I help ambitious teams build momentum by designing clarity, not just screens.I help ambitious teams
build momentum
by designing clarity,
not just screens.

Design Philosophy

I approach design as a strategic multiplier: aligning stakeholders, untangling complexity, and shipping solutions that actually work.

First-principles Clarity

I ask the hard questions early and make the invisible visible. Strategy before pixels.

Design as Infrastructure

Patterns and systems that scale beyond any single product or designer.

Upstream Partnership

I shape what gets built, not just how it looks. Strategy and execution, together.

Experience

Where I've Worked

First Design Hire

Waabi · 2024 — Present

2024 — Present

Design Systems & Data Viz

Netflix · 2021 — 2024

2021 — 2024

Design Lead, Tools

Waymo · 2020 — 2021

2020 — 2021

Design Lead, Consumer Products

Google Maps · 2019 — 2021

2019 — 2021

Design Pod Lead, Data Analytics

Google Cloud · 2017 — 2019

2017 — 2019

Lead & Co-Author

Google Material · 2017 — 2018

2017 — 2018

Mobile Product Design

Google Search · 2015 — 2017

2015 — 2017

2024 to 2015

Key Projects

2024 to now
Waabi
First Product Designer
Establishing the Product Design Role
Startup, Leadership, Tools
First product design hire at an autonomous trucking startup. Established design as a force multiplier across product, autonomy, and infrastructure teams. Designed internal tools for simulation, evaluation, and test operations. Emphasis on clarity, trust, and speed in safety-critical workflows.
2021 to 2024
Netflix
Design Systems & Internal Apps
Unifying Data for Decision-Makers & Netflix
Design System, Data Viz, Enterprise
Led design systems and product design for Netflix's internal data ecosystem. Built a scalable data visualization system adopted by a 500+ person Data & Insights org. Standardized patterns across 400+ enterprise tools. Improved findability, consistency, and time-to-insight for executives.
2019 to 2021
Google Maps
Core Platform Designer
Google Maps: Expanding the Platform with Data Layers
Maps, Systems, Motion
Core designer on the Maps platform and cartographic system. Simplified basemap color complexity and improved accessibility across light and dark modes. Defined motion tied to user intent. Launched large-scale data layers including COVID, Weather, and Air Quality. Helped frame Maps as a platform for contextual data.
2017 to 2019
Google Cloud
UX Leadership
BigQuery UX Leadership
Enterprise, Data Tools, Leadership
UX lead for BigQuery, Google Cloud's flagship analytics platform. Grew UX from one to eight across design, research, and prototyping. Led a full UI modernization for data analysts. Research and vision work unlocked new revenue features and informed the $2.6B Looker acquisition.
2017
Google Material Design
Creator and Co-Author
Data Visualization Spec
Design System, Standards, Cross-Org
Creator and co-author of Google's Data Visualization spec. Initiated a cross-company effort spanning 12 product orgs. Authored internal and public guidance published on Material.io. Seeded a dedicated data visualization discipline inside Google.