Feb 2023 - current

Senior Director of Product Design Securonix / Threat Quotient

Led product design for a core platform and related products tailored for threat intelligence and SOC teams. Oversaw a diverse suite including a threat intelligence platform, investigations workbench, no-code automation tool (SOAR), and a data exchange platform. Managed integrations with a wide range of third-party systems including EDR/XDR, SIEM, vulnerability management, IAM, and incident response tools.

• Built the design function — scaled from a single designer to a multi-role team covering UX, product ownership, and design operations.
• Shipped enterprise platform — delivered an end-to-end threat intelligence product used by Fortune 100 and government agencies.
• Created a design system — unified UX across five product modules and cut design-to-delivery time, implemented with zero roadmap disruption.
• Launched core modules — Investigations, Intelligence Scoring, Dashboards, Reporting, Security Automation, and Integrations Framework.
• Designed and launched ThreatQ Orchestrator — a no-code automation tool adopted by 85% of existing customers, driving 90%+ retention over multiple quarters and now a cornerstone of our product suite.
• Modernized the integration framework — removed prior data-type limitations and enabled 400+ automation-ready integrations, improving scalability and ecosystem performance.
• Expanded Business Impact - contributed to 50%+ attach rate and 30%+ ACV uplift through successful add-on product launches and upsell strategy.
• Aligned UX with strategy — partnered with Product, Engineering, Sales, and Customer Success to balance usability, feasibility, and differentiation.
• Advanced customer insight — ran councils, usability tests, and prototype-driven demos that shaped roadmap and influenced deals.
• Led org growth — defined career ladders, coached reports, and promoted a junior designer into a senior role.
• Presented strategy — communicated UX vision to executives and large internal audiences, driving alignment across departments.

May 2008 - Nov 2014

Senior UX Designer (Core Platform) AWeber Communications

• Delivered full-stack UX — owned design and front-end implementation across desktop, mobile, and native apps.
• Embedded in agile teams — as a shared resource, I ran discovery, prototyping, and usability testing to guide data-driven product decisions.
• Improved engagement — designed new features informed by analytics and customer feedback, driving measurable gains in user adoption.
• Maintained brand consistency — unified visual and interaction design across product and marketing surfaces.
• Optimized front-end performance — managed HTML/CSS (SASS/LESS) codebases, reducing load times and improving responsiveness.
• Mentored peers — introduced design critique practices and usability standards that strengthened team quality.

June 2019 - current

UX / Product Design Mentor Designlab

• Design mentorship and career coaching for over 250 UX designers through DesignLab’s UX Academy, Interaction Design, UX Strategy & Research, and Career Services courses.

Aug 2013 - Aug 2015

Adjunct Professor Philadelphia University

• Developed the curriculum and taught graduate level Digital Experience Design and Introduction to Coding (HTML / CSS / Javascript) classes for multiple semesters.