Experience

WonderRush AI

Remote (Part Time)

Architect and developer on a stealth startup backed by a world-renowned investor and led by veteran engineers, focused on improving the speed, reliability, and accuracy of large language model systems. The company operates at the intersection of AI systems, tooling, and scalable product infrastructure.

Vercept AI

Remote (Part Time)

Architect, Designer, and Developer of Vy — the computer interface of the future from Vercept: a macOS-native, visual‑first AI layer that transforms screen content into action, enabling users to control their computer by intent rather than clicks and shortcuts.

• Architected a modular SwiftUI application with multi-window support, resizable sidebars, and native macOS UI behaviors — including animated transitions, drag gestures, hover effects, and custom cursor states for a polished and responsive desktop experience.
• Built a real-time multi-stream session service using Combine and async/await, enabling simultaneous conversations and reactive updates.
• Led product strategy end-to-end — defining user workflows, designing interaction models, prototyping ideas, and iterating quickly to improve clarity and usability.
• Established architectural foundations including MVVM, routing, and service layers to ensure scalability, testability, and code clarity.

Lululemon Athletica

Remote

Developer on Guest App, Lululemon's main e-commerce app, responsible for improving the mobile shopping experience for their 30+ million users per month and $1+ billion in revenue per year.

• Established and executed a new Design System (Flow) in Figma and SwiftUI, improving feature velocity, design consistency, and team collaboration.
• Collaborated with Designers and Product Managers to deliver app features in Swift and SwiftUI, adhering to MVC and MVVM patterns for maintainability and scalability.
• Mentored iOS developers, increasing SwiftUI adoption, boosting developer velocity, and enhancing productivity and code quality.
• Spearheaded development of "Early Access" features, implementing network services, fraud prevention, deeplinks, analytics, and custom animations for improved functionality and user experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in SwiftUI and iOS technologies, including Combine, WidgetKit, Async/Await and advanced animation/transition APIs, creating smooth and engaging user interactions.
• Conducted code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices, optimized performance, and high-quality code.
• Implemented testing strategies (unit tests, integration tests, UI automation) with XCTest and XCUITest, ensuring application reliability throughout the development lifecycle.

Mozaic.io

Chicago, IL

Led the product strategy and execution for Mozaic, a payments startup backed by Volition Capital, Google Ventures, and others, focused on empowering creators with a global split payment platform. Drove user growth, engagement, and revenue by delivering seamless, intelligent payment experiences.

• Architected a backend framework for multi-agent AI coordination using Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling LLM-driven agents to specialize in splits, payments, and financial insights.
• Defined and executed the product roadmap, aligning innovation with business goals to enhance user experience, platform scalability, and feature velocity.
• Managed end-to-end feature development, from ideation to launch, balancing speed, quality, and long-term architecture.
• Established and iterated on KPI-driven strategies to improve retention, conversion, and engagement, leveraging insights from user behavior and transaction data.
• Led cross-functional collaboration between design, engineering, and data teams to deliver intuitive mobile experiences tailored to creator workflows.
• Conducted user research and A/B testing to refine features and drive continuous improvement in creator-facing tools.
• Partnered with engineering to integrate AI-powered features such as smart fraud detection, real-time payment recommendations, and automated financial reporting.
• Introduced experimentation and analytics frameworks powered by LLMs to enable personalized, context-aware decisions in the product experience.

DesignCar (Porsche Digital Spinout)

San Jose, CA

Founder of a free-to-play hypercasual mobile game that challenged players to design their favorite vehicles with specific design requirements while providing OEMs with interesting player insights.

• Raised $3 Million+ in funding to develop the game with internal and external support.
• Managed an interdisciplinary team of 15+ designers, product managers, and engineers to create the MVP and develop new features for scale.
• Developed GTM strategy and delivered ad campaigns (primarily Facebook Ads) with less than $1.00 CPI, growing the install base from 0 to 300k+ downloads in less than 6 months.
• Established licensing with major OEMs, including Lamborghini, Bentley, VW, Porsche, Jaguar, Land Rover, Honda, Nissan, Acura and more.
• Established partnerships with brands for sponsorships and product placements, including BBS, Turo, Porsche Drive, Le Car, Rally, and more.
• Envisioned an NFT strategy for Web 3.0 and integration of NFT mechanics into core game loops.

Porsche Digital

San Jose, CA

Entrepreneur-in-residence focused on identifying emerging trends (Health & Wellness, Media & Entertainment, Financial Tech & NFTs) and leading cross-functional teams to launch products from concept to MVP and beyond.

• Raised $7 Million+ in funding to take new innovative digital products and services to market.
• Owned products leading their development as would a general manager/co-founder/owner.
• Identified strategic opportunities for growth adjacent to Porsche core business.
• Performed market validation and developed business cases to raise investment for new opportunities.
• Led researchers, designers, and engineers to take new product ideas from concept to market, influencing collaboration while holding all sides accountable.
• Defined product roadmaps for products in digital space, developed success metrics, and set expectations continuously with all stakeholders.

Fjord - Design and Innovation from Accenture Interactive

Chicago, IL

Established people-centric business strategies for our clients, fusing the practices of design and strategy to structure the business impact of design at a strategic, operational, and organizational level.

• Led business design activities, including client workshops, stakeholder interviews, business intelligence gathering, creative brainstorms, roadmapping, visioning, and KPI development.
• Managed business design relationships with partners and clients.
• Drove overall business point of view and guided others in the process of research and synthesis.
• Guided the project and acted as a liaison to the greater organization and clients to ensure all business needs and expectations are met.
• Produced business design deliverables at the project and account level, and provided business design coaching to the wider design team in project and business development contexts, overseeing the work of the team.

Fjord - Design and Innovation from Accenture Interactive

Chicago, IL

Led the creation of products, programs, and services by putting the human at the center of the experience and advocating for the customer throughout the design process.

• Uncovered user needs through design research, developed deep insights through research synthesis, generated concepts, and crafted how people will interact with the products and services we designed.
• Participated in and led Service & Interaction Design activities, including client workshops, user interviews, creative brainstorms, journey-mapping, and more.
• Explained and discussed design decisions eloquently, accounting for business and technical impact, and gave design feedback.
• Owned and Managed Service & Interaction Design activities at the project level including Service Blueprinting, Wireframing, Prototyping and Design System Management.
• Contributed and led the communication of research findings, conceptual ideas, detailed design, and design rationale both verbally and visually.
• Became a design ambassador, attending and helping to plan studio and community events, workshops, and conferences.

Sidley Austin

Chicago, IL

TriPoints Consulting

Chicago, IL