Good design should feel obvious
I research, design, and build digital products that solve real problems based on user feedback.
Selected work
Product thinking in the wild
A collection of concepts, redesigns, and side projects exploring how better product decisions create better user experiences.
Fixing the job tracker that forgets you
The "Move" feature on WTTJ loses crucial application context — users can't track rejections, ghosting, or withdrawn offers. I redesigned the dashboard to fix this.
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Close Friends, but for your actual life
Instagram's Close Friends assumes your inner circle is one group. For most people, it isn't. I designed a multi-list system that fits how people actually share.
Read case study →More Than "Have Children"
Hinge's Family Planning section leaves too much open to interpretation. I redesigned the experience to create more clarity, better compatibility, and fewer awkward conversations.
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Professional work
In production
at Bose
Real pages, shipped at scale, for a global audio brand. As part of a cross-functional team I helped publish and maintain e-commerce and marketing content across six global sites — spanning product pages, campaign launches, and high-profile collaborations.
Design thinking
I write about UX in the wild
Thoughts on design, careers, product strategy, and the occasional existential crisis about interfaces.
UX critique
Uber Doesn't Pay Drivers — Its UX Does
How tip architecture and hidden totals keep drivers working for less than they think. Written from experience — I drove for Uber to pay the bills.
UX critique
WTTJ Is Great for Job Hunting — Except This One Thing
The post that became a case study. The company read it.
Career
Why I Chose Contracts Over a Permanent Job
Two years of unemployment taught me what proximity to designers is actually worth.
Tools & experience
My Toolkit
Supported the migration of six global websites to a new content platform while maintaining consistency, quality, and accessibility across regions.
Helped small businesses and nonprofits establish their online presence through custom websites focused on usability, accessibility, and conversion.
Built and maintained client applications for healthcare and financial organizations, collaborating across teams to deliver reliable software solutions.
As the first support engineer, built documentation, established support processes, and created a foundation for scaling customer support.
Helped shape the support organization by improving documentation, onboarding new team members, and creating repeatable troubleshooting processes.
Beyond the portfolio
The person
behind the work
