I lead an international design team in the Automation & Infrastructure domain, based out of Austin. Tasks involve leading design and product strategy, design operations, creative direction, corporate politics, communication, building design assets, mentoring, hiring, working with colleagues across teams, client facing work, and making sure we have at least some tasty snacks in the studio.

Product Design Lead for Infrastructure. I spend my days building products and services that improve the working lives of fellow metamates, and ensure consistency & proper functionality throughout Meta’s various products. I do this through radical collaboration, advocating for human-centric design & research practices, identifying opportunities to improve operations, and bringing optimism and levity to the workplace.

• Worked on multiple projects for a platform serving 40,000 services

• Developed internal branding

• Led design thinking workshops & strategy sessions

• Developed tools & patterns to drive alignment across teams

Collaborating with engineers, design leadership, product managers, content strategists, and executives to build solutions for Customer Support space. Created and delivered multiple design artifacts across 4 offerings. Facilitated directional workshops, executed ux and ui artifacts, shaping growth of design practices.

Collaborated with engineers, product managers, marketers, and executives to build AI powered solutions for the Life Sciences space. Tasks included the creation & execution of design strategy deliverables, creation & execution of design research materials, conducting and facilitating directional workshops, taking on leadership roles in running design teams, advocating and educating both Agile & Design Thinking, and providing opportunities for my fellow designers to present or succeed.

Worked on 3 different products in the Clinical Trial space that are a cornerstone of the Watson Health portfolio.

Additonally:

Built frameworks to utilize AI in the healthcare space

Developed value proposition tools

Focused on connecting Product Design to Marketing

Collaborating with engineers and product managers to build artificial intelligence solutions across industries. Tasks include leading design teams, prioritization of work, execution of artifacts, conducting user research, developing business plans, conducting and facilitating directional workshops, advocating and educating both Agile & Design Thinking, and providing opportunities for my fellow designers to present or succeed. Worked across 4 different verticals including telecom, financial, legal, and entertainment.

Side projects:

IBM Design Thinking, where I'm badged as a Leader, providing me opportunities to help shape how Design Thinking is taught, working with clients and other organizations on facilitation opportunities.

IBM Developer Jumpstart Program, where I serve as a coach for a team of developers as they build out a project over the course of 8 weeks.