I'm Glad You're Here
Human-first product thinker. Technically fluent. Endlessly curious.
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The values that guide me, whatever the project.
My Path
I first saw how software could influence behavior when I built a satirical newspaper website to give frustrated journalism classmates somewhere to be heard. I didn't expect much, but students who had checked out started submitting their best work. That was the moment I stopped thinking about software as something you build and started thinking about it as something people experience.
In college I studied computer science within a program that blended psychology, design, entrepreneurship, and ethics. I wanted to understand not just how to build software, but why it should exist in the first place and how it affects the people around it. I started to understand the most interesting questions in tech are not strictly technical. By the time I graduated I was thinking about technology as a human problem first.
Right out of college I took a product role at a conversational AI company in Arizona. Working in product management sharpened my understanding of tradeoffs, stakeholders, and what it actually takes to ship. But the part of the process I kept gravitating toward was the experience itself. Speaking with users, clarifying what they needed, and making sure their voice stayed in the room. Today I design with a systems level understanding of product strategy and technical constraints, building thoughtful software that balances impact, feasibility, and human needs.
My Skills
Complex problems don't scare me. I break them down into smaller pieces, find the simplest solution that holds up, and build from there. That instinct shows up in how I approach design systems, information architecture, and anything that needs to work at scale.
I'm comfortable in code. I can build front-end prototypes, speak fluently with engineering teams, and understand what's actually feasible before it becomes a problem. I also lean on AI tools to accelerate my process, from research synthesis to rapid iteration.
I think in roadmaps, not just screens. With a background in both product management and design, I work closely with engineering on prioritization and tradeoffs, using data and stakeholder input to know what actually matters before I ship.
Great design starts with great questions. I use research to get past assumptions and understand what users actually need, not just what they say they want. Good research doesn't just inform design, it keeps the whole team focused on the right problem.
My Work
Full UX concept · In-depth read
This project was part of a UX Design Institute assignment to design the booking experience for a hotel aggregator website. I first analyzed competitor websites to find gaps in the market before designing and iterating on my own prototype.
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Startup, 2019–2022 · Screens + reflection
Co-founded in College Pandemic, Campus set out to fix how students discovered clubs and community, a problem COVID made urgent overnight. I led research and design and built roughly half the frontend, eventually winning a competitive bid to run the university's official virtual club fair.
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Early concept · Quick read
Job hunting in 2021, I couldn’t tell which companies shared my values. Did hiring managers feel the same gap? I interviewed both sides of hiring, then pitched HayStak, a conversational AI that matches candidates on culture fit, not keywords.
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If you're looking for someone who builds thoughtful, scalable products, I'd love to talk.
