Act as the senior individual contributor responsible for design quality, system coherence, and UX strategy across multiple concurrent digital initiatives.
Own end-to-end product design for complex internal platforms, from ambiguous problem definition through implementation-ready solutions.
Lead design system strategy, including tokens, component conventions, and cross-platform usage across web, low-code, and documentation surfaces.
Serve as the escalation point for high-complexity design problems that exceed junior-level scope, while mentoring and reviewing work to raise overall quality.
Partner closely with engineering leadership to align design intent with real implementation constraints, including Next.js-based systems and low-code platforms.
Owned the full product design process while collaborating cross-functionally with engineering and key business stakeholders to ensure development remained consistent with client expectations.
Spearheaded the design of a product that won our firm an award from LegalWeek for Innovation in Knowledge Management, gaining an inventor credit on the subsequent patent in the process.
Created a scaleable workflow for new project intake with a comprehensive process for identifying key acceptance criteria and user stories, documenting for future reference.
Led the development of a comprehensive design system in Figma, enhancing visual quality and setting design standards across the organization.
Implemented best practices for wireframing, creating mockups, component organization, and prototyping, ensuring consistent and high-quality design outputs.
Transformed vague instructions into concrete products, effectively presenting designs and responding to feedback through rapid, iterative prototyping.
Founded Chainlift, a design systems–focused product studio exploring scalable UI architecture, design tokens, and system governance.
Designed and shipped LiftKit, an open-source UI framework emphasizing visual consistency, accessibility, and developer-aligned design systems.
Operated as principal individual contributor across product definition, system design, and execution, from zero-to-one concepts through implementation-ready systems.
Partnered closely with engineers to translate design intent into real-world constraints using React and Next.js.
Established reusable system documentation, conventions, and tooling adopted by an open-source contributor community (1,900+ GitHub stars).