Résumé

I am a design systems architect, product designer, and front-end engineer helping teams level up their design system. Download my resume.

Recent Experience

Google

Oct 2024 – Present

Supported design systems work for Google Wallet's migration from Material 3 to Material 3 Expressive, helping establish scalable foundation patterns to support future product evolution and platform expansion.
Architected Figma component library and documentation system serving 30+ designers, reducing onboarding time and accelerating designer-to-engineer handoff cycles.

Pluto TV / Paramount

Aug 2023 – Sep 2024

Transformed Nitro Design System component library through systematic refinement, eliminating 30% of redundant design work and accelerating feature delivery across 5+ platforms.
Implemented a design token architecture supporting 5+ platforms (web, iOS, Android, tvOS, Roku), establishing a single source of truth that improved design-to-code consistency.
Designed and facilitated cross-functional design token workshops for 50+ designers, engineers, and stakeholders, resulting in a 40% increase in design token adoption.

Cisco

May 2023 – Sep 2023

Delivered production-ready components and design documentation for Magnetic Design System, enabling engineering teams to quickly prototype and ship features.
Partnered with engineering teams to define component specifications and interaction patterns, ensuring consistent implementation of Magnetic Design System across product surfaces.

City National Bank

Nov 2022 – Mar 2023

Spearheaded accessibility-first color system redesign, achieving WCAG 2.1 AA compliance across all product touchpoints and eliminating accessibility debt for 15+ applications.
Conducted comprehensive design system audit across internal products, identifying and documenting 12 high-impact opportunities to streamline designer and engineer workflows.

First American

Mar 2021 – Nov 2022

Architected Ignite Design System (Figma + Angular production code) with Storybook integration, reducing design-to-development time by 50% for application development.
Engineered comprehensive color system with algorithmically-generated accessible color pairings, expanding palette from 8 to 40+ hues while maintaining WCAG 2.1 AA contrast compliance.
Built multi-platform design token infrastructure using Style Dictionary, enabling automated token distribution across web, iOS, and Android.
Implemented automated component packaging and versioning pipeline, reducing release cycles from hours to minutes and improving developer experience.
Established design-engineering collaboration rituals and contribution guidelines, improving cross-functional alignment and system adoption.

Boulevard

Sep 2019 – Feb 2021

Founded and launched BLVD UI, Boulevard's first design system, establishing design and engineering standards adopted across the entire product organization.
Pioneered design token strategy and implementation, creating scalable foundation for multi-theme support and platform consistency.
Evangelized design system best practices through documentation, workshops, and office hours, improving designer and engineer productivity.