UX Design and Strategy

I’m a UX thinker who uses the Socratic method to spark curiosity, align teams, and bring value. I create products, websites, and apps that deliver delight, loyalty, and results. From rooms of 10 to audiences of 50 million, I turn insights into experiences that stick.

Resume

User Experience and User Interface Designer, Xcel Energy

May 2022-Current

• Pioneered UX across enterprise-scale products, reaching ~60 million users across diverse demographics

• Championed human-centered, accessible design—ensuring WCAG and ADA compliance throughout digital experiences

• Collaborated cross-functionally on budgeting, legal, usability, infrastructure, software development, and design—balancing form, function, and empathy for diverse stakeholders

• Empowered stakeholders, managers, and individual contributors using the Socratic method to drive alignment, foster curiosity, and build shared understanding

• Led end-to-end design processes using Figma and user research—translating insights into scalable, intuitive solutions

• Improved accessibility compliance score by 30% through audits, inclusive design systems, and organizational advocacy

UX Designer, Golden Peak Media

September 2020 – April 2022

• Promoted from Intern to Staff

• Designed and maintained 6 websites (8M+ users, 30K+ subscribers) while learning through multiple roles on a cross-functional team of ~8

• Guided, researched, and implemented subscription membership programs focused on engagement and user-generated content (UGC)

• Navigated budgets, royalties, tech workflows, and content legalities to ensure smooth, compliant production and delivery

• Contributed across formats—print, digital, podcast, public TV, streaming, in-person, web, mobile, and educational platforms

• Created experiences that balanced usability, storytelling, and business goals across diverse media environments

Visual Art Teacher, Boulder and Adams 12 Schools

May 2015-May 2020

• Led district-wide and school-based arts programs, balancing classroom responsibilities with strategic initiatives for 600 students a year

• Cultivated data-based feedback cycles with students and district stakeholders to improve engagement and success rates

• Partnered with school leaders, parents, and students—building trust and shared accountability across learning communities to combine art and general ed best practices

• Motivated and empowered disengaged parents of struggling students, creating pathways for involvement and advocacy

• Designed and managed inclusive, human-centered learning environments that adapt to student needs and foster long-term growth

My Skills.

UX/UI Skills

• User Interface Design
• User Experience Design
• Human-Centered-Design
• Agile
• Strategy
• WCAG/Accessibility
• Development Languages
• Product Lifecycles
• Content Marketing Strategy
• User Generated Content
• Stake Holder Relations
• Scaling
• Information Architecture
• User Research
• Wireframing
• Prototyping
• Usability Testing

Tech Skills

• Figma Enterprise
• Adobe Creative Cloud
• Miro
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Ai
• Google analytics
• Hardwares
• Marketing and Customer Relationship Management Softwares
• HR Softwares

Soft Skills

• Ability to challenge teams AND leaders
• Communication
• English, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew, French-ish
• Psychology of Motivation
• Team Empowerment
• Teaching
• Learning
• Growing
• Creative Problem Solving
• Iterative Personality
• Love of learning

extra

stuff

Family

I am a mom of a 4 year old boy!

Hiking

I enjoy a good walk in nature.

Yoga

If I’m going to exercise, I do something I love.

Fine Art

Once an artist, always an artist.