Dynamic Thinker
Staff product designer & Inventor with over 14 years of experience.
Leading GenAI, Expression, and Growth at Google.
7+ Patents. Webby Award Winner.
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Experiences
2024 - 2025
Android Input (GenAI & Future Platforms)
Design Lead (Expressive Input Program)
Directed the UX narrative and multi-year roadmap for GenAI expression, achieving POR (Plan of Record) sign-off for generative features through 2026.
Led design for Meme and Sticker generation, successfully launching the Pixel Studio sticker tab (Dec ’24) and validating GenAI UX for Google I/O 2025.
Partnered with Gemini, Labs, and Pixel Studio teams to define image/sticker generation frameworks across the Google ecosystem.
2018 - 2024
Expression & Gboard Ecosystem
Senior Interaction Designer
Directed design efforts for a flagship messaging ecosystem reaching 1.5B+ global DAUs.
Led core UX for the "Emoji Kitchen" program, architecting a novel methodology for expressive communication allowing users to browse and share from 100k+ unique sticker combinations.
Launched the "Zero State Access Bar," driving an 83% increase in non-emoji sharing traffic and a 139% increase in settings access.
Influenced the FOFU (First Open First Use) framework, resulting in a 34.6% increase in shares from universal stickers and GIFs.
Led the "BC25 Premium" initiative to build scalable systems for large form factors (Foldables/Tablets), resolving years of design debt.
2015 - 2018
Google Podcasts & Search Platforms
Product Designer
Directed UX for the Android app, achieving +186% DAU growth and a 400% increase in daily listen time (2M+ minutes) over 18 months.
Doubled the impact of Podcasts in Search (reaching ~10% of all Podcasts DAU) by launching cross-device syncing and Sleep Timer features.
2014 - 2015
Joyride
Lead Product Designer (Founding Team)
Led end-to-end product design and strategy, resulting in the company’s acquisition by Google in 2015 to bolster Android’s audio ecosystem.
Adapted the mobile-first architecture for the automotive context, launching Joyride as a foundational podcasting partner for the Android Auto debut.
Established the company’s design system and led the successful launch of a responsive marketplace for podcast monetization.
July 2011 – Jan 2014
Pimco
UX Designer
Redesigned deep-level user interfaces for Portfolio Managers, optimizing high-frequency financial workflows.
Designed "Voyager," PIMCO’s first iOS app, featuring offline data caching for thousands of funds.
The Webby Awards
Apps & Software - Services & Utilities 2017
Integrated Search Interface
Google • 2020
Defined the core interaction model for accessing Google Search directly within a virtual keyboard (Gboard).
Predictive Input Generation
Google • 2019
A system for generating context-aware input suggestions and next-word predictions based on user intent.
Content Suggestion Engine
Google • 2019
Logic for suggesting rich media (GIFs/Stickers) based on conversational context.
Gesture Input Correction
Google • 2018
Novel methods for error correction during continuous glide typing.