Designer.
Strategist.
Host.

Great design, like exceptional hospitality, transforms spaces into welcoming experiences. As designers, we craft digital environments where users feel like valued guests, anticipating their needs and ensuring their comfort. This commitment to hospitality lies at the heart of user-centered design.

Great design, like exceptional hospitality, transforms spaces into welcoming experiences. As designers, we craft digital environments where users feel like valued guests, anticipating their needs and ensuring their comfort. This commitment to hospitality lies at the heart of user-centered design.

Great design, like exceptional hospitality, transforms spaces into welcoming experiences. As designers, we craft digital environments where users feel like valued guests, anticipating their needs and ensuring their comfort. This commitment to hospitality lies at the heart of user-centered design.

My appreciation for this hospitality-driven approach was shaped by countless nights in hotels during my consulting days. The best stays weren't just about elegance - they were about anticipating needs, maintaining consistency, and delivering thoughtful service that often went unspoken, but never unnoticed. These same principles guide my design philosophy: be proactive, reliable, and user-focused.

My shift to in-house UX design stemmed from wanting deeper human connections. While consulting for large organizations was valuable, the impact often felt distant. Now at Capital One, I create digital experiences that touch people directly, making them feel valued and cared for - just as a gracious host would do for their guests.

Each project is a new opportunity to extend this digital hospitality, transforming interactions into welcoming experiences that users want to revisit time and again.

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Me (left) cohosting a popup dinner event in my other element - the kitchen

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