Experience

Founder & Product Designer

CrushHour

Mar. 2026 - Present

  • Founded and launched CrushHour, a native iOS product available on the App Store, leading product strategy, UX/UI design, branding, design systems, and go-to-market from concept to release.
  • Designed the end-to-end product ecosystem, including the consumer iOS app, admin portal, growth platform, marketing website, and launch collateral, creating a cohesive experience across customer, operational, and marketing touchpoints.
  • Defined product requirements, prioritized the roadmap, and leveraged AI-native development workflows to rapidly prototype, iterate, and ship new features.
  • Built and evolved a scalable design system, establishing reusable components, interaction patterns, and visual standards that enabled consistent experiences across the iOS app, admin portal, and growth platform.

Senior UX/UI Designer + Consultant

Ernst & Young

Nov. 2021 - Present

  • Served as Associate Creative Director and Lead Product Designer for a 0→1 AI-powered caregiving platform, leading the design of caregiver and care coordinator experiences while building the design system from the ground up and partnering with product leadership to define product requirements, shape product strategy, and guide the product from concept through go-to-market.
  • Led product design for a Fortune 100 telecommunications company, designing enterprise experiences used by approximately 10,000 users across 6,600 enterprise customers, simplifying operational workflows for organizations ranging from fewer than 10 sites to more than 23,000 sites.
  • Designed self-service capabilities for a Fortune 100 telecommunications company that enabled 4,000+ enterprise service requests and 1,800+ remote device restarts, improving operational efficiency while reducing customer support friction.
  • Presented product strategy and design vision to executive stakeholders, helping secure nearly $2M in annual follow-on client work, while mentoring junior designers and leading design critiques across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Designed operational dashboards and real-time experiences for a global entertainment and hospitality company while conducting service design research for a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company, translating stakeholder interviews, journey maps, and operational insights into future-state healthcare experiences and AI opportunities.
  • Led the redesign of customer communications for a major regulated utility provider, reviewing 50+ bill templates to align printed and digital experiences for approximately 700,000 customers, simplifying complex regulated utility communications.
  • Built scalable design systems and reusable component libraries, partnering with product managers, engineers, researchers, and business stakeholders to deliver production-ready web and mobile experiences.
  • Delivered award-winning digital experiences recognized by the dotComm, Stevie, MarCom, W3, and AVA Digital Awards for innovation, accessibility, and product design excellence.

UX Consultant

Contract
Sullivan

Aug. 2021 - Oct. 2021

  • Collaborated cross-functionally with creative, strategy, and production teams to deliver high-fidelity homepage wireframes for two strategic creative directions, aligning with brand and business objectives.
  • Developed an interactive PowerPoint presentation tailored for a Fortune 500 financial institution, leveraging storytelling, visual hierarchy, and design principles to communicate strategic narratives with clarity and impact.
  • Participated in internal design workshops to iterate and refine concepts, contributing to a collaborative design process rooted in agile methodology and rapid prototyping.
  • Delivered final source files and assets with documentation for seamless handoff to development and production teams, ensuring alignment with technical constraints and scalability requirements.

Design Intern

DeSantis Breindel

Aug. 2020 - May. 2021


Design Intern

Siegel+Gale

Feb. 2019 - Aug. 2019


Education

Parsons School of Design

2020 - 2021

Master of Professional Studies in Communication Design
New York, NY

Pratt Institute

2018 - 2020

Master of Science in Package Design
New York, NY

NewSchool of Architecture & Design

2013 - 2018

Bachelor of Science in Media Design
Minor in Architecture
Certificate in Creative Advertising

San Diego, CA

Awards

Pratt Design Symposium: Art of Packaging Student Merit Awards

2021

Recipient

GDUSA: American Package Design Awards

2021

Winner

Creative Communication Award

2020

Winner: Luxury Product, Packaging

American Advertising Awards District 15

2019

Gold Award: Online/Interactive Campaign
Gold Award: Digital Creative Technology

San Diego American Advertising Awards

2019

Silver Award: Online/Interactive Campaign
Silver Award: Digital Creative Technology

San Diego American Advertising Awards

2018

People’s Choice
Best of Show
Gold Addy: Cross-Platform
Bronze Award: Integrated Brand Identity
Bronze Award: Packaging


Skills

Core Expertise

UX/UI Design, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Design Systems, User Research, User Testing, Wireframing, Prototyping, Accessibility, Product Strategy, Product Requirements

Leadership

Cross-functional Collaboration, Stakeholder Management, Executive Presentations, Client Workshops, Design Critiques, Mentorship, Agile Product Development

AI & Technical

AI-Native Product Development, Prompt Engineering, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Tools

Figma, Claude, Gemini, CodeX, Cloudflare, Xcode, GitHub, Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Manager, Miro, Maze, Google Analytics, Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Microsoft Copilot, DALL·E

Languages

Arabic Native
English Fluent
Spanish Conversational

Exhibitions

50/50: Collaborations + Confrontations

2018

Basile IE Gallery
San Diego, CA

Loud Art: Reinterpreting Contemporary

2015 - 2016

Bait Al Zubair - Muscat, Oman 2016, Private Gallery - Jeddah, KSA 2015, Desert Design Art Gallery - Al Khobar, KSA 2015

Other

Guest Lecturer, Final Review Panelist, Advisory board member

2023 - 2024

Temple University, in collaboration with Steven E. Sclarow
Philadelphia, PA

1, 10, 100 Years of Form, Typography, and Interaction at Parsons

2021

Fuller, Jarrett, editor. ORO Editions
New York, NY

Institute for Cultural Exchange: Islam it’s also our History. Fields of influence on European Art.

2017

Institut für Kulturaustausch
Tübingen, Germany