DIY projects, making clothes, or binging Netflix. Normally, I’d be traveling some of the time too, but 2020 2021, ya know?

If you’ve made it this far and still want to know more, send me a message.