EXPERIENCE
Apple. Senior Product Designer
December 2019 – Present. Cupertino, CA
Gfycat. Product Design Lead
March 2016 – November 2019. Palo Alto, CA
- Head of design at an early-stage, venture-backed consumer startup; among the top 100 most visited websites in the U.S.
- Developed and implemented design strategies & product decisions; determined design priority/scope of projects & managed deliverables between myself, the design team & other stakeholders; integral in increasing Gfycat’s MAUs from 56 million to 180 million+
- Oversaw creative direction of the company; created and maintained Gfycat’s brand; designed responsive web, iOS and Android experiences, across the entire product lifecycle from ideation to execution
- Advocated for users & design best practices; presented design decisions & thoughts to stakeholders while working under tight deadlines and limited resources
- Managed a small team of designers; delegate projects & facilitate critiques
Gfycat. Design Consultant
November 2015 – March 2016. Mountain View, CA
FortyWings. Co-founder & Design Lead
July 2015 – December 2016. Sunnyvale, CA
- Key member of founding team; involved in all the major decisions of the creation of Buzz, a messaging application
- Determined MVP, created and launched iOS & Android applications, took charge of branding & marketing design
- Reached out to potential investors & tech news sites that led to a feature on Techcrunch and Apple’s Best New Apps. During the feature, Buzz hit Top Free Social Networking App (#12) and Top Free App (#48)
Tango. Product Designer
March 2014 – July 2015. Mountain View, CA
- Design lead for Core Communications (call, messaging, video), Chat Evolution, & Cleanup at a global top ten messaging application with over 300M registered users
- Collaborated with the PM lead to decide focus areas and projects; managed a team of designers and deliverables; facilitated and led design critique/alignment meeting with the entire design team; worked closely with executives, product, & engineers
Locket (acquired by Wish). Designer
June 2013 – March 2014. San Francisco, CA
- Lead designer and first hire; worked closely with CEO, co-founders, & sales exec; worked with top brands like Hershey’s, R/GA, AKQA, Lancome, M&C Saatchi, Victoria’s Secret, Interscope & Purina
EDUCATION
AWARDS & FEATURES
Our Favorites by Apple (Gfycat)
Apps & Games We Love by Apple (Gfycat)
Best New Apps by Apple (Buzz)
Say it with a Sticker by Apple (Buzz Stickers)
Best Apps of 2014 by Google (Locket)
App of the Week by Gizmodo (Locket)
AppAttack Winner 2013 by GMIC (Locket)
Bitpay Sponsor Prize @ Angelhack 2014
1st Runner-Up @ HP API Hackathon 2014
SKILLS
Design Google Material Design, Apple Human Interface Design, Responsive Web, Product Strategy/Product Management, UX Design, User Research, Prototyping, Illustration, Visual/UI Design, Messaging/Social Applications, Cross-functional Collaboration
Love to use Sketch, Affinity Designer, Zeplin, Dropbox Paper, Paper & Sharpie
Also skilled at Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver), Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Keynote, InVision, Picking Up New Tools
Working knowledge of HTML/CSS, Adobe AfterEffects, & Spoken Chinese
