Design doesn’t end at the edge of a screen. As designers, we have a responsibility to imagine the full experience before, during, and after someone interacts with our product. It means thinking not just about screens, but about people, moments, and context. It also means challenging binary thinking. When faced with Option A or B, we ask: what’s Option C? Innovation often lives in the unexpected.
Great design doesn’t happen in isolation. The best solutions emerge when diverse minds come together. Collaboration fuels creativity, reveals blind spots, and makes our work more inclusive and impactful. It’s not just about working with other designers, it’s about reaching beyond disciplines to find insights in engineering, support, research, and even unexpected fields.
Design is never really done, and neither are we. Whether refining a product or honing our own craft, progress is a constant cycle of learning, testing, and evolving. We embrace feedback, celebrate small wins, and stay curious. This mindset of continuous improvement strengthens teams, sharpens skills, and drives better outcomes over time.
Senior Product Designer
DroneSense, Inc.
Dec 2025 – Present
Product Designer
Garmin
Nov 2021 – Dec 2025
Helicopter Pilot
Sky River Helicopters
Oct 2019 – Nov 2021
Visual & UI Designer
University of North Dakota
May 2018 – Jan 2020
Master of Arts, Graphic and Web Design
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Bachelor of Science, Commercial Aviation
University of North Dakota
CFI / CFII / Commercial Rotorcraft-Helicopter
Private Pilot ASEL
Part 107
1,400 hours total time
Webflow
Adobe CC
Figma
Blender
Books, articles, and websites I enjoy.
A repository of design inspiration for mobile interfaces. A great place to analyze animations and micro-interactions.
A free tool for all of your typesetting needs!
A site full of design systems, components, and resources about building design systems.
A playground to test out different color themes on UI elements.
A large list of cognitive biases and design principles, with explanations and resources.
A tool to help create token names for your design system.
My favorite color palette tool.
A guided list of UI design readings, videos, and exercises.
A collection of UX methods and activities.
A huge repository of design systems.
A new standard for researching existing design system components.
Fantastic behind-the-scenes perspectives on award-winning design projects.
A great resource of articles on web design history, trends, and knowledge.
An eye-opening look at those marginalized throughout design history, and how to be a greater advocate for inclusivity in design.
A great introduction to Caps Lock. This quick read gives examples of how people have been forgotten, misrepresented, or offended by non-global design and a lack of research.
A series of essays outlining the evolution of digital design, and how the personal computer has changed the way we design and think.
Similar to The Politics of Design, this book goes in depth on how design and capitalism have gone hand in hand since the beginning, and the negative side effects.
