About me.
My personal philosophy has always been to seek out the broadest perspectives, diversify my thinking, and develop a versatile skillset. This, combined with my dream to design products that solve the needs of many and inspire people across the world to live healthier, happier lives, led me to pursue my B.S. in Nanomedicine Engineering and my M.S. in Engineering Design Innovation. My passion is in design strategy and my heart is at the intersection of healthcare, human-centered design, and business innovation.
I am currently reimagining the healthcare space at Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices, particularly in the orthopedic space spanning physical and digital solutions across the full end-to-end care continuum. Prior to J&J, my experience was primarily with start-ups in a variety of industries, building principles of agility, adaptability, and external focus.
Education
Northwestern University
M.S. Engineering Design and Innovation | 2017
University of Virginia
McIntire Business Institute Certificate | 2016
B.S. Nanomedicine Engineering | 2015
Minor in Biomedical Engineering
Minor in Materials Science & Engineering
LearnUI by Erik Kennedy Certification
Experience
Elevance Health (Present)
Experience Integration Director
Sr. Strategist
Johnson & Johnson, DePuy Synthes
Assistant Designer - Industrial Design Human Factors
GenerationNOW - Global Start-Up Mindset Core Team
GenerationNOW - North America Communications Lead
Medtronic | Biomedical Engineer Summer Associate
UVa Surgical Innovation Lab | Product Designer
LumaCyte | Biomedical Engineer and Product Marketer
KiraKira | Part-time Head of Engineering
Mobell Muscle | Part-time design consultant
Freelance design consultant | Self Employed
Core Skills
Design to business strategy (e.g., competitive benchmarking & analysis, lighthouse envisioning)
UX & UI Design (Figma, XD, storyboards, user flows, journey maps, wireframes, clickable prototypes, service blueprints, personas, etc.)
Multidisciplinary, Global Collaboration
Animation & Video Production (After Effects, Premiere)
Illustration (Illustrator, Photoshop, Procreate)
Human-centered design methodologies
Research & Synthesis (e.g.,data visualization)
Visual Storytelling (e.g., information communication)
Teaching & Mentoring
Where it all began.
From an early age, I always loved drawing character portraits from shows, video games & movies that I grew up watching or playing. I’m blessed to be able to now integrate this creative outlet into my day to day, from storyboarding lighthouse visions to the designing of products. Below are a few of the many I’ve drawn over the years.
