About me

my story

I used to design classroom experiences — first for children going through homelessness, then for rowdy and endearing Spanish school children. After working as a teacher for a few years, I pivoted into designing customer experience in the startup sector where I quickly learned how to work in multidisciplinary teams, scale processes, and create products that add value to people’s lives.

In July 2020, I worked with a UX Designer to revamp our company website, an experience that spurred a deep fascination with UX and led me to realize that what I truly enjoy is creating positive change through interaction. As a UX Designer, I combine learnings from my past roles to design experiences and interactions that make people smile. 

What I've learned so far

Here are a few key insights I’ve had so far in my career: 

• People have a core need of wanting to be understood. Instead of listening to reply, I now listen to understand and gain insight into the other person’s perspective. 

• Working with various teams in a transparent environment helped me to approach ideas from different perspectives. 

• Be intentional with words and actions. A “no” can be crafted to deliver joy if I formulate the sentence carefully.

Outside of work…

I usually spend my time working on ceramic or woodworking projects, cooking, mushroom hunting, and traveling to places near and far.