About

Designingclarityincomplexfinancialsystems.

With over a decade of experience in product design, I specialize in building enterprise B2B platforms and complex workflow systems. My work spans from consumer fintech to enterprise procurement, always focusing on systems thinking and scalable design solutions.

Currently the Founding Designer at Sudozi, where I've spent the last 5+ years building a procurement orchestration platform serving 100+ enterprise clients. Previously at Carta designing investor services and fund admin tools, and at PayPal building mobile banking experiences for millions. Side projects include SAVE, Yearend, and Lenme.

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Approach

Systems Thinking

I see products as interconnected systems. A change in one area cascades across the entire experience - I design with that full picture in mind.

User-Centered Rigor

Research, testing, and iteration aren't checkboxes. They're how I build conviction in design decisions, especially in high-stakes financial contexts.

Clarity Over Cleverness

Financial tools handle people's money and data. I prioritize clear, predictable interactions over novel ones.

Cross-Functional Partnership

The best products emerge from tight collaboration between design, engineering, and product. I thrive in that intersection.

Experience

Sudozi

Founding Designer

Oct 2020 - Present

Led end-to-end design for an enterprise procurement orchestration platform, shaping product workflows, system patterns, and go-to-market surfaces with engineering.

  • Designed the core intake and workflow system that scaled to 100+ enterprise organizations
  • Built self-serve configuration patterns that reduced onboarding from 5 days to 4 hours
  • Led product, brand, and marketing UX to improve adoption and trust across admins and buyers
  • Partnered with engineering end-to-end to ship a consistent system and cut approval cycles by 75%

Carta

Product Designer

Nov 2018 - Mar 2020

Designed investor services and fund administration tools for venture capital workflows, including capital call experience design.

  • Redesigned investor navigation and dashboard architecture across 10+ core surfaces
  • Used rapid prototyping and user testing to derisk decisions under compressed timelines
  • Contributed reusable interaction patterns in collaboration with Carta design system partners

PayPal

UX Designer

Jun 2015 - Oct 2018

Designed mobile banking experiences for PayPal Cash/Card and contributed to design system initiatives at large consumer scale.

  • Designed key cash management and card-control UX for high-frequency financial actions
  • Collaborated cross-functionally on notification and transaction flows for consumer reliability
  • Contributed to PayPal design system and mobile banking experiences used by 10M+ users

Side Projects

SAVE

E2E UX Design

2025

Designed end-to-end product UX for a real-time U.S. stock news mobile product.

  • Designed end-to-end product UX for real-time U.S. stock news consumption
  • Supported launch quality that reached 100K DAU in one month with a 5.0-star app rating

Yearend

Product Designer

2020 (Acquired by Carta)

Designed a web fintech tax advisor product experience for startup founders and employees.

  • Designed advisor and client workflows from structured intake to recommendation
  • Built scenario-comparison UX for equity and tax planning decisions

Lenme

Founding Designer

2018 - 2019

Designed two-sided borrower and investor journeys for a mobile P2P lending marketplace.

  • Designed borrower and investor flows across loan creation, matching, and portfolio management
  • Helped shape a mobile-first marketplace experience used by 4M+ customers

Education

Academy of Art University

BFA, Web Design + New Media, UX Emphasis

2015

Skills

UX StrategyIAService DesignUX DesignInteraction DesignVisual DesignDesign SystemsPrototypingUser ResearchData VisualizationFrontend CollaborationHTML / CSS / JS

Recognition

Best in Show

Academy of Art Univ. Spring Show

Interactive Design: THE ORBITALIS PROJECT

2015

Semifinalist

Adobe Design Achievement Awards

Type Design: TRUFFLE TYPEFACE

2014

Selection

Academy of Art Univ. Spring Show

Interactive Design: PICSY

2015

Selection

Academy of Art Univ. Spring Show

Interactive Design: Frame / Type Design: HYBRID/PIPELINE

2014