PROFILE

Reliable, empathetic, and adaptable Senior UX/UI/Product Designer with 20+ years of experience crafting intuitive, user-centered experiences that drive adoption and business results. I prioritize clear, respectful communication and seamlessly adapt to team dynamics and project needs-whether leading initiatives, mentoring designers, or bridging design, product, and engineering. Open to new opportunities. View some sample work.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior UX/Product Designer - Stealth Startup (Contract)

Mar 2026 - present • Milford, MA

• Providing design critique for health-related product currently in concept testing.
• Creating and iterating on application prototypes to test hypothesis and concepts to refine the vision with qualified user-centered critique to ensure the best outcomes.

Senior UX Designer - UKG (Contract)

Jan 2025 - Mar 2026 • Lowell, MA

• Developed AI-driven, agent-assisted, and conversational agent interfaces for Workforce Management (HR People Assist), delivering 85% improvement in user efficiency gains and 60% faster task completion via redesigned Figma flows, wireframes, Ignite components, user testing, and fully interactive prototypes.
• Created and updated design system components to improve user experiences.
• Implemented Agentic methodologies to speed application prototyping for quicker user test and to serve as reference source of truth for engineering during hand-off.

Principal UX, Product Designer - Bose Corporation (Global R&D)

2021 - 2024 | Framingham, MA

• Led UX/UI research and design, developing and maintaining design systems, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes using Figma, iOS, QT/QML, and web technologies in order to fuel increased product innovation and user satisfaction.
• Boosted customer satisfaction by 50% for features and onboarding through iterative usability testing, qualitative/quantitative user research, and rapid prototyping.
• Collaborated in Agile environments with Engineering and PMs.
• Awarded 9 design patents.
• Designed and prototyped the Bose VideoWave user interface and remote control.
• Created and presented new concepts for future product roadmaps and feature sets by leading concept projects and collaborating on active projects.

Senior UX and Concept Designer - Bose Corporation (Global R&D)

2005 - 2021 | Framingham, MA

• Led UX/UI design for consumer electronics, products by creating design systems, wireframes, user flows, vision videos, and high-fidelity prototypes.
• Improved user satisfaction 60-85% across multiple mobile and embedded software features via usability testing, research, and iteration.
• Collaborated with internal and external development groups using Agile workflows in order to get concepts from 0 to 1 in their lifecycle.
• Collaborated with user research and the design department to develop testing tools and information gathering applications to improve user-centered designs.
• Repeatedly recognized with internal rewards and awards for exceptional design leadership and innovation within Bose Automotive, Bose Professional, and Bose R&D.
• Mentored junior R&D product designers.

Digital Experiences and Messaging Interface Designer - Convoq/Applied Messaging Startup

2001 - 2005 | Boston, MA

• Designed (UX and UI) and implemented the front end of a novel business messenger service as early interactive web/messaging experiences.
• Worked with engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of design elements into the final product (Convoq ASAP).

Graphic Print Designer - Quest Fore, Vance Wright Adams, Kohlbrenner

1994 - 2001 | Pittsburgh, PA

• Designed annual reports, catalogs, brochures, corporate identities, posters, and other print materials.
• Attended meetings with clients to discuss design requirements and provide updates on project progress.
• Responsible for press checks and final proofing of all print materials.
• Designed digital interfaces for Ford Motor training material.

EDUCATION

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
1994 | Edinboro, PA

Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design, with a minor in Art History.
University of Michigan - UX Design Certificate (2023)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SOFT SKILLS

HOBBIES

Passionate about the history of ancient civilizations, oil painting, and winemaking.