About Me
I'm a senior product designer who thrives in the messy, complex spaces where user needs are unclear, legacy systems rule, and everyone's scratching their heads wondering what to build next. My superpower is untangling complex financial workflows and turning frustrating experiences into ones that make people feel confident and capable.
My path here was unconventional: I started as a photographer, studied political psychology at NYU Abu Dhabi (specifically how visual symbols influence decision-making), and discovered UX design while living in Melbourne. I immediately fell in love with how it combined visual storytelling with understanding human behavior, and I've never doubted I'm on the right path since.
What Drives Me
Growing up with chronic financial stress taught me how paralyzing money anxiety can be. I'm passionate about fintech because good design can transform money from a landscape of shame and intimidation into a world that is empowering and connecting. There's something deeply satisfying about helping people take control of their money so they can breathe easier and live with less stress.
My Design Philosophy
Always solve real problems for real people. I've seen the temptation to create beautiful software or to devise solutions to problems that aren't real, but if you're not addressing a genuine emotional struggle, you're going nowhere.
When I'm not designing, you'll find me:
Exploring the Hudson Valley
Creating (and eating my way through) self-guided food tours around NYC
Making abstract PVC sculptures
Building a crowdsourced repo of historic buildings in Beacon, NY
Playing around with v0, Loveable, or Claude Code
Learning more about Internal Family Systems.
My Work Experience
Senior Product Designer
YNAB, 2023 – Present
Product Designer
Clover, 2022 – 2023
Experience Designer
Accenture Song, 2019 – 2022
Experience Design Apprentice
Intrepid Pursuits (Acquired by Accenture), 2019
Companies I've Collaborated With
TD Bank
Bank of America
Comcast
Pfizer
Bristol Myers Squibb
GSK
Asylum Connect