ux/ui designer
I design where the stakes are high and the systems are complex. Fintech, mortgage, AI-native products — built for the humans using them today and the agents navigating them tomorrow.
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Case studies from fintech, enterprise, and AI-powered products.
AI-Powered Loan Review Platform
Designed an AI-powered data validation platform that cut mortgage loan review time by 63%, serving 150+ daily active users with smart flagging and confidence scoring.
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Scaling for Growth: Multi-Tenant Order Management Platform
A strategic product design case study showcasing rapid iteration, collaborative discovery, and scalable architecture that grew from 25-50 monthly orders to over 18,000.
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Invisible AI: Mortgage Prequalification That Feels Human
Designed a conversational AI prequalification flow for a mortgage lender where users never realize they're talking to a bot. Built the retention strategy across a 5-day session arc, milestone system, and three white-label design systems.
View Case StudyWhere I've Designed
Each role includes the real story behind the bullet points — including what went wrong and what I learned.
Mortgage Fintech Company
Senior Product Designer → Design Lead
- •Leading design for mortgage origination platform serving 50K+ monthly applicants
- •Pioneered agent-first design principles for pre-approval and rate comparison flows
- •Reduced application drop-off by 34% through rapid prototyping and user testing
- •Built and mentor team of 4 product designers
The real story: I joined when design was an afterthought. Products like TaaS (Title as a Service) and our Data Validation platform had shipped without meaningful design input — and it showed. These failures taught me the most important lesson of my career: the fastest path to a great product isn't skipping design — it's frontloading it.
I've since transformed how we work: prototypes reach real users within 48 hours, and design is now at the table from Day 1.
Redesigning Pre-Approval for Humans & Agents
How I reduced pre-approval time from 20 minutes to 4 minutes while making the flow navigable by AI agents.
Coming SoonFintech Startup
Product Designer
- •First design hire; built design system from scratch serving 3 product lines
- •Designed onboarding flow that increased activation by 52%
- •Shipped 12 major features in 18 months with 2-week sprint cycles
The real story: This is where I learned to move fast. No research team, no design system, just me and a lot of ambiguity. I made plenty of mistakes — shipped features nobody used, over-polished things that didn't matter. But I also learned that speed creates learning. The more I shipped, the better my judgment became.
My Design Philosophy
Principles that guide how I approach every project and challenge.
Agent-First Design
In 2026, AI agents are your first users. I design interfaces legible to machines AND humans: semantic structure, API-first architecture, graceful human-agent handoffs.
Solutions-First Process
Build fast, learn fast. 48-hour prototype windows and 2-week design cycles. Ship solutions, then refine based on real user behavior.
Product Trio+ Framework
Design, Engineering, and Product working in continuous discovery, not sequential handoffs. Collaborative problem-solving from day one.
Data-Driven Decisions
Every design decision backed by user research, analytics, and measurable business outcomes. No gut-feeling design.
Is This a Good Fit?
Transparent about where I thrive — and what I look for in my next team.
Great Fit
- Fintech / mortgage industry
- Scaling 0→1 products
- Rapid iteration environments
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Complex B2B enterprise systems
- Teams valuing agent-first thinking
Can Adapt
- Enterprise with agile pockets
- Hybrid research/execution roles
- Established design systems needing evolution
- Remote-first or hybrid teams
What I'm Looking For
- A real seat at the product table
- Access to users and research
- Teams that ship, then refine
- Design as strategic partner
