About Me ✨

I am a collaborative design leader, with 12+ years experience leading high-performing design teams at Shopify, Shutterstock & Expedia. 

My design leadership is multidisciplinary - with expertise in UI Design, UX Strategy, as well as Service Design and Accessibility. 

I also earned an MBA degree - providing impactful business skills in strategy, analytics and company leadership. 

​LEADERSHIP  ⚡

VP, UX Design
Shutterstock 

Director, UX Design
Shopify ​

Manager, UX Design
Expedia

​SKILLS  🔥

​• UX Design
• UI Design
• Strategic Planning
• Team Leadership
• Finance/Analytics

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Vice President, UX Design 📸

As the Vice President of UX/UI Design, I led the design organization for Shutterstock, a publicly-traded tech company with over 600MM in annual revenue. 

• Scaled 30 person Global Design Team
• Company Lead for iOS & Android redesign
• Launched Shutterstock Editor

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Manager, UX Design ✈️

At Expedia, I was the Lead UX/UI designer and manager of teams who directed the delivery for Expedia's eCommerce/shopping experiences. 

• Design Lead for Delta Partnership
• Design Lead for "Things to Do" reboot
• Over 150 A/B Tests designed

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Talks & Teaching 💫

I am passionate about UX education, and teach as a Visiting Professor and also serve on academic advisory boards. 

​I speak frequently at leading-technology conferences and write for a variety of publications. 

TEACHING 🍎

Professor
Savannah College of Art & Design


​Visiting Professor
University of Denver

CONFERENCES 💡

​• Design Thinkers
• Google DevFest
• Creative Week 
• Art Directors Club 
• World Usability Day

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Photo from my 2019 talk at "Design Thinkers" conference in Toronto. My talk was titled, "UX Meets MBA: A Designer goes to business school."

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