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Zola

Online Wedding Planning Platform • New York, New York (Remote)

2021 – Present

Director of Product Design

Player-coach driving strategy and execution for Zola’s core web experience and native mobile apps, and a team of 2–5 direct reports Supported and led initiatives focused on user conversion and cross-selling across the Zola ecosystem

Led a comprehensive dashboard revamp, driving a 27% increase in added registry products, a 16% boost in vendor inquiries, and a 4% rise in cross-conversion

Owned end-to-end design efforts for a project which resulted in a 20% increase in website publish rate

Piloted my team through distilling ambiguous, complex user and business challenges into design solutions that emphasized scale, efficiency, and value

Led and collaboratively refined design team initiatives such as design system documentation and AI investigation, increasing efficiency and reducing time dedicated to design debt

Helped scale the team from 6 to 13, drove various team-building activities, and refined interviewing, onboarding and performance evaluation processes

Through one-on-one mentorship and team-wide reviews, advocated for system-level design thinking, prioritizing UX improvement, and reinforcing design principles and standards

2020 – 2021

Product Design Lead

Lead designer for Zola’s native iOS and Android apps in a collaborative, fast-paced startup environment

Bose

Premium Connected Audio Equipment • Framingham, Massachusetts

2020 – 2021

Digital Product Design Lead

Lead designer supporting Bose Music and Bose Connect

Conceptualized a comprehensive in-app messaging strategy, partnered with marketing and served as key design stakeholder to execute

Conducted research and integrated data-driven findings to improve product onboarding and other complex product experiences

Key contributor to internal process and toolset development, including design system efforts, design QA, and more

Mentored and contributed to growth of teammates through educational initiatives

Partnered with and balanced the needs of cross functional partners such as product management, engineering, QA, technical writers, customer support, legal, and others

Core member of hiring team for product design

2017 – 2020

Senior Digital Product Designer

Lead for Bose Connect app design team

Key contributor to the software experiences for products such as the Portable Home Speaker and Sleepbuds

Partnered with various cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional hardware and software experiences

MeYou Health

Employee Well-Being Platform • Boston, Massachusetts

2016 – 2017

Product Designer

Modernized and redesigned the native app and responsive web experiences for multiple sub-branded well-being products

Partnered with product management, content creators, and other cross-functional partners to conceptualize and execute meaningful refinements to responsive web apps and native apps

Developed an understanding of game mechanics and the psychology of behavior change to improve engagement

Delighted and engaged users with illustration, motion, and results-driven experiences

American Well

Leading Telehealth Platform • Boston, Massachusetts

2014 – 2016

Senior Visual Designer

Owned digital applications for healthcare providers and patients across desktop, mobile, watch, and kiosk platforms

Identified inefficiencies and spearheaded initiatives to improve the design process, including developing a component library and modernizing the design toolset

Collaborated with cross-functional teams on websites, native applications, and presentations

Isobar

Digital Experience Agency • Boston, Massachusetts

2011 – 2014

Visual Designer

Brainstormed, designed, and presented innovative design solutions for Fidelity, HBO, Harvard University, Comedy Central, adidas, and others

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