I’m a Product Designer with a background in Visual Design and a fondness for Service Design. In addition to user experience, I also research and read about mindfulness meditation, environmental causes, and sustainable practices.
I’m dedicated to understanding the end-users’ experiences through qualitative research in order to create engaging and intuitive products. Since as far back as I can remember, I have been motivated by an innate desire to help people, inspire happiness, and optimize processes by increasing efficiency, clarity, and ease of use.
In 2019, I…
- Completed a 10-month mindfulness Intensive Practice Program at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC)
- Presented ‘WTF is UX’ and consulted on UX Design as a Hack for LA volunteer
- Attended dozens of UX Design & Research events all over California, including Adobe MAX’s UX Leaders Summit
- Tried several kinds of yoga at Wanderlust festivals, where I saw Elizabeth Gilbert talk…twice! 🤯
- Hosted an “unconference” session called Mindfulness Meditation and How it Can Help at Code for America’s Brigade Congress
- Participated in the Code for America Summit in Oakland and the Brigade Congress in Cleveland
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In 2016, I discovered the Interaction Design Bachelor’s program at Santa Monica College. Admitted into the first cohort (aka: the guinea pigs), my classmates and I completed the most rigorous and intense curriculum offered to date. I absolutely loved it! On day one I realized that I’d finally found my calling.
In 2018, I was beyond honored to learn that my conceptual student product, ALEYE: Connect with Your Heart, was shortlisted in the 2018 IxDA Awards among a list of amazing professional and existing products.
I graduated with high honors while working full-time as an Interaction Designer.
(I’m currently a UX strategist, researcher, and designer at Salesforce, consulting on Enterprise organization implementations of our software. This is the only up-to-date info on this site!)
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