 
Inspired by the ways great UX simplifies the complex. Equally committed to making things and thinking about them. Theory and practice, with a healthy dose of creativity and imagination.
Recovering academic (Ph.D. English Lit) who landed, by happy accident, in the technology world—first as a front‑end developer, later as a UX Researcher and Designer. More about me »
     
    
      
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        Ode to Joy: A Year of Haiku
       
        I’ve never experienced as much joy in the workplace as I did in 2016. I’ve thought about this a lot since Mozilla announced it would lay off my Connected Devices team.        
 
 
    
      
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        Create a New Design System
       
        Empower product teams to make better software faster – by reusing UI components designed for accessibility and user interface best practices.       
 
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        Create a New IoT product
       
        Provide delight and autonomy to grandchildren by empowering them to connect simply and directly to their grandparents.