15+ years designing B2B SaaS for technical audiences in security, data protection, and IT operations. AI-first, I work across platform architecture, design systems, and product craft. I shape strategy and build what I design.
Seattle, WA · Part-time, 06/2025 – 12/2025, 06/2026 – Present
- Founding designer on a pre-release SaaS platform for IT service providers. Set product direction with the CEO, then validated the core workflow in a week by turning an advisor’s spreadsheets into a working prototype.
- Built the product front end and its token-based React components in v0 and Claude Code. Engineering adopted the code directly, with no design handoff. Designed the brand and marketing site the founders use with investors.
Seattle, WA · Remote, 08/2026 – 10/2026
- Designed onboarding and feature flows for a consumer mobile app, built in Claude Code for rapid prototyping.
Seattle, WA · Remote, 09/2024 – 02/2026
- Made the case to build the Microsoft integration at the platform level, not the legacy marketplace. It became the data source the security org standardized on and seeded a new product I set UX and technical direction for.
- Shipped the SaaS Security product on that foundation in 9 months: security monitoring and compliance reporting across customer Microsoft 365 tenants. Cut setup from four approvals to one, 75% fewer steps.
- Replaced static documentation with a conversational AI assistant for teams without a security specialist on staff.
Seattle, WA, 10/2015 – 09/2024
- Founding designer at SkyKick. Designed the brand from the ground up and shipped three products from 0-to-1, reaching $50M ARR and 3.5M+ active end-user licenses before acquisition.
- Led the Cloud Backup redesign: Microsoft 365 data protection and recovery for IT partners’ customers. Grew to 200,000+ active orders across 5,400 partners, 86% gross / 108% net retention.
- Built a design system unifying three products, used across 80% of engineering. Grew and led the UX team and research practice, then returned to IC work as sole Principal Designer.
- Redesigned Cloud Migration, reducing support tickets by 47% and increasing migration projects by 53%.
Seattle, WA, 09/2003 – 10/2015
- Founded and ran Swivel Studio for 12 years: brand identity and websites for tech startups and boutique clients.
Seattle, WA, 01/2000 – 02/2003
- Directed digital branding and advertising campaigns for Nike, K2, and Texas Instruments.
Design: User Experience (UX) Design, UI Design, Design Systems, Code Prototyping, Accessibility (WCAG)
Tools: Figma, Figma Make, Claude Code, v0, VS Code, HTML/CSS/JS, React, Next.js, GitHub
Education: B.A. in Design, Western Washington University · Ray Schwalm Scholarship, Department of Art