Product Designer, Defense Unicorns

May 2024 - Feb 2025

• Conducted research and design relating to open source DevSecOps tools (platform + CLI) for U.S. government applications
• Defined the product vision for the company’s technical documentation hub, enhancing developer satisfaction and engagement
• Built a new implementation of a documentation hub using Astro, improving information architecture and usability
• Directed the migration to a unified analytics and observation platform, reducing operational costs and enhancing research efficiency

Product Designer, Armory

Feb 2021 - Nov 2022

• Led the 0-1 product design for a SaaS-based continuous deployment platform, aligning with DevOps and Kubernetes best practices
• Designed and iterated on wireframes and prototypes in Figma, ensuring alignment with both user needs and technical feasibility
• Established UX design processes within the product and engineering teams, improving collaboration and product development workflows
• Played a key role in hiring and onboarding a dedicated UI designer, scaling the design function to support product growth

Product Manager, Microsoft

Jul 2015 - Sept 2020

• Managed mobile developer tools within the .NET ecosystem, driving product strategies for the .NET MAUI SDK and Visual Studio IDE
• Defined and executed product roadmaps, improving new user experiences and increasing developer onboarding success rates
• Conducted large scale user research, leveraging surveys and 1:1 interviews to guide feature prioritization and roadmap planning
• Published technical content and sample applications via Microsoft’s developer blog to drive product adoption and education
• Acted as both a product manager and contributor, developing features and fixes for .NET MAUI across Android, iOS, and Windows platforms

Software Developer

Mar 2013 - Jul 2015

• Developed client and consumer-facing products for web and mobile applications, working in both full-time and contract roles
• Participated in the full software development lifecycle, from planning and development to deployment and iteration
• Built solutions using various programming languages and frameworks, including Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Scala, and C#/.NET