Chief Product Officer

As Chief Product Officer, I established Beanstalk’s “why” of inspiring curiosity, creative confidence, and kindness in kids. I bring a user-centered approach to product, maintain the product roadmap, and identify and implement new technologies to address user needs. Since we’re such a small, scrappy startup, you’ll also see me occasionally popping into the show itself, teaching kids to draw or voicing our beloved animated unicorn, “Corny.”

VP Product

As VP Product at Sphero, I brought a user-centered approach to our product development process. I led a team of product managers, UXers, and designers to develop new hardware and software products that inspire the creators of tomorrow. I worked across multiple departments including product, hardware, firmware, software, sales, finance, and marketing to bring our celebrated products to market.

I’m particularly proud of using the design thinking process to open up a new demographic for Sphero with their latest product, indi. Now Sphero has a product for kids 5-8 that teaches sequencing, cause and effect, and collaboration. Plus, it doesn’t require a screen!

Office Director, Boulder

Pivotal is one of the world’s largest software companies. After Pivotal acquired my company, Slice of Lime, I ran their Boulder office. I managed a multi-disciplinary team of 25 Product Managers, UX Designers, and Software Engineers. I identified and closed new business, making Boulder the best performing office for employee utilization and revenue. While there, I built a strong culture focused on empathy, teaching, and learning.

Founder & CEO

I started Slice of Lime, a UX Design agency, in 2001. For over 15 years, I put my heart into the company. I couldn't be more proud of our people and what we created together.

Through the years, we grew an outstanding team of User Experience Designers. Slice of Lime was listed on the Inc 5000 as one of the fastest growing companies in the United States with over $2MM in revenue. We were named to Outside Magazine's Top 100 Places to work and recognized as the "Most Effective UX Agency" in an international competition via UX Magazine.

Slice of Lime was acquired by Pivotal in early 2016. You can read all about it in the Fortune article here.

Here are a few links about what it means to Create Amazing Experiences at Slice of Lime:

UX Magazine's Most Effective UX Agency
Outside Magazine Top 100 Places To Work
CNN Money Article on Slice of Lime
Invision Feature on Slice of Lime