Resume

As a design leader in emerging technology, I am passionate about lowering the barrier to entry for users while pushing the boundaries of design and user experience.

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Design

IBM Quantum – Head of User Experience

May 2024 – Present

Spearheaded the design overhaul of the IBM Quantum Platform, website, and Qiskit.org to create a single unified experience for quantum researchers and developers.

Managed the product design team and collaborated with leadership and development to deliver high-quality experiences for key product deliverables.

Senior Product Design Manager

Apr 2022 – May 2024

User Experience Design Lead

Feb 2019 – Apr 2022

IBM Systems – User Experience Designer

Sept 2015 – Jan 2017

Designed a strategy to consolidate and improve the support experience across IBM and revamped the user interface for the IBM Smart Care analytics tool.

Advanced Chemotherapy Technologies – Brand Designer

Feb 2017 – Sept 2017

Created the logo design and branding strategy for a new chemotherapy startup.

Novocor Medical Systems – Industrial Designer

May 2014 – July 2015

Designed an emergency therapeutic hypothermia device that reduces brain damage in cardiac arrest patients by rapidly cooling their blood.

Teaching

User Experience Designer

Jan 2017 – Feb 2019

University of Texas at Austin – Adjunct Professor

Aug 2019 – Summer 2022

Developed and instructed a course called “How to Design Your Life” that taught students designing thinking through the lens of prototyping the next 5 years of their lives.

University of Texas at Austin – Teaching Assistant

Fall 2018

Helped teach an Enterprise Design Thinking course held on the IBM Austin campus.

  • North Carolina State University
    Bachelor of Industrial Design
    Summa Cum Laude - Spring 2015

  • Building Domain Knowledge
    IBM Design Patterns • 2022-2024

    Designing for Tech You Don’t Get
    Awwwards • Oct 2020

    Remote Design Week
    DesignX • April 2020

    Emerging Technology Tour
    Austin Design Week • 2018

  • Circuit Visualization Utility Patent
    IBM • Jan 2024

    Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
    IBM • Apr 2022

    Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
    IBM • May 2021

  • Design strategy & leadership

    Designer management

    Information architecture

    UX/UI Design

    Facilitation & teaching

    User research

  • Figma

    Sketch

    Adobe Photoshop

    Adobe Illustrator

    Microsoft office suite

    Solidworks