May 23Pluralsight Search: Zero to OneThe story of how I ended up working at Pluralsight and ultimately led Discovery Products is a long one. I interviewed for a UX job, but was actually hired to be the Product Manager for AI in the fall of 2017. The R&D case study for computer vision and machine-assisted…Search7 min readSearch7 min read
Apr 22, 2022What a Healthy Team Looks LikeThe concept of “healthy teams” is something I stole from the Engineering Org at Pluralsight before the Vista acquisition. Most people attribute healthy teams to buzzwords like “collaboration” or “psychological safety.” The people who had been a part of healthy teams know what it feels like, but they can’t distill…Team7 min readTeam7 min read
Jan 18, 2022A Thank You Letter to My TeamToday is my last day at Pluralsight (1/18/22). When I reflect on my first few months at this company, I could never have foreseen my journey. Before coming to Pluralsight, I was a Principal UX Designer at GoPro, where I had earned 11 patents and dipped my toe into building…Team5 min readTeam5 min read
Apr 29, 2021Why do they hate me so much?At the height of the BLM protests in the summer of 2020, the seeColor team at Pluralsight ran an AMA (Ask Me Anything) survey to gather questions and concerns across the company, and received a flood of responses. That was a time of awakening for a lot of us. No…Aapi8 min readAapi8 min read
Jul 29, 2019Standing Up Product at a Barebones StartupA colleague asked for my advice about standing up the first product team at his startup. Even though I’ve received no details about what his company is working on, I know the history of the founders and can make some assumptions about the next-gen sandbox they’re playing in. That informs…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Published inUX Collective·Jul 21, 2019Member-onlyMy ideal UX designerLately, I’ve received a lot of questions from designers, product managers, and start up founders. A friend of mine suggested that I should publish my answers on Medium. …UX4 min readUX4 min read
Aug 1, 2016Letter to a Young DesignerBeyond Wax on, Wax off — Question from an HCDE student from University of Washington: “What are some of the most important skills UX Designers need to develop to stay relevant and make effective contribution towards solving problems?” First of all, there is no formula. Like most things in life, you can’t master it by reading…UX6 min readUX6 min read
