work: Resume & Projects
My goal is to help create user experiences that make people feel heard, understood, and cared for. To accomplish this, UXers often use a method called journey mapping. At the core of any map is a timeline that represents a series of steps or actions. Next, you layer in user thoughts and emotions. While a resume has little room for the latter, it is a decent start to my story, which would make for a map filled a gratitude for the folks who helped me along the way.
experience
Senior Design Researcher
Intuit | Feb 2025 – Present
I lead research for the Intuit Money team, executing qualitative and quantitative studies and contributing to the design of innovative product experiences across TurboTax and Credit Karma.
User Experience Researcher (L4)
Google | Dec 2021 – Mar 2024
Drove end-to-end research strategy for the Google Pay Mobile App, executing and managing studies that informed product strategy and optimization of features, including AI-driven transaction categorization, and API integrations for banking.
Senior User Experience Researcher
Apple | Sep 2019 – Dec 2021
Directed UX research to optimize internal critical enterprise tools and services for 150,000+ employees using qualitative and quantitative methods, user-centered design, and cross-functional collaboration with technical and business stakeholders.
education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Anthropology
University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) | Graduated: May 2014
certifications & courses
UI/UX Design for AI Products* | Stanford Online, 2025
From Corporate to Entrepreneurship | Led by Vivianne Castillo, founder of HmntyCntrd, 2025
Prompt Design in Vertex AI* | Google Cloud Skills Badge, 2024
Jamf Certified Associate* | Jamf Pro, 2024
RYT 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training*, Yoga Therapy | Led by Danni Pomplun & Yvonne Kingsley, 2020
Foundations in Design Thinking* | IDEO U, 2019
From Ideas to Action* | IDEO U, 2019
Insights for Innovation* | IDEO U, 2019
Short Documentary Filmmaking | Salt Institute for Documentary Studies at the Maine College of Art, 2016
Documentary Photography | Salt Institute for Documentary Studies at the Maine College of Art, 2014
*Certification offered and obtained
skills
Expertise: AI-driven products, digital experiences, fintech, internal enterprise tools and processes, mobile apps
Methods: A/ B testing, benchmarking, competitive analysis, contextual inquiry, data analysis, ethnography, field studies, focus groups, moderated interviews, prototyping, rapid iterative testing, storyboarding, surveys, usability testing, wireframing
Strategy: Agile, cross-functional collaboration, defining product success, design thinking facilitation, diamond design process, Executive alignment & consensus-building, research prioritization, research roadmapping, scrum, strategic planning, workshop facilitation
Tools: Adobe Analytics, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere, Airtable, Apple iWork, ChatGPT, Dscout, Ethnio, FigJam, Figma Design, Figma Make, Figma Slides, Google, Gemini, Google NotebookLM, Hey Marvin AI, Microsoft Office, Notion AI, Optimal Workshop, Qualtrics, Reduct, User Interviews, UserTesting
Reach out if you'd like to talk shop.