Product Design · Design Systems · AI-First Thinking
A product designer building systems teams use to ship products people love.
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2024–Present · PayPal: AI-Ready Design System
2024–Present · PayPal: Money Movement
2022–2023 · Medium: Design System
2021–2022 · Stash: Text Components
2019–2021 · Plaid: Flexible Link
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Designing Success
See how I’ve turned a decade of systems work into case studies with real, measurable outcomes.
Skills
Design Systems
Token Architecture
Naming Systems
Component APIs
Source-of-Truth Hierarchies
Product Design
Product Flows
Information Architecture
Cross-Product Consistency
Fintech UX
Responsive Design Solutions
AI Workflow
Figma Code Connect
Machine-Readable Metadata
AI-Native Documentation
Design-to-Code
Cross-Platform
Android
iOS
Web
One Consistent System
My Story
See how a decade of shipping design systems shaped the way I approach product work.
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