UI Designer with 15+ years of experience in design systems production, documentation, and component library management for enterprise and consumer products. Proven track record building and scaling design systems across Intuitive Surgical, Microsoft, REI, Lululemon, and Kaiser Permanente.
Experience
Visual Designer, Design Systems
Mar 2022 – Aug 2026
Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA
- Owned production, documentation, and library management for Intuitive's Design System, keeping Figma and Sitecore CMS environments aligned across 3+ years of releases.
- Owned and evolved Figma libraries covering components and foundational elements (typography, icons, color, utilities), working closely with the Design System team to keep everything in strong parity with React code.
- Built the reusable design libraries that powered documentation spanning component specs, design patterns, and foundational design language, published to Sitecore CMS each release.
- Contributed to a Design System that grew adoption from 1 to 25 product teams and component library downloads from 6,600 to 43,000 (2022–2026 YTD), delivering a 30.6% ROI and $6.5M in net projected savings.
Sr. Designer, Design Systems
Jun 2021 – Nov 2021
Promethean, Seattle, WA
- Led production of Promethean's design system, driving its shift to token-based architecture.
- Directed the initiative to establish design tokens, decoupling styles from components and patterns to create a scalable, production-ready foundation.
- Ran design system decomposition sessions, reviews, and pattern consultations with the broader UX team.
Sr. Designer, Design Systems
Jan 2021 – Jun 2021
Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA (Contract – Insight Global)
- Built the design system library and toolkit structure adopted by multiple UX teams across KP.org.
- Led creation of infrastructure and governance documentation to launch a multi-platform design system.
Designer, Design Systems
Jun 2020 – Nov 2020
Lululemon, Vancouver, BC
- Helped lay the production foundation of a design system for desktop and mobile web.
- Created documentation for design system governance and cross-team implementation.
UI Designer, Design Systems
Jun 2019 – Jun 2020
REI, Kent, WA (Contract via Allovus Inc.)
- Contributed to Cedar, REI's open-source design system, defining component structure, design tooling, and library architecture.
- Built design system awareness across REI by collaborating with and supporting multiple internal teams.
Product Designer / Production Lead
Aug 2015 – Jun 2019
Microsoft, Redmond, WA (Contract via Allovus Inc.)
- Created, updated, and maintained all Microsoft Universal Windows Platform (UWP) design toolkits.
- Partnered with the Windows Design Studio team to expand the Windows ecosystem through wireframing, interaction pattern libraries, and end-to-end UX design.
Freelance / Contract Designer — Multiple Clients
2006 – 2018
Seattle / Portland / Redmond / Kirkland area
- Icon Artist — Harebrained Schemes, Kirkland, WA
- UI Designer, Design Systems — Abbott Medical, Alameda, CA
- Visual Designer — Harlo Interactive, Portland, OR
- Interactive Designer — VML/Wunderman, Seattle, WA
- UI Designer — EasyToBook.com, Seattle, WA
- Sr. Designer — WildTangent, Redmond, WA
- Associate Designer — Bellevue, WA
Skills
Design
UI design, interaction design, design systems, design tokens, component libraries, production design, wireframing, prototyping, responsive design
Collaboration
Cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management, Agile/Scrum, design governance, design system documentation
Tools
Figma, Sketch, Abstract, Sitecore CMS, Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk Maya, Blender, HTML/CSS, Microsoft Office
Education
B.S., Corporate Video Communication (Minors: Computer Science, Theatre) — Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
Certificate in Character Animation — AnimationMentor.com, CA