Iris • Digital Illustration

About

As a product design practice lead and mentor, I focus on building teams, design practices, and products, through a human-centered approach. I mentor and collaborate with designers in all phases of the design process to foster creativity, innovation, and a user-centric mindset. I also design onboarding programs to help level up new designers, and help build design practices that emphasize inclusivity, empathy, and accessibility.

I have led the design and development of several successful teams and products, working closely with cross-functional teams, including developers and product managers, and liaising with stakeholders and business leads.

I care deeply about open source for social impact and was a speaker on the subject at RailsConf 2022.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite • Figma • GitHub • HTML/CSS • JIRA • Procreate

DESIGN SKILLS

Product Development • Visual Design • Brand Development • Cross-functional Development

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Presidential Volunteer Service Award, honoring community impact service, 2020, 2021, & 2023.

  • Google Open Source Peer Bonus Award, for exemplary contributions to Open Source, 2022.

Digital and Pen-and-ink Illustrations

Fun facts

  • Art and illustration enthusiast

  • Connoisseur of chai and dessert

  • Proud parent of two rescue dogs

  • Based in Washington, DC