I am a highly driven Digital Design Leader based in New York City with over 15 years of experience in delivering exceptional design and strategy for top global brands at award-winning agencies and in-house teams.

I have extensive experience leading teams, enhancing user experiences, and managing the product design lifecycle—from planning to implementation. I excel in mentoring talent and leveraging emerging design trends. My expertise includes delivering impactful client presentations and leading design initiatives, with a strong commitment to cross-functional collaboration and elevating design excellence.

I’m a Director of Product Design at FCB Health NY in the Experience Design (XD) Department. I manage and mentor a high-performing team of Product Design Leads, Senior, Mid-Level, and Junior Designers, and oversee product design for over 15 major multi-million-dollar accounts, including Pfizer, GSK, and Novartis. I led the end-to-end design for Pfizer’s PAXLOVID DTC and HCP websites, a first-in-market antiviral medication in the COVID-19 space, from Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) through FDA approval launches and received over 6.5 million visits.

Previously, I was the Associate Creative Director, Product Design at Case Agency, where I led digital design for e-commerce sites of luxury brands, including Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty. Before that, I designed for Digitas on the American Express account, leading creative development for B2B and B2C initiatives. I was the Digital Art Director, Product Design at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts where I led website and app design. I also led design and creative direction for humanitarian projects at the United Nations, integrating mission footage from journalists, filmmakers, and producers in conflict zones and disaster areas into digital products and campaigns, including World Humanitarian Day and digital campaigns for the Syria Team.

Earlier in my career, I was the Art Director of Advertising at Penguin Random House (Knopf), where I led ad campaigns for various media, including TV, web, mobile, OOH, and social. I worked on campaigns for bestselling authors like EL James’ 50 Shades of Grey, Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol and other notable authors like Bill Clinton, Haruki Murakami and Toni Morrison.

I’ve recently been chosen as a product design mentor for the 2024 AIGA NY Mentorship Program. In this role, I help mentees advance their careers, boost their confidence, unlock their potential, and embrace leadership.

I’m actively involved with The One Club for Creativity, AIGA NY, MoMA, The Whitney, and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Outside of work, I enjoy traveling to remote locations for landscape and wildlife photography and play the cello with an orchestra in Manhattan on weekends.

TOOLS:

Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Zeplin, Miro, Mural, Neurons AI, Stark, Workfront, Ziflow, Trello, Basecamp, Jira, Notion, Office365, Keynote, Google Analytics, Google Docs

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