Designer.
Inquirer.
Adventurer.
As a pack animal and social learner, I thrive on collaboration, the satisfaction of solving a problem, and exploration, whether in design or the wild.
DESIGNER
Always designing in
one way or another
Design wasn't always about UX for me. In research, it meant defining variables, choosing the right methods, and designing studies that made abstract ideas measurable. In everyday life it meant, reorganizing information, workflows or systems until they make more sense.
These days, my focus is on user experience, but the instinct is the same. I'm always chasing clarity, whether I'm structuring content for my team, building a journey for a user, or just making sense of a messy process. Design isn't just what I do, it is my underlying approach to the world.
INQUIRER
Driven by endless curiosity
& guided by passion
One of my earliest memories is looking up at a plane overhead and realizing I'd never meet everyone on it (or in the world). It was oddly devastating. Who are they, where are they going, what are they like?
That curiosity toward people led me from working in a psychology lab as a Bachelor's student to earning a Master's in Cognitive Science, where I studied emotion, attention and decision-making through the lens of the brain and body. I loved the research, but I didn't feel that my path in academia would make the measurable impact I yearn for.
I didn’t know I wanted to be a designer yet, I just knew I wanted to understand people. UX became the perfect place: I still ask big questions, but now I get to design with the answers in order to help solve real, everyday problems.
ADVENTURER
Embracing the unknown
& continual learning
I’ve lived in three countries, traveled to 17+, and picked up most outdoor hobbies as an adult (with a full understanding of all the ways I could hurt myself). While the adrenaline definitely helps, the learning curve is my addiction.
Mountain biking, like most of my favorite hobbies, force me to stay present, adapt quickly, and learn from my community. I learn best by doing, especially alongside others, and I gravitate toward experiences that stretch me mentally, physically and socially. That mindset shapes how I show up as a designer, too.