design · user research · product definition · experimentation · 0-1 launches · native apps · team leadership

project highlights

Lyft • 2019-20

Driver-Rider Communication

Facilitating safe and productive communication before riders even get in their Lyft with in-app 2-way chat.

Coming soon

BUZZFEED • 2017-18

Tasty.co & the Tasty app

Unlocked Tasty from its Facebook-first shackles with its own search-optimized home on the web and a fun and functional iPhone app with step-by-step recipe guidance.

Coming soon

BUZZFEED • 2016

Native Quizzes

More addictive fun with trivia, personality quizzes, and polls in the BuzzFeed app.

Coming soon

BUZZFEED • 2015

BuzzFeed News App

Curated, interactive news, native on Android and iOS.

Coming soon
KS mobile pages and admin view

Kitchensurfing • 2014

Prix fixe home dining

Evolved a bespoke culinary experience to provide private chef service at scale. Admin and consumer UX.

Coming soon

work history

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Lyft

Product design and definition for tools to facilitate safe and productive driver-rider communication and improving rider feedback mechanisms. Based in New York.

2015-2018

BuzzFeed

Led product design and user research on Tasty owned and operated products (native apps, standalone website, and CMS). Also, designed native quiz and news experiences.

2013-2015

Kitchensurfing

Product design and user research for a now-defunct 2-sided marketplace for at-home dining and private chefs.

...and before that

native & mobile web and new platforms at Vimeo; user interfaces and service design at frog design. graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2008.