Over the past 20+ years, I’ve led UX strategy and design across industries including cybersecurity, healthcare, IT, and e-commerce. I work as both a practitioner and mentor, turning ambiguity into clarity, guiding teams through complexity, and building human-centered solutions. I thrive in cross-disciplinary collaboration, bringing design, engineering, and business together to deliver meaningful impact.

I’m passionate about shaping product vision, scaling design systems, and exploring how AI can make experiences more intuitive and predictive. I care deeply about mentoring and building strong design cultures where teams can do their best work. For me, leadership is about balancing empathy with systems thinking and ensuring solutions serve users, businesses, and technology alike.

Outside of work, I love cooking, gardening, serving in my local church and overseas communities, and writing stories for young minds. These pursuits remind me that design, like life, is about growth, care, and meaningful impact.

Experience

  • Principal UX Designer, Lead at Endor Labs, Palo Alto, CA, 2023-present

  • Principal UX Designer at Virsec Systems, San Jose, CA, 2022–2023

  • Staff Product Designer at Tenable, San Jose, CA, 2019–2021

  • Principal User Experience Designer at Roche, Belmont & Santa Clara, CA, 2018–2019

  • Senior Principal Interaction & Visual Designer at Dell, Santa Clara, CA, 2013–2018

  • Senior Art Director at HP, Palo Alto, CA, 2010–2013

Education

  • MA, Design Management, Savannah College of Art and Design

  • Nelson Norman Group UX Master Certified in Interaction Design, Mobile UX, User Research, and UX Management

  • BJ Fogg’s Behavior Design, Certified

  • BFA, Graphic Design and Interior Design, San José State University