Product and Design Leader
Highlights
• Apple Video Applications: Led design across Apple’s consumer and professional video tools, including Final Cut Pro and iMovie, earning a Technical Emmy Award and shaping tools used by millions.
• Magic Leap Platform Design: Directed a large design organization responsible for the OS, core applications, input systems, and interaction foundations for a first-generation spatial computing platform.
• SaaS Product Leadership at Alteon: Guided the evolution of an end-to-end video review and approval workflow for small to mid-sized professional media teams, balancing usability, performance, and integration across web, mobile, and creative tools.
• Healthcare Platforms at Curity: Established a new design vision and process across clinical applications, including the company’s first patient-facing mobile app.
• Large-Scale Team Leadership: Built and led multidisciplinary design teams across hardware, software, SaaS, and mobile platforms.
I work best with teams building complex, user-centered products at scale, where strong focus on user problems, disciplined execution, and user satisfaction drive decisions.
Complex Workflows to Seamless Experiences
For over 20 years, I’ve helped organizations create powerful, intuitive tools that professionals rely on every day. I specialize in transforming complex media and content creation workflows into simple, elegant solutions that scale, whether for seasoned pros or first-time users.
Hands-On, Strategic, and Collaborative
I stay close to the work while keeping an eye on the bigger picture. From shaping product vision and design strategy to reviewing flows, prototypes, and execution details, I actively engage where it matters most to ensure quality and momentum through launch.
Builder of Teams and Products
I lead and mentor designers, managers, and cross-functional partners to deliver products that solve real problems and drive business results. I focus on clear expectations, strong feedback loops, and shared ownership, helping teams grow while consistently shipping meaningful work.
Turning Ambiguity into Execution
I bring structure to open-ended problems, helping teams move from uncertainty to shared direction. By aligning stakeholders early and focusing on what matters most, I enable faster decisions, higher-quality releases, and fewer surprises late in the process.
Current Role: Head of Product and Design, Board Member at Alteon.
How I Work With Teams
I’m drawn to building products that solve real problems with clarity and care, whether they support professionals working in complex systems or consumers discovering something new. I focus on creating workflows that are efficient, intuitive, and a pleasure to use, driving adoption, reducing friction, and helping teams deliver work they’re proud to stand behind.
I bring structure to ambiguity and help teams turn open-ended problems into shared direction. A core part of what I do is strengthening teams: setting clear expectations, removing obstacles, and aligning design, product, and engineering around what matters most. The result is faster decision-making, higher-quality releases, and fewer surprises late in the process.
I believe great work comes from teams that feel empowered, motivated, and connected to a purpose. I bring humor, curiosity, and momentum into the organization, creating the conditions for sustained execution, healthier collaboration, and products that continue to improve long after launch.
