Bio
I would have hated being an accountant.
Yet there I was as a college freshman, planning to major in accounting. After one day of calculus, I thought, there’s got to be another way, and I dropped it for a drawing studio. That felt like the right path for me back then. Still does.
After beginning my design career specializing in exhibition graphics, I eagerly started my own business just hoping to earn a living on my own terms. I ended up doing that and much more, shutting it down in November 2019 to complete a rewarding but draining 22-year run.
After a period of reevaluation, I pivoted to pursue a type of design that’s more about functional problem-solving than visuals, and discovered a real passion for this type of work in the civic tech space. I’m now the Director of UX at eSimplicity and an HCD team lead, helping Medicare service providers improve quality.