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Design Anthropologist and 3x founding Product Designer and Researcher based in San Francisco –– creating tools, experiences, and services at scale.
On the flip side, I’m an illustrator, photographer, avid-video gamer, baker, and cannoli connoisseur.
Senior Product Designer at NCX
(Founding Designer)
NCX is a forest carbon marketplace using remote sensing, machine learning, and field measurements to create real, immediate, scalable, and efficient climate impact.
(Founding Designer)
NCX is a forest carbon marketplace using remote sensing, machine learning, and field measurements to create real, immediate, scalable, and efficient climate impact.
My work
As the founding designer, I lead the end-to-end design of new features, flows, strategy, and research projects for our Landowner Platform on web.
At NCX, I’ve been co-creating a strong culture of design and research by leading workshops on ethics and conducting research, mentoring designers and engineers on accessibility practices, and socializing research operations across the company. I’m also a culture-centered community builder where I’ve been creating employee-resource groups, and initalizing company-wide events to hang-out, build trust, and foster a sense of belonging and welcoming to all.
As the founding designer, I lead the end-to-end design of new features, flows, strategy, and research projects for our Landowner Platform on web.
At NCX, I’ve been co-creating a strong culture of design and research by leading workshops on ethics and conducting research, mentoring designers and engineers on accessibility practices, and socializing research operations across the company. I’m also a culture-centered community builder where I’ve been creating employee-resource groups, and initalizing company-wide events to hang-out, build trust, and foster a sense of belonging and welcoming to all.
2022-Present
Climate-tech
Climate-tech
building a carbon marketplace
Key outcomes
- Created multiple series about research, product design, and accessibility to increase team knowledge
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Operationalized research across the company, conducting workshops and training on research ethics and planning; Leading a team of 8 researchers
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Led design and launch of a carbon credits map which supported closing two deals
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Launched our first self-serve carbon marketplace which empowered landowners with market data, tutorials, and information to submit an offer at a price of their choice
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Built and implemented a foundational design system to scale using the atomic design model
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Partnered with cross-functional stakeholders to launch an ownership verification feature to streamline property verification on the Landowner Platform
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Rewrote the UX Writing for the Platform to better support usability, make the writing more accessible, jargon-free, and concise; Saw an increase in positive feedback
Director of Design at Spora Health
(Founding Designer)
Spora Health is a health-tech early stage startup focused on primary care and maternal journey support for People of Color, specifically Black Americans.
(Founding Designer)
Spora Health is a health-tech early stage startup focused on primary care and maternal journey support for People of Color, specifically Black Americans.
My work
As the Director of Design, I collaborated with the CEO and entire team including Product Managers, Director of Marketing, and Clinical Team, to prioritize core functions and experiences for our users.
At Spora Health I worked on two products, Spora Health where I created the design system in partnership with engineering, launched 10+ new features and improvements, and conducted research; On Spora Mommas, I owned the end-to-end design process from discovery to launch in November 2021 as iOS and Android native-apps.
As the Director of Design, I collaborated with the CEO and entire team including Product Managers, Director of Marketing, and Clinical Team, to prioritize core functions and experiences for our users.
At Spora Health I worked on two products, Spora Health where I created the design system in partnership with engineering, launched 10+ new features and improvements, and conducted research; On Spora Mommas, I owned the end-to-end design process from discovery to launch in November 2021 as iOS and Android native-apps.
2021-2022
Health-tech
Health-tech