Design Leader
Design leader with 10+ years of experience driving innovative digital solutions across education, government, and nonprofit sectors. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, scale products, and shape design strategy. Passionate about using technology and leveraging generative AI to improve educational outcomes.
Education
Reformed theological seminary – Washington, DC
Master of Divinity, 2021
Languages: Ancient Greek; Ancient Hebrew
yale university – New Haven, ct
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, 2005
Languages: Conversational in Spanish; Intermediate Mandarin Chinese
Activities: reconstruction projects in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina; language study in China
Professional Experience
Lead Product Designer
College Board – Reston, VA (2019–present)
Expands access to higher education and helps students own their future.
Led the design of the digital authoring platform for the SAT and AP exams, serving over 2.2 million students and over 6.2 million students, respectively
Won 1st place, with a team of 5 colleagues among 40 other technology teams, at the annual hackathon, presenting an AI-powered career guidance tool, in 2025
Mentored and guided a team of designers across product lines, establishing a collaborative culture and improving delivery consistency
Provided strategic support to executive leadership in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the digital transformation of the SAT and AP exams
Senior User-Experience Designer
Bloomberg Government - Washington, DC (2015–2018)
Provides news, analysis, and data-driven decision tools for government affairs and contracting professionals
Designed government affairs products serving over 7,000 clients/organizations, resulting in 160% user-growth over 4 years, since launch
Designed government contracting products serving over 2,000 clients/organizations, resulting in 32% year-over-year net sales growth in 2017
Designed Bloomberg Government’s marketing site to serve as the online face of the business and front door of the product for over 57,000 users daily
Won 1st place, with a team of 3 colleagues, at the annual hackathon, presenting qualified, actionable, opportunity leads only available on Bloomberg Government, in 2017
Promoted from mid-level user experience designer to senior-level user experience designer within the first year of employment
User-Experience Specialist
NuAxis Innovations - Vienna, VA (2012–2015)
Provides comprehensive IT solutions for federal and non-federal enterprises
Designed an emergency-alerting software product to serve 120 existing customers/organizations, with a target revenue of $300,000 in the first year
Led a team of 10 software engineers, located internationally, practicing agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban
Provided user-research, wireframes, mockups, workflows, typography, templates, logos, and usability testing for desktop and mobile
Product Operations Analyst
Mighty Cause (formerly “Razoo”) - Washington, DC (2010–2012)
Enables crowd-funding for charitable causes
Generated sales on a team of under 20 people to grow the platform from a rate of $700,000 to over $30 million in donations processed per year
Designed marketing materials to increase major clients by 5x over 1 year
Supported the design and development of the platform to serve over 4,000 nonprofits and 100,000 donors per year
U.S. Coordinator
Churches & Villages Together - Burke, VA (2008–2010)
Creates partnerships for economic development in Africa
Coordinated partnerships between church leaders in the U.S. and in Africa
Researched opportunities and reported on the status agricultural and clean water projects in Uganda
Campus Minister
Yale Students for Christ - New Haven, CT (2006–2008)
Provides counseling and service opportunities for students at Yale University
Mentored students, developed curriculum, and spoke to large groups
Developed financial partners for 2 years, raising over $60,000
Coordinated service projects in New York City, New Orleans, and East Asia