Lead Product Designer, Allen Institute for AI (AI2)

June 2015 – present

Design lead and team manager across a portfolio of AI conservation platforms and consumer-facing products. Work spans the full design spectrum – user research, information architecture, wireframing, high-fidelity Figma design, prototyping, design systems, and communications design – in close collaboration with engineering, product, and research teams.

• Drove product design for OlmoEarth from 0→1: a dual-audience Earth intelligence platform serving both ML researchers and non-technical scientists. Conducted user research, developed personas and design principles, and worked across the full fidelity spectrum – from rough sketches and wireframes to high-fidelity Figma designs – iterating on complex workflows. Platform coverage in FastCompany, Fortune, and GeekWire.
• Skylight designer since the platform's earliest days; led the 2025 UI overhaul for public launch, resolving years of accumulated design debt across layout, navigation, and components.
• Designed new features for Ai2’s Playground, including UI for thinking mode, function calling, and video controls for Molmo2.
• Contributing designer on Strata, AI2's design system; established component architecture and prioritization strategy.
• Manage and mentor a team of designers; conduct regular work reviews, career conversations, and goal-setting.
• Integrate AI tools into daily design practice: Claude for ideation, research synthesis, microcopy, and vibe-coding; Figma Make for prototyping and design exploration; Gemini for writing and ideation.

Senior Contract / Freelance Designer 

February 2013 – June 2015

Contracted at Starbucks and Amazon as an in-house visual designer. At Starbucks, contributed to a global site redesign spanning the homepage, coffee content, store locator, and eGift experience – designing for one of the world's most recognized consumer brands at scale. Provided UX and visual design for additional freelance clients including wireframes, website design, and brand identity.

Creative Director / Senior Designer, Democratic National Committee / Organizing for America

November 2009 – January 2013

Member of the Digital leadership team; led a team of designers on national-scale consumer digital experiences under immovable deadlines and high public visibility.

• Led the design team through the launch of Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign across website, mobile app, merchandise, and print – bringing a new campaign brand to life across every channel simultaneously.
• Designed dozens of shareable social graphics for the 2012 election cycle – convention quotes, issue infographics, get-out-the-vote series – reaching millions across social platforms.
• Drove the evolution of the Democrats brand and a complete Democrats.org redesign; produced a brand guide adopted party-wide.
• Designed digital and print campaigns for Organizing for America's Healthcare Action Center and Vote 2010 midterm campaign.
• Designed the Presidential Inaugural Committee website in a matter of days under an immovable launch deadline.

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