experience

senior User Researcher
senior User Researcher

2025-Present

2025-Present

Driving enterprise and developer research to shape the future of AI/ML.

Products

  • Keras, TensorFlow, JAX

  • XLA

  • AI developer assistants

SENIOR STAFF User research Manager
SENIOR STAFF User research Manager

2022-2025

2022-2025

Led UX research for 7 product areas serving 400k small businesses. Influenced company-wide roadmap decisions through C-Level engagements.

Launches

  • Gusto Solo

  • Gusto Scheduling

  • Company-wide target customer redefinition

Grew the UX Research team from 3 to 7 researchers. Empowered 120+ product managers and designers gain customer insights through scalable programs.

User and Market researcher
User and Market researcher

2020-2022

2020-2022

Led mixed-method user and market research about small business technologies as well as product messaging, pricing, and positioning.

Launches

  • Revamped QuickBooks trial experience

  • Redesign of QuickBooks.com


Human factors researcher
Human factors researcher

2021

2021

Led hardware and usability research about autonomous vehicle systems for engineering and design teams.

Design thinking program manager
Design thinking program manager

2020-2022

2020-2022

  • Developed growth expansion strategies for Stanford design thinking courses.

  • Improved the reach and impact of content and marketing campaigns.

  • Turned executive case studies into marketing content

Product Marketing Manager
Product Marketing Manager

2019

2019

  • Turned global market research into impactful integrated marketing campaign.

  • Drove B2B SaaS marketing decisions through building data driven dashboards

  • Spearheaded military mapping technology expansion into commercial global markets.

Research Associate -
Civil Engineering
Research Associate -
Civil Engineering

2018-2019

2018-2019

  • Led research and partnerships to increase community resilience through technology.

  • Managed international partnerships researching technology's impact on decision-making.

  • Grew project funding through grants, corporate donations, and six workshops.

Research Scientist -
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Scientist -
Electrical and Computer Engineering

2017-2018

2017-2018

  • Led five engineers in launching new software for first responders and agriculture.

  • Streamlined support workflow, cutting Coast Guard software deployment time significantly.

  • Secured multi-million dollar external funding by winning five competitive grants.

Research Scientist-
Civil Engineering and Built environment
Research Scientist-
Civil Engineering and Built environment

2015-2017

2015-2017

  • Modeled technology and infrastructure impact for rural Australian policy.

  • Guided aviation infrastructure investments in Eastern China.

  • Recommended software growth strategies emergency technology.

Education

Ph.D. Industrial Engineering
Ph.D. Industrial Engineering

2015

2015

B.S. Mechanical Engineering
B.S. Mechanical Engineering

2008

2008