A Brief Bio:
As a designer, I thrive on complexity and create solutions by leveraging both innovation and practicality. My strengths are in sytems thinking, synthesis, and strategic planning, together these allow me to surface the invisible, address the whole with parts, and build far-future ideas.
When starting and project I prototype to de-risk and learn quickly by listening. While I’m always excited to try new methods, I gravitate towards frameworks that prioritize sense-making and focus on defined outcomes.
See more of my work on Medium.
I’m currently looking for roles related to:
- Service design
- Strategic design
- Futuring/Visioning
My Background:
For better or for worse, I didn’t start my career as a design. After an undergrad at UC Berkeley, I was a writer and paralegal, with plans to attend law schools and to become a lawyer. Looking back, I’m grateful for the experience, the writing gave me empathy, creativity, and story-telling while law taught me logic. This combination of creativity and analytical thinking has been key to my success as a designer.
My Teamwork:
Good design always means good collaboration. Wether I was leading a 15+ person team or the design-team-of-one, I always strive for close collaboration within the team and beyond.
For me, being part of a team is an opportunity to make something meaningful, but also to learn, teach, and make connections.
My Thoughts on Design:
Design should always communicates and connects. With strong communication, design is cross-functional and a resource to everyone. When design makes connections it unlocks opportunities that can combine technology and people. By leveraging these two features, design can facilitate an environment of continuous improvement.
My Weekends and Free Time:
I love to read! Design books yes, but also lots of sci-fi and speculative fiction. I love cooking for friends and cramming people into tiny kitchens or small living rooms for dinners. Most weekends you can find me riding bikes, building semi-stable furniture, and overwatering my plants.