I design clarity into systems that carry real weight.
Lead UX Designer based in Northern Virginia with 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity, IT operations, and data-rich enterprise platforms. I specialize in the work people don't see: the moments where a misread visualization or an unclear AI output could cost a company a deal, a customer, or worse.
How I think about the work
“Clarity isn’t a feature. It’s a responsibility.”
My approach starts with the system, not the screen. Before I think about what something looks like, I need to understand what it does, who depends on it, and what happens when it fails.
I take trust seriously, especially in AI-assisted products. When a tool surfaces analysis that people rely on for real decisions, the design of that experience has to reflect the weight of that responsibility.
Understand the system first
I don't touch the interface until I understand what the system does, who it serves, and what the cost of failure is.
Clarify mental models before adding features
The right solution is usually less — a clearer IA, a smarter default, a workflow that doesn't require explanation.
Map tradeoffs, not just requirements
I advocate for identifying risks and competing priorities before they become late-stage objections or rework.
Design for real use, not ideal conditions
Enterprise users are distracted, time-pressured, and domain-expert. I design for their actual context.
The work I'm built for
I design for high-stakes products — the kind where a confusing interface isn't just friction, it's a bad decision waiting to happen. Threat intelligence platforms, AI-powered tools, enterprise analytics. Fifteen years of technically complex work with real business consequences.
I care about outcomes. Not just usability, but adoption, retention, and whether the thing we shipped actually moved a metric. I've spent a lot of time in rooms where UX and business strategy overlap, and I'm comfortable in both.
Problems that are complex and consequential
Teams that treat design as a strategic partner
Decisions that connect user needs to business results
Collaboration across PM, engineering, and domain experts
Where I've done the work
15+ years in enterprise UX
From cybersecurity intelligence to global campaign design — complex systems, real stakes, measurable outcomes.
Tidal Cyber
Dell Technologies
ScienceLogic
IdentityGuard
Kamala Created LLC
Skills & tools
Core Skills
Tools
The person behind the portfolio
Outside of work, I'm a mom of two, a painter, a boxer, a lego builder, a foodie, a traveler, and a video game enthusiast. I survived breast cancer, which has a way of clarifying what actually matters. I make things. I always have. That's not separate from the work I do — it's the same impulse.
Painter
Oil painter working in surrealism and whatever else needs to come out. Painting slows everything down — the opposite of a sprint.
Boxer
Learning to stay calm when things move fast. The patience to get the form right isn't so different from getting the interaction right.
Gamer
Systems, strategy, storytelling — the same things I care about in product design. Also just fun.
Lego Builder
There's something satisfying about instructions that actually work. A good system, followed to completion.
Traveler & Foodie
Food is how I understand places. Travel is how I stay curious. Both make me a better designer of things for humans.