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Garden Design System

Garden Design System

Garden Design System

Garden Design System

Garden Design System

Simplifying the complexity of design and development at Zendesk

Design systems

Design systems

Design systems

Design systems

Design systems

Documentation

Documentation

Documentation

Documentation

Documentation

Iconography

Iconography

Iconography

Iconography

Iconography

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Zendesk Dark mode

Zendesk Dark mode

Zendesk Dark mode

Zendesk Dark mode

Zendesk Dark mode

Bringing theming, dark mode, and semantic variables into the system

Theming

Theming

Theming

Theming

Theming

Accessibility

Accessibility

Accessibility

Accessibility

Accessibility

Color

Color

Color

Color

Color

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Drag and drop

Drag and drop

Drag and drop

Drag and drop

Drag and drop

Building a robust drag and drop component and pattern

Component

Component

Component

Component

Component

Interaction

Interaction

Interaction

Interaction

Interaction

Documentation

Documentation

Documentation

Documentation

Documentation

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GardenGPT

GardenGPT

GardenGPT

GardenGPT

GardenGPT

Building AI tooling for both design consumers and system maintainers

LLM Design

LLM Design

LLM Design

LLM Design

LLM Design

Conversational UX

Conversational UX

Conversational UX

Conversational UX

Conversational UX

Internal tooling

Internal tooling

Internal tooling

Internal tooling

Internal tooling

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ABOUT

ABOUT

ABOUT

ABOUT

ABOUT

I’m a product designer from San Francisco with 10+ years of experience researching, designing, and building physical and digital experiences for global and local organizations.

I believe in design that is ethical, accessible, and thoughtful. I’m especially drawn to work that focuses on people: understanding what they need, creating systems that support them, and leaving room for learning, experimentation, and a bit of play. When people feel supported this way, they build trust with the products and services they use. This trust is what makes businesses grow, thrive, and stay resilient over time.

Throughout my career, I have designed in store systems for Starbucks, helped scale the customer experience at Postmates, and built civic tools for the City of San Francisco. Most recently, I have grown and evolved the design system at Zendesk.

My core expertise is in the intersection between design systems and service design, where I build components, patterns, and guidelines that help teams work with clarity and consistency. I spend a lot of time teaching, advising, and supporting the designers and engineers around me. Alongside this work, I’ve been exploring speculative design, Artificial Intelligence, and interactive storytelling through games and film.

Ethos

People first

People first

People first

I care deeply about people.

Empowering and supporting others, whatever it may look like for each individual or group, is what drives me. Needs differ and great design honors that.

Create positive experiences

Create positive experiences

Create positive experiences

Whether it's a work relationship, a friendship, or just a warm hello, I aim to bring thoughtfulness, joy, and meaning into every interaction.

A little bit of silliness too sometimes.

Empower through systems,
not control

Empower through systems,
not control

Empower through systems,
not control

Systems should serve, not overly constrain. Too much rigidity leads to obsolescence. Good systems should adapt to current needs and evolve with the people that use them.

Stay curious, share knowledge

Stay curious, share knowledge

Stay curious, share knowledge

I believe having the right answers is valuable. But being open, curious, and having the willingness to seek the right answer together matters more. I’m serious about documenting and sharing learnings so we can all build on each other’s progress.

Make space for experimentation and play

Make space for experimentation and play

Make space for experimentation and play

Playing is not just for kids. Experimentation fuels learning, creativity, and joy. Whether I’m prototyping a new pattern or trying a different way of working, I believe design (and life) thrives when there’s room to explore, mess up, and discover something new.

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let's connect

let's connect

let's connect

let's connect