About Me
With 15+ years in design, I’ve worked across enterprise systems, IOT industrial applications, and FinTech. Today, I lead designers across centralized enablement teams, promotions, and supply chain at Kroger, where much of my focus is on driving consistency in the products we build and advancing innovation in areas like AI and its ability to streamline processes.
Outside of work, I love spending time with my family and tracking down the best coffee the greater Cincinnati area has to offer. I also enjoy lending my illustration and graphic design skills to creating show posters and writing and performing my own music.
Experience
Kroger — Cincinnati, OH2018–Present
Sr. Manager, Product Design
Promoted four times over seven years, advancing from UX Designer to Sr. Manager.
CoStrategix — Cincinnati, OH2017–2018
UI/UX Architect
GE Digital — San Ramon, CA2015–2017
Sr. UI/UX Designer
Ubiquity Retirement + Savings — San Francisco, CA2012–2015
Creative Director2014–2015
Designer / Front-End Developer2012–2014
Education
Art Academy of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, OH2002–2006
B.F.A., Communication Arts
Skills
Design Systems & Platform Design: Component Architecture, Design Tokens, Documentation, Storybook, Contribution Models, Governance Frameworks
Design Operations: Process Design, Tooling Strategy, Cross-functional Workflow Management, Team Operations
Leadership & Strategy: People Management, Stakeholder Management, Facilitation, Strategic Planning, OKRs, Mentoring, Agile/Scrum
Design & Collaboration Tools: Figma, Sketch, Adobe Suite, Mural, JIRA, Confluence, Power BI, Storybook
Design Expertise: UI Design, User Research, Wireframing, Prototyping, Accessibility (WCAG)
Front-end Development: HTML/CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, WordPress
AI-Assisted Design: Claude, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, AI-Driven Prototyping, AI Code Generation
Certifications
AI Foundations for Business — IBM2025
Practitioner of HCD Methods — LUMA2023
UX Certification — Nielsen Norman Group2021