Staff / Principal Product Designer

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Designer and design technologist with 20+ years across product design and front-end. Crafting and building design systems, token pipelines, and coded prototypes that carry design intent cleanly into engineering. Recent work centers on AI-assisted prototyping and internal tooling that help teams move faster and ship with more confidence.

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Proficiencies

  • Design Systems
  • Design Tokens
  • Interaction Design
  • Figma
  • HTML
  • CSS/SCSS
  • JavaScript
  • Version Control (Git)
  • Design-to-Code Prototyping
  • AI-Assisted Workflows
  • a11y, WCAG 2.1
  • Cross-functional Collaboration

Work experience

hobbs.design, Independent Practice · Apr 2020 to present

Principal Designer

  • Leading a UI and design-systems modernization for an enterprise SaaS platform: a token-based Figma component library plus rebuilt navigation and record views.
  • Building the design-to-code workflow and coded prototypes (HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript) that carry design intent into engineering as working reference, not static specs.
  • Using AI-assisted tooling for prototyping and code scaffolding to speed exploration and cut repetitive build work.
  • Co-founded a real-estate tech startup and architected its theme-able, IDX-capable design system for a headless-CMS platform serving independent agents and brokerages.
  • Led end-to-end design for a white-label financial onboarding platform, cutting abandonment ~12% with a clearer flow and better in-context feedback.

McGraw Hill Education · Dec 2022 to Dec 2024

Senior User Experience Designer

  • Co-led design for a large-scale education platform used by teachers nationwide, improving content discovery and workflow clarity in complex, multi-step experiences.
  • Simplified how educators navigate and access instructional materials, reducing friction in content-heavy workflows.
  • Partnered with product, engineering, and academic teams to align direction and deliver usable, scalable solutions.
  • Drove accessibility improvements aligned with WCAG 2.1, ensuring inclusive and compliant experiences across products.

Union Home Mortgage · Apr 2021 to Dec 2022

Senior Product Designer

  • Built a UI kit and design system for a team of primarily backend engineers: atomic components, a shared grid and type scale, and a color palette checked against WCAG 2.0 4.5:1 contrast, so the system was something the team could rely on, not interpret.
  • Designed complex internal-facing workflows that improved user efficiency in high-stakes financial interactions.
  • Reduced user errors by introducing decision prompts and clearer guidance at sensitive steps.
  • Optimized direct-to-consumer funnels and self-service flows to improve acquisition and completion rates.

Robots & Pencils · Dec 2018 to Apr 2020

Senior Product Designer

  • Led UX/UI for 0→1 product launches in fintech and edtech, focusing on usability, accessibility, and interface clarity.
  • Delivered wireframes, prototypes, and specifications to agile teams, ensuring high design fidelity in implementation.
  • Mentored client teams, improving design process maturity and cross-functional collaboration.

OZY Media · Jan 2018 to Dec 2018

Design Director

  • Increased user engagement 30% through improved content experiences and targeted product design initiatives.
  • Directed design across web and iOS platforms, improving usability and interaction quality.
  • Partnered with advertising teams to create integrated experiences that increased brand engagement and revenue.

CBS Interactive (now Paramount+) · Feb 2011 to Jan 2018

Lead UX/UI Designer & Art Director

  • Directed UX and visual design for CNET News, contributing to 10x user growth through iterative feature development and A/B testing.
  • Increased ad-driven revenue 25% by designing reusable editorial components and improving content interaction.
  • Improved content discovery and engagement across web and mobile platforms.
  • Established design standards across properties, improving consistency and scalability.

Professional Photographers of America · Sep 2006 to Feb 2011

Senior Designer

  • Increased membership 20%, to 20,000+, through targeted marketing and product design initiatives.
  • Designed digital and physical experiences supporting member engagement and growth.

Education

Art Institute of Colorado

BS, Graphic Design

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