Case Studies
From Scattered Onboarding to Day One: Confident New Hires in Half the Time
Scattered, manager-owned onboarding versions left new hires knowing only their own team's way of working. After consolidating, it was rebuilt as a single day-one experience in Figma with all relevant resources.
From Scattered Onboarding to Day One: Confident New Hires in Half the Time
Scattered, manager-owned onboarding versions left new hires knowing only their own team's way of working. After consolidating, it was rebuilt as a single day-one experience in Figma with all relevant resources.
Time to confidence
3 to 6 mo
from 6 to 9+
Onboarding
Day-one experience
Accessibility: A Design-First Standard
From hands-on voice features in messaging to a low-vision evaluation that settled a navigation decision, I treated accessibility as part of the design, not a final check.
From Scattered Onboarding to Day One: Confident New Hires in Half the Time
Scattered, manager-owned onboarding versions left new hires knowing only their own team's way of working. After consolidating, it was rebuilt as a single day-one experience in Figma with all relevant resources.
Time to confidence
3 to 6 mo
from 6 to 9+
Onboarding
Day-one experience
Setting a North Star for Mobile
I wrote the vision and principles for the PlayStation mobile program, then built the structure that let designers act on them without waiting on me.
From Scattered Onboarding to Day One: Confident New Hires in Half the Time
Scattered, manager-owned onboarding versions left new hires knowing only their own team's way of working. After consolidating, it was rebuilt as a single day-one experience in Figma with all relevant resources.
Time to confidence
3 to 6 mo
from 6 to 9+
Onboarding
Day-one experience
Building a Feedback Culture That Stuck
I made critique a safe, regular habit on my team, and our team-health scores on feedback and action-taking rose with it.
From Scattered Onboarding to Day One: Confident New Hires in Half the Time
Scattered, manager-owned onboarding versions left new hires knowing only their own team's way of working. After consolidating, it was rebuilt as a single day-one experience in Figma with all relevant resources.
Time to confidence
3 to 6 mo
from 6 to 9+
Onboarding
Day-one experience
Prototyping in Code: A Monthly AI Beta Loop
I brought AI prototyping into our release rhythm, so design and engineering built in parallel and real users tested small releases every month.
From Scattered Onboarding to Day One: Confident New Hires in Half the Time
Scattered, manager-owned onboarding versions left new hires knowing only their own team's way of working. After consolidating, it was rebuilt as a single day-one experience in Figma with all relevant resources.
Time to confidence
3 to 6 mo
from 6 to 9+
Onboarding
Day-one experience
Growing Designers at Every Level
From apprentices to staff designers, I built the paths, plans, and coaching that helped people grow, on my team and well beyond it.
From Scattered Onboarding to Day One: Confident New Hires in Half the Time
Scattered, manager-owned onboarding versions left new hires knowing only their own team's way of working. After consolidating, it was rebuilt as a single day-one experience in Figma with all relevant resources.
Time to confidence
3 to 6 mo
from 6 to 9+
Onboarding
Day-one experience
Protecting the Team’s Capacity
I planned my team’s work with room to breathe and set realistic timelines with partners, so designers could do their best work without dropping commitments.
From Scattered Onboarding to Day One: Confident New Hires in Half the Time
Scattered, manager-owned onboarding versions left new hires knowing only their own team's way of working. After consolidating, it was rebuilt as a single day-one experience in Figma with all relevant resources.
Time to confidence
3 to 6 mo
from 6 to 9+
Onboarding
Day-one experience
Keeping Design’s Seat at the Table
On a partner-built streaming experience, I clarified design’s role on console and gave my designer the clarity to do great work.
From Scattered Onboarding to Day One: Confident New Hires in Half the Time
Scattered, manager-owned onboarding versions left new hires knowing only their own team's way of working. After consolidating, it was rebuilt as a single day-one experience in Figma with all relevant resources.
Time to confidence
3 to 6 mo
from 6 to 9+
Onboarding
Day-one experience
Turning a Disagreement into an Experiment
When design and product disagreed on a navigation change, I proposed testing it instead of debating it, with productization as the goal.
From Scattered Onboarding to Day One: Confident New Hires in Half the Time
Scattered, manager-owned onboarding versions left new hires knowing only their own team's way of working. After consolidating, it was rebuilt as a single day-one experience in Figma with all relevant resources.
Time to confidence
3 to 6 mo
from 6 to 9+
Onboarding
Day-one experience
Holding the Bar Before Handoff
From apprentices to staff designers, I built the paths, plans, and coaching that helped people grow, on my team and well beyond it.
From Scattered Onboarding to Day One: Confident New Hires in Half the Time
Scattered, manager-owned onboarding versions left new hires knowing only their own team's way of working. After consolidating, it was rebuilt as a single day-one experience in Figma with all relevant resources.
Time to confidence
3 to 6 mo
from 6 to 9+
Onboarding
Day-one experience
Making Sign-Up Feel Simple
My team reworked account creation to remove dead ends, ask only for what’s needed, and make sign-in more secure.
From Scattered Onboarding to Day One: Confident New Hires in Half the Time
Scattered, manager-owned onboarding versions left new hires knowing only their own team's way of working. After consolidating, it was rebuilt as a single day-one experience in Figma with all relevant resources.
Time to confidence
3 to 6 mo
from 6 to 9+
Onboarding
Day-one experience