End-to-end Product Designer · currently at Ford

Designing clarity into complex systems.

I design whole products, not just screens — from strategy and research to UX, UI, design systems and launch. 12 years shaping high-stakes products in banking, finance, healthcare, construction and automotive.

Currently: Product Designer at Ford — High Risk Material, PII Protection, Restricted Party Screening & Supply Chain Risk.

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12 Yrsexperience
7companies
30+enterprise products
FordOracleAvanadeVirtusaGrouponAmazon

Selected case studies

Each one follows the whole product: the business problem, the research, the decisions, the design and what changed after launch.

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Wacho — Drive Safe project
Wacho — Drive Safe · Road safety

Wacho: a road-safety app and 24/7 Command Center, built end to end with Claude AI

I took Wacho from an idea to a working Android app, a live Command Center and a cloud backend, in closed testing on Google Play. I owned the product, the design and every decision; Claude AI was my engineering partner for code, tests, reviews and launch steps.

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The complete product, end to end

I own the whole journey — from the first business question to a shipped product that is measured and improved.

  1. 01

    Product strategy & vision

    Business goals, success metrics, roadmap and priorities — aligned with stakeholders up to C-level.

  2. 02

    Discovery & research

    Users, markets and data: interviews, journey maps, usability tests and expert assessments.

  3. 03

    UX & UI design

    Information architecture, flows, interaction and visual design across web, mobile and tablet.

  4. 04

    Design systems

    Components, patterns and guidelines that keep big products consistent as teams grow.

  5. 05

    Prototype & validate

    Clickable prototypes tested early, so decisions rest on evidence, not opinion.

  6. 06

    Delivery, launch & measure

    Working with engineering through build and release, then measuring results and improving.

Let's talk about your next product.

Open to senior and lead product design roles, new product builds, and research collaborations.