2021 - 2023
M.S. Creative Technology & Design, Focus: UX/UI Design
2015 - 2018
B.S. IT Management for Business, Focus: Design Thinking & Strategy
Senior UX/UI Designer, CoStrategix
2023 - 2026
Designed both client-facing products and internal tools over 2.5 years, working alongside in-house PM and engineering teams on each engagement. Designed the interface for an AI-powered data quality and observability platform, turning dense monitoring output into screens non-technical teams could act on. Standardized dashboard patterns across products so teams stopped rebuilding the same components three different ways. Built an internal sales and revenue tool for the company's own team. Led end-to-end design for GigBench, a hiring platform connecting architecture and engineering firms with freelance specialists, from client discovery through launch. Ran design workshops and brought AI tools into the team's everyday workflow.
UX/UI Designer, The Mortgage Office
2023 - 2023
Brought in ahead of a planned redesign to document the existing product — audited it screen by screen for gaps and inconsistencies. Turned that audit into a standardized component library and design system, handed off to their engineering team. Made targeted improvements to loan origination and servicing flows, and developed concepts for a new borrower-facing portal.
Mobile App Dev Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado Boulder
2022 - 2022
Provided hands-on guidance to 15+ students in a graduate-level Mobile App Development class. Focused on Native iOS projects built with the SwiftUI framework, which helped me develop a deep understanding of mobile app design, particularly for iOS devices.
2022 - 2022
Collaborated with a diverse cross-functional team by facilitating discovery and ideation workshops to streamline the internal design system process and created an accessible Figma component library, resulting in 10+ hours saved per project.
Improved the user experience of the Texas Higher Education Board website by synthesizing qualitative user research and generating comprehensive user personas that informed a strategic overhaul of the site's information architecture.
Crafted successful visual concepts by brainstorming, sketching, and prototyping for clients like Vilcek Foundation and Indianapolis Parks & Recreation.
2019 - 2021
Led inclusive and data-driven UX design by conducting usability testing, driving Airtel's B2B Cloud Platform to a 125% surge in end-users within 6 months.
Designed high-fidelity interactive prototypes, wireframes, and responsive web designs that enabled agile collaboration with engineers, including the launch of India’s first credit card with customizable rewards for RBL Bank.
Boosted Coca-Cola's delivery app engagement by 55% with gamified rewards and user flow redesign within a tight 2-month deadline.
Initiated and self-started monthly workshops to promote best practices and foster team collaboration, resulting in improved human-centered design processes.