Designer who likes sharp edges and honest interfaces. Ten years turning fuzzy problems into shipped product across fintech, health, and developer tools.
Experience
Lead Product Designer · Blockwork Studio2021 — Now
Remote
Built the design system from scratch, cutting handoff time 40%.
Led a team of four across web and mobile.
Shipped the flagship redesign to 2M users.
Product Designer · Halo Health2018 — 2021
New York
Owned the patient onboarding flow end to end.
Ran 30+ usability sessions that reshaped the roadmap.
Projects
Brutalist UI Kit↗ github.com/alex/brutOpen-source component library. 4k stars, used by 200+ teams.
Education
BFA, Graphic Design · Rhode Island School of Design2012 — 2016
Honors. Thesis on brutalist web typography.
Skills
Figma · Prototyping · Design Systems · HTML/CSS · User Research · Motion · Accessibility
Certifications
Nielsen Norman UX Certification · NN/g2020
Languages
English — Native · Spanish — Fluent
Awards
Awwwards Site of the Day · Awwwards2022
Publications
Designing With Hard Edges · Smashing Magazine2021
Volunteering
Design Mentor · Out in Tech2019 — Now
Mentor LGBTQ+ designers entering the industry.
Interests
Risograph printing · Bouldering · Modular synths · Brutalist architecture