Propel

Principal Product Design Technologist  December 2024 – present

Product Design Consultant

April 2024 – November 2024

Clients
Propel – Incubating products for people relying on government benefits
Braid – Designed and launched product to facilitate team engagement
Cash App – Expanded banking feature set on desktop web
Distill – Designed AI tool to research people and companies
Slope – Optimized flows for businesses to access growth capital

Cash App

Staff Product Designer  October 2022 – March 2024

Launched a new desktop web platform to increase access to financial services

Square

Staff Product Designer  April 2020 – October 2022

Designed products to expand access to economic opportunity

Indeed

Product Design Technologist  December 2018 – April 2020

Focused on designing for people who are experiencing barriers to employment

Code for America

Lead Product Designer  April 2018 – December 2018

Developed products and strategies to improve delivery of America's public workforce services

Open Dream

Co-Founder  September 2017 – November 2017

Prototyped and tested ways to increase access to economic opportunities in America, including a service to help parents create babysitting co-ops to reduce child care costs, models for running a business from your home or vehicle, and mechanisms to enable remote work opportunities for people with physical barriers to employment

Facebook

Lead Product Designer  October 2012 – September 2017

Collaborated with product teams to identify high-impact problems and develop solutions in sharing, audience, and public content

  • Worked with product managers and researchers to develop strategy
  • Designed and prototyped user interfaces and interaction flows
  • Presented to senior leadership and iterated based on feedback
  • As part of London landing team in 2014, initiated projects and grew design team
Sharing
Stories – Share your day with friends
Direct – Send ephemeral photos and videos
Friends Browser – Connect with your closest friends
Riff – Create videos together with friends
Text Filters – Add emotion and style to text posts
Audience
Teens – Experiments in visual sharing
Japan – Research on identity
India – Design for multiple languages
Small Devices – Interaction optimizations for various devices
Public Content
Trending – Learn about current events through conversations
News Feed Discovery – Discover new articles, videos, and sources
Notes – Share and read articles and writing
Mentions – Interact with your followers as a public figure or celebrity
Pages – Learn about brands and businesses

Facebook

Product Design Intern  Summer 2012

Projects
Boosted Posts – Connect with your audience
Threaded Comments – Reply to comments
Topic Pages – Learn about subjects and interests

Oak Studios

Design and Engineering Intern  Spring 2012

New York City Department of Education

Graphic Designer  July 2011 – May 2012

BestVendor

Design and Engineering Intern  Summer 2011

Education

School of Visual Arts

Fine Arts and Humanities Honors Program  August 2011 – May 2012