I design complex tools that feel simple to the people who use them.

I'm a product designer with 10+ years of experience building digital products, most of them complex data and research tools built by the experts who knew the subject inside out. I craft clear, intuitive designs for the people using them and the teams building them, across the full end-to-end design process.

At Savanta I lead a team of designers across four product teams, working on a mix of internal tools and the products we sell. I work closely with Product and Engineering, and I truly believe in the three amigos approach. If the three of us are aligned and a step ahead, development runs smoothly whatever lands on it. When it doesn't, that's usually the first place I go looking. I care about the designers on my team, and I put real time into their development, because their progression is what makes the whole design function stronger. That goes for my own too, so every week we share what we've learned.

And of course, AI. I treat it as an art more than a science. There's no single right way to use it, it's personal, and everyone gets something different from it. I've designed a Product Designer agent that I and the whole product team use daily, each of us for our own needs. I treat AI like anything in my UX toolkit: the skill is knowing which tool fits the job, and when to reach for it.