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Portfolio · Selected work ’12–’26

Fintech & SaaS products that help people engage with complexity, simply.

Alchemer

Survey & feedback platform · 2022–26
Alchemer DashboardView
2026 case study

Alchemer Dashboard

Working on a tight timeline, I ran 4 research studies to understand user needs for our partner product integration, helping us pick a partner, and target UX adjustments within our product to smooth out the rough edges of the integration.

User researchComfort with ambiguityCross-functional partnership
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Alchemer CrosstabView
2024 case study

Alchemer Crosstab

I championed a redesign of a tool desperately in need of modernization, leading to increased user satisfaction and the task of building a crosstab from a survey moving from hours to under 30 seconds.

Design advocacySimplifying complexityRapid prototypingUser testing
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Merrill Edge

Self-directed investing · Markit Digital · 2012–22
Options Strategy AssistantView
2022 case study

Options Strategy Assistant

Options are Wall Street’s most intimidating investment class. I led design of a first-of-its-kind guided trade builder that starts with an investor’s outlook — not the options chain — driving 8% YoY growth in options trading and an estimated $70MM in prevented client losses.

End-to-end ownershipSimplifying complexityFinancial education
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Stock StoryView
2017 case study

Stock Story

Leading the engagement from pitch to production, I built a product that revolutionized the research experience for novice investors. Grounded in cognitive psychology principles and UX best practices, the product still receives industry recognition to this day.

End-to-end ownershipArticulating design rationaleCognitive psychology
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Idea BuilderView
2019 case study

Idea Builder

What if picking out investments was intuitive as choosing your next weeknight binge-watch? That’s the question our client asked us to execute… leading to a screener experience that lets users explore naturally and visually

Responsive web designStakeholder communicationSystems-level thinking
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