About
About
I’m a designer with a background in front-end development, UX, and user research. I’m most interested in work that sits inside complex systems — the kind where the interface is only one piece of a much bigger picture.
A lot of what draws me to design is figuring out how things actually work. Not just what shows up on the screen, but the constraints, people, and processes behind it. That’s probably why I’m drawn to systems-heavy work. I like finding ways to make complicated things feel clearer and easier to move through without pretending the complexity isn’t there.
How I Think About Design
I tend to approach design in a pretty practical way. I’m not that interested in making things look polished if they still don’t work well for the people using them. A lot of the systems I’ve worked on already had established patterns, dependencies, and operational realities built in, so the work was often about improving the experience without breaking what people already relied on.
That kind of problem-solving is what I enjoy most. I like working through messy constraints, understanding where the friction really is, and finding ways to make things feel more usable, more coherent, and more thought through.
Background
My background in front-end development has definitely shaped how I design. It made me more aware early on of how ideas actually get built, where things get harder in implementation, and how small design decisions can have bigger downstream effects.
Over time, UX and user research added another layer to that. They pushed me to think more carefully about behavior, context, and what people need at different points in a system. That combination still shapes how I work now.
Why AI Is Part of My Practice
More recently, I’ve been spending more time working with AI. Part of that is because I enjoy building and coding. Part of it is because I’m genuinely interested in where things are going. And part of it is that AI opens up new ways to improve workflows, reduce friction, and create tools that are actually useful.
What interests me most is the practical side of it. I’m less interested in AI as hype, and more interested in how it can support real work, better systems, and smarter ways of doing things. For me, it feels like a natural extension of the same mindset I already bring to design.
Closing
This portfolio is mainly focused on my UX work, but it also reflects where my practice is growing. I’m interested in work that brings together design, systems thinking, and technical problem-solving in a way that feels useful and grounded.