Experience

Product Design Manager at The Public Good Projects 2021-Present

• Directed end-to-end product design lifecycle for web and mobile platforms on 40+ products, translating requirements and research into wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups.
• Defined and enhanced UX/UI for multiple products, improving clarity and ease of use.
• Spearheaded the creation and optimization of a global design system library, including design principle workshops and systematizing UI element usability research.
• Significantly improved product accessibility, successfully achieving AAA compliance across the entire company product portfolio.
• Managed, mentored, and coached staff, fostering a high-performing design team.
• Streamlined processes for design deliverable creation, review, deployment, and developer handoff.
• Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams (Development, Marketing, Stakeholders) to ensure alignment and efficient workflows.
• Executed end-to-end design for key features like sign-up and onboarding flows across sixteen company websites.

Peace Corps Volunteer in the Republic of Georgia 2017-2019

• Designed and implemented youth engagement programs focused on gender equality and combating child bride rates, leveraging community needs assessments and successful grant writing for project funding.
• Trained and educated K-12th grade students in English as a Second Language (ESL) within a rural village setting.
• Achieved a 78% increase in language proficiency among the student body over two years, validated by standardized pre and post-testing.
• Applied cross-cultural communication and project management skills to execute initiatives addressing critical community health and educational needs.

Education