Computer Science Major → Product Manager → Growth Leader → Product Designer

(aka Nancy isn’t your typical product designer)

Not everyone’s career path is a straight one. I’m glad to say that mine was blessed with many twists and turns that have led to some unique opportunities and a lot of learning and growth.

I am a well rounded product designer who believes that solving the right problem at the right level and at the right time is more important than solving the wrong problem perfectly. We don’t design in a world without constraints and we can’t solve every problem for every type of user. We unfortunately have to continually decide what tradeoffs to make in order to deliver a successful product that feels cohesive and useful to our users in a timely manner instead. When problems are large and complex, I like to break them down into smaller manageable pieces, iterate on solutions, and find clarity in ambiguity. I hate designing in vacuums and believe that we can build a better product when the entire team is involved in the process and we have effective channels for thoughtful feedback and communication.

I didn’t start my career as a designer. In fact, I was a Computer Science major at MIT and spent a lot of my early career as a top performing product manager working on large scale consumer products and driving up company growth metrics. When the opportunity came to focus more on the part of the product process I loved most, ideation & iteration, I decided to take a leap of faith and became a product designer instead. It was one of the best decisions of my career and I have not looked back since.