Present

Owner/Freelancer

KOY Designs

Web Development & Design Systems Consulting.

January 2025 · Present

Adjunct Professor - Responsive Design

Austin Community College

Responsible for teaching responsive design concepts and best practices to students.

April 2019 · March 2024

Lead UI Engineer, Frontend Infrastructure

Apree Health (formerly Castlight Health)

Spearheaded accessibility and frontend platform initiatives for Apree Health, driving WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, scaling an accessible Design System, establishing a scalable SASS architecture, enabling unified web and mobile development, and implementing white-label, analytics, and security solutions.

April 2019 · March 2024

UI Engineer → Lead UI Engineer, Design Systems

Apree Health (formerly Castlight Health)

Directed enterprise Design System strategy across Product, Design, Engineering, and QA, establishing scalable standards, design tokens, and component governance that improved development accuracy, reduced rework, and accelerated product delivery.

January 2014 · December 2018

UX Designer & Developer

Cisco Systems

Led UX and front-end development for enterprise applications, delivering scalable design systems, reusable components, and usability improvements that accelerated development, reduced UI defects, and enhanced user experience.

January 2020 · March 2021

UX/UI Design Teaching Assistant, Berkeley Bootcamp

Trilogy Education Services

24-week bootcamp covering UX Design, UI Design, and Frontend Dev Principles

2013 · San Jose, CA

BS in Management Information Systems

San Jose State University

2011 · San Diego, CA

AA in Web Development & Design

MiraCosta Community College