50+ surfaces
Platform scope
Owned design across core platform, new workflow products, and shared systems.
Product design for complex workflows that need trust.
Design leadership across AI, data, and enterprise product systems.
0 -> 1 and scale
Leadership posture
Built new foundations and tightened how teams turned ambiguity into shipped decisions.
AI + data systems
Workflow depth
Focused on trust-critical authoring, schema, and governance-heavy product work.
Leadership intro
Snowflake Design Leadership Case Study
From platform complexity to trusted AI workflows.
- Context
- Platform product work spanning enterprise data, AI workflows, and multi-surface systems where mistakes carry real cost.
- Role & scope
- Design leader and hands-on operator shaping product direction, design systems, and execution rhythms across product teams.
- Outcome
- A repeatable way to make complex workflows legible, governable, and easier for teams to ship without losing trust.
Developer workflow
BYO Code Flows
Turned a works-on-paper BYO prototype into a developer-grade source -> code -> destination workflow with clearer state, faster testing, and a shippable v1 scope.
Read CaseContract clarity
Schema Template Designer
Turned an ambiguous schema template feature into an implementable contract workflow for authoring, preview, and apply.
Read CaseAI workflow reliability
Express.Dev Generative UI
Defined and refined a prompt-first flow-authoring experience where an agent generates XML-driven UI components and hands off to a full canvas when advanced editing is needed.
Read CaseIf this is relevant, email me.
Best for staff, principal, and design leadership roles in complex product environments.
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