I make complex systems legible — and then I help build them.
Fifteen years designing high‑stakes software: federal digital services, enterprise real estate, SaaS. From research and information architecture to design systems and shipped product.
Experience
15+ years in digital design
Federal
USTR · NCI · HHS — via Softtek Government Solutions
Range
Enterprise SaaS · design systems · Section 508‑conscious accessibility
Status
Open to senior roles — full‑time or contract · remote / hybrid
Sec. 01 · Selected work
01
Simplifying real‑estate search for a multi‑state MLS
Rebuilt the UX practice, unified five platforms under one design system, shipped three new products.
Case studies, in recommended reading order
02
Designing inside the federal government
Digital services for USTR, NCI, and HHS — accessibility‑first. Sanitized by necessity.
03
FlowOS — an operating system for wellness studios
A studio operating system, designed and built end to end.
04
Canopy — a modular business operating system
Fifteen business tools, one platform — strategy through working prototype.
05
A brand and digital home for a wellness studio
Identity, brand book, and website for a Main Street wellness studio.
Sec. 02 · Also
More case studies & selected client work
- The Crab Trap — brand & live Clover orderingLive client product
- Avri Stories — digital storytelling platformCase study
- Yellow Hat — property-management automationCase study
- Lucketts Markets & StoreShopify
- TheralogixE-commerce
- Aura Outdoor ProductsE-commerce
- ManoirE-commerce
- Stylistic MeBrand & commerce
- Stanzione CounselingBrand & web
- Youthful InfusionsWeb design
- ToeGripsE-commerce
- Yogi Barri / MokshaBrand & web
- Beccah BartlettPersonal brand
- Always Recovering JunkBrand & web
- Vape DojoE-commerce
Sec. 03 · Expertise
What I'm strongest at, and why it matters
Enterprise UX & complex workflows
Making required‑use software fast and legible.
Product strategy & discovery
From ambiguity to an architecture and a buildable MVP.
Design systems
Five platforms unified at Bright MLS. Tokens in code at home.
Research & facilitation
Interviews and workshops that end in decisions, not decks.
Accessibility
A Section 508 habit — designed in from the first wireframe.
AI-assisted design & front-end collaboration
React fluency and AI‑assisted flow from design to production.
Sec. 04 · Selected results
What changed because of the work
- Unified five enterprise platforms under one design system at Bright MLS
- Shipped three new products — Teams, Media Center, Listing Assistant — across eight teams
- Designed digital services across federal agencies — USTR, NCI, HHS
- Built a repeatable UX practice from scratch that moved design‑to‑development 5x faster
- Designed and built two SaaS products end to end, in production React
- Validated two premium product concepts projected at $1M–$9M in annual revenue
Sec. 05 · Experience
Fifteen years, discovery through delivery
Built a UX practice where none existed
Bright MLS · Lead Product Designer — research cadence, one design system across five platforms, three products shipped.
Designed inside the government’s constraints
USTR · NCI · HHS, via Softtek Government Solutions — accessible, policy-dense services in a Section 508 environment.
Shipped two products end to end, solo
FlowOS & Canopy · Founder — strategy, design system, and production code. 2026 — present.
Brought enterprise-grade design to a dozen small businesses
Independent practice — Green Haven, The Crab Trap, Theralogix, and more.
Sec. 06 · Design principles
How I decide
- P·01Simplify before beautifying.
- P·02Design with engineers, not for them.
- P·03Prototype early — argue with evidence, not opinion.
- P·04Accessibility is product quality, not compliance.
- P·05Measure outcomes, not deliverables.
Sec. 07 · About
Designer by trade, artist at heart
I think in systems: not screens, but the roles, states, and workflows underneath them. Fifteen years of enterprise and government work taught me where I'm most useful — software people are required to use, where clarity is the whole job. I work at the seam between design and engineering, and I've shipped my own products end to end, so I know what a design costs to build. Off the clock: nature, yoga, music, and building small things for the joy of it.
If something in your product has grown more complicated than it should be — that’s my favorite kind of problem.
Currently exploring Senior Product Design roles, enterprise product teams, and select consulting engagements — full‑time or contract · remote, or hybrid in the Washington, D.C. / Maryland region.