I grew up in the heart of Silicon Valley, where my parents were convinced I’d become the next coding prodigy. Plot twist: my true love was art and design. As a kid, I was a competitive oil painter, winning state three times and even making it to nationals in the Cupertino Women’s Federation Art Competition. I also gave pottery and ceramics a shot… let’s just say clay and I did not get along.

In high school, my baby brother was born, and suddenly I had this unstoppable urge to teach him everything I knew. Bedtime stories turned into a wild idea: why not write and illustrate him a children’s book about inclusive design? I actually pulled it off, a children's book called the, "Adventures of Inventing"; read it at my local library, and even raised over $1K for the Center for Inclusive Design. Not bad for a “coding prodigy turned painter turned accidental author. This was the turning point in my design career. I decided

designing for people is what I wanted to do. 

I graduated from Northeastern University with a B.S. in Computer Science and Design, which is a fancy way of saying I like making tech feel human (and pretty). Along the way, I collected some very different design adventures: at Radical X, I dabbled in the AI metaverse (yes, it’s as futuristic as it sounds); at CODEPINK, I designed for activism and social change; and at Verizon, I got a crash course in what it means to design at mega-corporation scale. Each gig had its own flavor,

sci-fi startup, grassroots movement, corporate giant,

and together they taught me how to adapt, stay curious, and keep the fun in UX.

After that, I jumped into the startup world with King’s Court, a Boston-based comedy and entertainment brand. They brought me on to lead their UX/UI team, and we pretty much gave the whole brand a glow-up: logo, website, social media, merch, you name it. Along the way, I picked up some unexpected marketing chops and discovered that

I really thrive in the scrappy, all-hands-on-deck world of startups.

Oh, and I was also the only woman at the company, which gave me a whole new perspective on teamwork, leadership, and making my voice heard.

Right now, I’m carving my own path through the world of freelance design. Freelance has been like design bootcamp in disguise, it’s taught me how to juggle different clients, adapt to wildly different brand personalities, and wear about ten hats at once (designer, researcher, project manager, occasional copywriter). I’ve learned that no two projects are ever the same, and that’s exactly what keeps me inspired.

At the same time, I’ve been diving deep into the fascinating (and sometimes chaotic) world of AI in design. I’m curious not just about the tools themselves, but how they’re reshaping creativity, workflows, and collaboration. I experiment with AI to see how it can speed up research, spark new ideas, or make design more inclusive, but I also think critically about its limits and ethics. For me, AI isn’t about replacing creativity; it’s about stretching it, seeing how far we can push the intersection between human imagination and machine intelligence.

Freelance has given me freedom. AI has given me curiosity. Together, they’re shaping me into a designer who’s not afraid to experiment, question, and constantly reimagine what design can look like in the future.
 

 

If you are looking to work with me, send me an email. If you are a fellow designer looking to connect or ask questions feel free to reach out as well!