About me

About Me

I’m a principal-level product designer creating digital products that improve people’s lives.

20+ years of experience

I’ve worked in product design, visual design, and design leadership across NYC and Japan, collaborating with global brands like Condé Nast, Victoria’s Secret PINK, L’Oréal Paris, Nike, Google, Mastercard, Chanel, Tiffany, and more.

My expertise

Product design, design systems, UX/UI design, UX research, prototyping, art direction, and branding — with additional depth in cross-platform and mobile app design. I’ve also worked at startups implementing Lean UX with Scrum.

Personal

Born in Japan, based in Brooklyn, NY. Runner in my free time.

My Recent Experiences

Principal Product Designer (IC)

Ingenovis Health – Feb 2025 | Aug 2026

Moved into a hands-on IC role: designed key portal features, job search features, and the Contentful CMS marketing platform; led end-to-end design of TalentStack, saving recruiters 71 hours in week one; and owned and delivered Cura, our multi-brand themed design system, across 4 front-end products.

Head of Product Design

Ingenovis Health – Aug 2021 | Jan 2025

I led design strategy integration during the merger of Stella AI with multiple healthcare staffing agencies. I built a design team and directed the launch of our unified portal and mobile app, marketing website, and job search experience across multiple brands.

Head of Design

Stella AI – 2020 | 2021

I owned UX/UI design end-to-end — from ideation to high-fidelity prototypes and QA.

Director, Design

Vroom — 2016 | 2020

I led design teams in New York and Detroit for Vroom’s e-commerce experience, owning research, UX problem-solving, and prototyping under agile methodology.

Digital Art Director

Condé Nast – 2014 | 2016

I led digital product design from concept through QA, managing designers across production. I worked across Teen Vogue, Allure, W, Vanity Fair, and Vogue VIP.