Product Design Lead at Netflix, turning ambiguity into clarity through design that’s intuitive, purposeful, and human.
Product Design Lead at Netflix, turning ambiguity into clarity through design that’s intuitive, purposeful, and human.
Product Design Lead at Netflix, turning ambiguity into clarity through design that’s intuitive, purposeful, and human.
Product Design Lead at Netflix, turning ambiguity into clarity through design that’s intuitive, purposeful, and human.
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NETFLIX • 2024 → CURRENT
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Growth & Monetization
End-to-end Design Lead and Creative Director for a large-scale horizontal initiative to serve members and grow revenue. Designed innovative features, established a design system with principles and guidelines, developed the brand identity, etc.
NETFLIX • 2024 → CURRENT
Coming Soon
Growth & Monetization
End-to-end Design Lead and Creative Director for a large-scale horizontal initiative to serve members and grow revenue. Designed innovative features, established a design system with principles and guidelines, developed the brand identity, etc.
NETFLIX • 2024 → CURRENT
Coming Soon
Growth & Monetization
End-to-end Design Lead and Creative Director for a large-scale horizontal initiative to serve members and grow revenue. Designed innovative features, established a design system with principles and guidelines, developed the brand identity, etc.
NETFLIX • 2024 → CURRENT
Coming Soon
Growth & Monetization
End-to-end Design Lead and Creative Director for a large-scale horizontal initiative to serve members and grow revenue. Designed innovative features, established a design system with principles and guidelines, and developed the brand identity and more!
NETFLIX • 2022 → 2024
Launched a 0→1 games platform to power a critical bet
Netflix Games
I designed next-gen experiences, tools, and infrastructure to support cloud and mobile gaming for millions of current and future Netflix members. Launched high-impact developer features to support our growing games portfolio.
NETFLIX • 2022 → 2024
Launched a 0→1 games platform to power a critical bet
Netflix Games
I designed next-gen experiences, tools, and infrastructure to support cloud and mobile gaming for millions of current and future Netflix members. Launched high-impact developer features to support our growing games portfolio.
NETFLIX • 2022 → 2024
Launched a 0→1 games platform to power a critical bet
Netflix Games
I designed next-gen experiences, tools, and infrastructure to support cloud and mobile gaming for millions of current and future Netflix members. Launched high-impact developer features to support our growing games portfolio.
NETFLIX • 2022 → 2024
Launched a 0→1 games platform to power a critical bet
Netflix Games
I designed next-gen experiences, tools, and infrastructure to support cloud and mobile gaming for millions of current and future Netflix members. Launched high-impact developer features to support our growing games portfolio.
NETFLIX • 2022
Branded Netflix’s inaugural design conference
Netflix Design Conference
As part of the planning committee, I served as Creative Director and Designer for Netflix’s internal product design conference, responsible for branding, website development, and art direction for the week-long event.
NETFLIX • 2022
Branded Netflix’s inaugural design conference
Netflix Design Conference
As part of the planning committee, I served as Creative Director and Designer for Netflix’s internal product design conference, responsible for branding, website development, and art direction for the week-long event.
NETFLIX • 2022
Branded Netflix’s inaugural design conference
Netflix Design Conference
As part of the planning committee, I served as Creative Director and Designer for Netflix’s internal product design conference, responsible for branding, website development, and art direction for the week-long event.
NETFLIX • 2022
Branded Netflix’s inaugural design conference
Netflix Design Conference
As part of the planning committee, I served as Creative Director and Designer for Netflix’s internal product design conference, responsible for branding, website development, and art direction for the week-long event.
NETFLIX • 2021 → 2022
Modernized one of Netflix Studio’s oldest internal tools
Cotent Rights & IP Management
Redesigned Netflix’s Content Rights tool, making it more intuitive and better equipped to support emerging business areas like Ads & Games. Partnered with product & creative execs to propose a company-wide IP management strategy to unlock $1B in untapped value
NETFLIX • 2021 → 2022
Modernized one of Netflix Studio’s oldest internal tools
Cotent Rights & IP Management
Redesigned Netflix’s Content Rights tool, making it more intuitive and better equipped to support emerging business areas like Ads & Games. Partnered with product & creative execs to propose a company-wide IP management strategy to unlock $1B in untapped value
NETFLIX • 2021 → 2022
Modernized one of Netflix Studio’s oldest internal tools
Cotent Rights & IP Management
Redesigned Netflix’s Content Rights tool, making it more intuitive and better equipped to support emerging business areas like Ads & Games. Partnered with product & creative execs to propose a company-wide IP management strategy to unlock $1B in untapped value
NETFLIX • 2021 → 2022
Modernized one of Netflix Studio’s oldest internal tools
Cotent Rights & IP Management
Redesigned Netflix’s Content Rights tool, making it more intuitive and better equipped to support emerging business areas like Ads & Games. Partnered with product & creative execs to propose a company-wide IP management strategy to unlock $1B in untapped value
PRIMITIVE HAUS • 2017 → PRESENT
Built a modern, Bauhaus-inspired watch brand
TimeKeeper Automatic
I designed and brought to market three unique watch models that blend a colorful aesthetic with an accessible price point. We've sold hundreds of units across more than 60 countries and have been featured in Oracle Time, GQ, and Yanko Design
PRIMITIVE HAUS • 2017 → PRESENT
Built a modern, Bauhaus-inspired watch brand
TimeKeeper Automatic
I designed and brought to market three unique watch models that blend a colorful aesthetic with an accessible price point. We've sold hundreds of units across more than 60 countries and have been featured in Oracle Time, GQ, and Yanko Design
PRIMITIVE HAUS • 2017 → PRESENT
Built a modern, Bauhaus-inspired watch brand
TimeKeeper Automatic
I designed and brought to market three unique watch models that blend a colorful aesthetic with an accessible price point. We've sold hundreds of units across more than 60 countries and have been featured in Oracle Time, GQ, and Yanko Design
PRIMITIVE HAUS • 2017 → PRESENT
Built a modern, Bauhaus-inspired watch brand
TimeKeeper Automatic
I designed and brought to market three unique watch models that blend a colorful aesthetic with an accessible price point. We've sold hundreds of units across more than 60 countries and have been featured in Oracle Time, GQ, and Yanko Design
MICROSOFT • 2020 → 2021
Invented an AI-powered, infinite canvas for productivity
Spaces
Spaces explored new paradigms for intelligent, canvas-based organization and collaboration. I partnered closely with product and engineering leaders to define a shared vision for canvas-based experiences across eight teams company-wide.
