Resume

Corporate/Startup Experience

Meta Platforms // Product Design Manager >> Staff Product Designer (Individual Contributor + Management)

Responsible for leading Interaction and Product Design efforts for projects across Meta’s internal tools and enterprise engineering team.

2022 Apr - Current

Raytheon Technologies // Associate Director of Interaction Design (Individual Contributor + Management)

Responsible for leading Interaction and Product Design efforts for projects within the Raytheon Technologies Digital Accelerator. Lead teams and projects for internal and customer facing tools for fleet management systems, Digital twin and MRO solutions for commercial and military aerospace requirements. Provide career guidance, mentorship and HR related support to design team. Collaborate with stakeholders on product teams and executives from business units.

2018 Nov - 2022 Mar

Squarespace // Product Design Manager (Management)

Responsible for managing the CMS product design team with the focus on customer experience and product development of the current and future CMS platform. Collaborate with executive stakeholders and provide career guidance, mentorship and HR related support to the design team.

2018 July - 2018 Nov

Squarespace // Senior Product designer (Individual Contributor + Management)

Responsible for design needs for the customer experience and product development of the current and future CMS platform. Collaborate with product teams and stakeholders.

2017 Nov - 2018 Jun

Uber // Designer Manager (Management)

Manage and lead the Uber.com design team. This team is responsible for design solutions around automating and scaling the creation of web properties on uber.com. Collaborate with internal product managers, external agencies and internal branding team to define and shape the roadmap and role of Uber.com to create a unified user experience across the external facing web ecosystem. Provide career guidance, mentorship and HR related support to design team.

2017 Jul - 2017 Oct

Uber // Senior Product designer (Individual Contributor)

Lead product design efforts for Uber.com. Contribute and manage the work created by the team, Collaborate with internal product managers, external agencies and internal branding team to scale and automate the web presence of Uber.com.

2016 Feb - 2017 Jun

Uber // Lead Product designer (Individual Contributor)

Collaborate with visual designers, product managers, engineers and external agencies for the redesign process of uber.com. Create wireframes, Flow diagrams, Sitemaps and other miscellaneous design and research artifacts to support the team.

2015 Aug - 2016 Feb

Agency Experience

AKQA // UX Design Director (Individual Contributor + Management)

Responsible for supporting User Experience design efforts for Directv and Nike Jordan. Provided support for and lead design efforts for Future entertainment platform development, Web properties such as Jordan.com, physical experiences and service programs. Provide Mentorship to interns, junior designers and mid level designers. Participate in recruiting and HR processes for the design team. Collaborate with multidisciplinary stakeholders on internal product teams and clients.

2014 Dec - 2015 Aug

R/GA // UX Design Director (Individual Contributor + Management)

Responsible for supporting User Experience design efforts for Samsung, Google, Airbnb and Telstra. Provided support and lead design efforts for Web properties, Retail solutions and Product development efforts. Provide Mentorship to interns, junior designers and mid level designers. Participate in recruiting and HR processes for the design team. Collaborate with multidisciplinary stakeholders on internal product teams and clients.

2014 Jan - 2014 Nov

AKQA // UX Design Director (Individual Contributor + Management)

Responsible for supporting User Experience design efforts for Audi. Provided support and lead design efforts for Web properties, Retail solutions and Product development efforts. Provide Mentorship to interns, junior designers and mid level designers. Participate in recruiting and HR processes for the design team. Collaborate with multidisciplinary stakeholders on internal product teams and clients.

Concept and Ideation creation / Wireframe development / Clickable Prototypes / Ecosystem development / UX Research practices and protocol development / Campaign and Retail design development / Social media design strategy

2013 Apr - 2014 Dec

AKQA // Senior UX Designer (Individual Contributor)

Responsible for supporting User Experience design efforts for Audi. Provided support and lead design efforts for Web properties, Retail solutions and Product development efforts. Provide Mentorship to Interns and Junior designers. Collaborate with multidisciplinary stakeholders on internal product teams and clients.

2012 Sep - 2013 Apr

Crispin Porter + Bogusky // UX Designer (Individual Contributor)

Responsible for supporting User Experience design efforts for multiple *Brands. Provided support for digital campaigns, product development and website developments within the agency.

*American Express OPEN, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, Bing, Burger King, Domino’s Pizza, Kraft Mac&Cheese, Belvita Breakfast ,Milka ,Paddy Powers, Angel’s Envy, Toronto Tourism, Metlife, Diesel, Arby’s

2011 Jan - 2012 Aug

Internships

KidsII Inc // Product Design Intern

Work in different areas of the product development cycle for Baby Einstein and Bright Starts brands.Ideation / CAD / Specifications for manufacturers / Focus group studies / Prototyping / Illustration work for products / Packaging design

2009

Freelance Projects

Allure Energy // Freelance Designer

Concept design of an energy conserving smart thermostat.

Concept development and ideation / Interaction design / Industrial design / UI design

2010

Freescale Semiconductors // Freelance Designer

Netbook concept development

Concept development and ideation / Interaction design / Industrial design / UI design / Graphic design

2009

Academic Consulting

The Limited : Travel accessories and Luggage design.

Design research practices and coordination / Project management / Collaborative design studio with Fashion and Industrial designers

2011

IHG ( Intercontinental Hotel Group ) : Social media strategy design.

Interaction design / Ethnographic research / Market research / Strategy design / Collaborative work with Graphic designers, Interactive designers and Marketing professionals

2010

JCB : Strategy design project to reposition the Skid Steer in the North American market.

Field research / Contextual research / Graphic design / Extreme User Interviews / Affinity diagrams / Service and Experience design / Collaborative work with Advertising design, Graphic design graduate students

2009

SCAD (Quality Enhancement Program) : represented the undergraduate students at the school of design.

Structure new form of collaborative classes between different schools within SCAD and with the external clients. Service and Program design / Collaborative work with faculty, department chairs and school representatives

2009

Freescale Semiconductors : Netbook concept design, product eco-systems and interface design.

Ideation / CAD / 3D rendering / Contextual research / Culture probe / Shadowing / User Interviews / Experience prototypes / Scenarios / Focus group studies / Affinity diagrams / Collaborative work with graphic design graduate students

2009

KidsII : Infant toy concept development.

Ideation / CAD / market research / user research / electronics and circuit design / programming / model making / 3d Rendering

2009

Gulfstream Aerospace :: Aircraft seating design / brand experience.

Ideation / CAD / model making / 3d Rendering

2007 - 2008

Gulfstream Aerospace :: Aircraft interior and cabin control UI design.

Ideation / CAD / market research / UI design / 3d Rendering

2007 - 2008

Education

Savannah College of Art and Design

MFA (Masters of Fine Arts in Design Management)

2010-2011

Savannah College of Art and Design

BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design)

2007-2010

Limkokwing University

Degree / Industrial design (Transferred to Industrial Design Program @SCAD)

2005-2007

Swinburne University

Degree / Mechatronic engineering (Transferred to Industrial Design Program @Limkokwing University)

2003-2005

Contact Info

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