I've spent 4 years at Pinterest on Design Innovations – the team that keeps Pinterest Pinteresty. Half the job – deciding what Pinterest should feel like five years from now. Other half – being the expert other teams call when something feels off.

I tend to follow a problem beyond the original brief. At Pinterest, an assignment to fix motion bugs led me to propose and build a shared motion foundation. I wrote the principles and guidance, worked with engineers on implementation, and helped other designers use it.

Before Pinterest, I worked on VOCHI, an AI-powered video-editing app. I developed a text effect and defined its controls, input behavior, and defaults within the existing editor. It became the app’s most-saved effect on iOS.

I like getting close to implementation. I prototype in code and work through details with engineers, because that’s often where I discover what a design needs to change. The kind of understanding that doesn't fit in a handoff doc.

Outside work, I draw, make collages, animate, shoot film, and sing. I make things for the joy of it. Mountains whenever possible.