MICROSOFT • 2020 → 2021
Invented an AI-powered, infinite canvas for productivity
Spaces
Spaces explored new paradigms for intelligent, canvas-based organization and collaboration. I partnered closely with product and engineering leaders to define a shared vision for canvas-based experiences across eight teams company-wide.
MICROSOFT • 2020 → 2021
Invented an AI-powered, infinite canvas for productivity
Spaces
Spaces explored new paradigms for intelligent, canvas-based organization and collaboration. I partnered closely with product and engineering leaders to define a shared vision for canvas-based experiences across eight teams company-wide.
MICROSOFT • 2020 → 2021
Invented an AI-powered, infinite canvas for productivity
Spaces
Spaces explored new paradigms for intelligent, canvas-based organization and collaboration. I partnered closely with product and engineering leaders to define a shared vision for canvas-based experiences across eight teams company-wide.
MICROSOFT • 2021
Brought the best of Outlook to a billion Windows users
Calendar and Task widget for Windows 11
As one of my final projects at Microsoft, I partnered with the Windows design team to explore two highly requested widgets for Windows 11: Calendar and Tasks, bringing them to over a billion Windows users worldwide.
MICROSOFT • 2021
Brought the best of Outlook to a billion Windows users
Calendar and Task widget for Windows 11
As one of my final projects at Microsoft, I partnered with the Windows design team to explore two highly requested widgets for Windows 11: Calendar and Tasks, bringing them to over a billion Windows users worldwide.
MICROSOFT • 2021
Brought the best of Outlook to a billion Windows users
Calendar and Task widget for Windows 11
As one of my final projects at Microsoft, I partnered with the Windows design team to explore two highly requested widgets for Windows 11: Calendar and Tasks, bringing them to over a billion Windows users worldwide.
MICROSOFT • 2021
Brought the best of Outlook to a billion Windows users
Calendar and Task widget for Windows 11
As one of my final projects at Microsoft, I partnered with the Windows design team to explore two highly requested widgets for Windows 11: Calendar and Tasks, bringing them to over a billion Windows users worldwide.
MICROSOFT • 2018 → 2021
Helped millions manage their time more effectively
Outlook
As design lead on Outlook’s time management features, I shipped experiences used by hundreds of millions. My redesign of the event form reduced meeting creation time by 30%
MICROSOFT • 2018 → 2021
Helped millions manage their time more effectively
Outlook
As design lead on Outlook’s time management features, I shipped experiences used by hundreds of millions. My redesign of the event form reduced meeting creation time by 30%
MICROSOFT • 2018 → 2021
Helped millions manage their time more effectively
Outlook
As design lead on Outlook’s time management features, I shipped experiences used by hundreds of millions. My redesign of the event form reduced meeting creation time by 30%
MICROSOFT • 2018 → 2021
Helped millions manage their time more effectively
Outlook
As design lead on Outlook’s time management features, I shipped experiences used by hundreds of millions. My redesign of the event form reduced meeting creation time by 30%
MICROSOFT • 2016 → 2017
Reimagined personal productivity for students
Agenda
Tasked with expanding our user base by engaging younger audiences, we explored Agenda, a playful productivity app for students that reimagined time management with gamified mechanics and an expressive visual style.
MICROSOFT • 2016 → 2017
Reimagined personal productivity for students
Agenda
Tasked with expanding our user base by engaging younger audiences, we explored Agenda, a playful productivity app for students that reimagined time management with gamified mechanics and an expressive visual style.
MICROSOFT • 2016 → 2017
Reimagined personal productivity for students
Agenda
Tasked with expanding our user base by engaging younger audiences, we explored Agenda, a playful productivity app for students that reimagined time management with gamified mechanics and an expressive visual style.
MICROSOFT • 2016 → 2017
Reimagined personal productivity for students
Agenda
Tasked with expanding our user base by engaging younger audiences, we explored Agenda, a playful productivity app for students that reimagined time management with gamified mechanics and an expressive visual style.
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