About
I am a UX engineer, designer, and leader with extensive experience building design systems and the tooling that enables designers and engineers to work better.
Summary
Over the past year, I've built production infrastructure around AI-assisted UI development — including an MCP server, Claude-integrated prototyping workflows, and an internal platform for code-based design exploration.
Experience
Principal UX Engineer
Pantheon SystemsJanuary 2022 – Present · San Francisco, CAPromoted from Staff UX Engineer, August 2023; Senior UX Engineer, January 2022Product Owner and Tech Lead for the Pantheon Design System. System implementations include a React component library, a design token library, and a Figma-based UI kit. Currently leading the design and release of version 2, introducing a theme-switching architecture for dark mode. Serve as de facto accessibility lead for the company, shepherding the VPAT and ACR for the core product.
Over the past year, independently designed and built an MCP server for the design system — giving AI assistants programmatic access to component documentation, design tokens, and rendered HTML/CSS — and integrated the design system into Claude Projects to enable on-brand AI-assisted prototyping without local infrastructure.
Director, Web Development and Design
The Ohio State UniversityAugust 2013 – December 2021 · Columbus, OHPromoted from Associate Director, August 2018; Manager, August 2013Led a diverse team of developers and designers responsible for a large portfolio of websites, a website-building platform, web applications, component libraries, and accessible document templates for The Office of the Chief Information Officer. Co-founded the first university-wide design system.
Web Developer and Graphic Designer
The Ohio State UniversityJuly 2012 – August 2013 · Columbus, OHWorked on the Digital First university-wide initiative providing branding, graphic design, and web development.
Graphic Designer and Web Communications Specialist
The Ohio State UniversityMarch 2008 – July 2012 · Columbus, OHProvided web development, graphic design, photography, and project planning for Ohio State Transportation & Parking Services.
Contract Photojournalist
ThisWeek Community NewspapersJune 2001 – December 2009 · Columbus, OHPhotographed a variety of news and sporting events, on deadline, for a series of weekly newspapers.
Image Production Supervisor
Art.comSeptember 2006 – September 2007 · Columbus, OHLed a team of production artists and photographers to create product images for a series of retail websites.
Visual Communication Coordinator and Lecturer
The Ohio State UniversityJune 2001 – June 2006 · Columbus, OHAdvised student editors on all visual-based aspects of newspaper production for the The Lantern — Ohio State's daily student newspaper — including page layout, graphic design, and photography. Taught undergraduate-level courses in newspaper design and photojournalism for the School of Communication.