Strategy. Design. Leadership.
Chicago-based design leader and professional educator. Driving strategy, shaping systems, and delivering impact across products and cross-functional teams.
15+ years delivering measurable impact across diverse industries.
8+ years leading cross-functional teams through complex challenges.
6+ years leading design practices, and growing talent.
Expertise
Operating at the intersection of collaboration and craft.
Setting vision, aligning strategies, and building a safe space for curiosity and innovation.
Connecting user insight to business outcomes to drive clarity, direction, and value.
Systems Thinking
Product Design
Finding structure in complexity, architecting products and processes that scale.
Solving real human problems with meaningful experiences that drive lasting value.
Product Strategy
Design Leadership
Approach
Meeting people where they are, then inspiring them to go further.
01 Lead with empathy
Change is hard. I ground decisions in data, build trust across stakeholders and teams, and turn resistance into momentum.
02 Build with trust
Great work happens when teams move together. I bring partners in early, build shared ownership, and create the conditions for innovation.
03 Raise the bar
I set a high bar and help teams meet it, enabling bold thinking, holding the line on craft, and building confidence to take on harder problems.
Experience
Proven impact across a diverse range of industries, org sizes, and levels of complexity.
