Hello! I’m Vanessa,

Hello!

I’m Vanessa,

End to End Senior Product Designer - Recently at Persona.

I facilitate design sprints, research, ideate, iterate, design, and ship with AI!

I take concepts from 0 > 1, transforming any problem space into a validated product and empathetic user experience from start ups to fortune 500s across mobile and desktop.

I take concepts from 0>1, transforming any problem space into a validated product and user friendly experience from start ups to fortune 500s — (With focus and experience in leading design in productivity and office professionals space)

I love connecting

:

with the users I design for

research to design

and creating positive team experiences

through mentoring others

with the users I design for

… with the users I design for
… research to design
… through mentoring others
… and creating positive team experiences!

selected work

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Unifying Persona's compliance screening into one decisive experience

Platform & Product Ecosystem, Product Strategy, Compliance & Risk Systems, Replit & Figma Make Prototyping, AI-Assisted Development: Shipping Front-End PRs with Cursor, Claude Code

Shaping the new AI powered Crunchbase company profile

0 to 1 Concept to Product Launch, AI powered analytics, Business Metrics and Impact, Data Visualization, Mobile and Web, Product Strategy, User Testing and Iterations

Designing the future of Moody’s premiere lending platform

0 to 1 Visionary Work, Multiple Personas and Journey Mapping, Customer Research, Rapid Prototyping, Project Management

OCR and AI Digital Transformation for a national brand in writing tools

AI, LLM, Rapid Prototyping, User Research and Testing, Interaction Design

Translating the magic of Honeycomb wellness hall from physical to digital

Design Systems, UX/UI, Visual Design,

BigTime Foresight: Empowering project managers and end users with data-driven allocation

UX/UI, MVP Feature Prioritization, User Interviews & Testing, Navigation Testing

Vanessa's Guide to Design Sprints! 🏃🏻‍♀️

A challenging yet exciting tool to have in our belts as designers: The design sprint methodology has saved many companies time and resources and helped align teams on a clear product vision! … This is my journey of practicing Jake Knapp’s Design Sprint Methodology, adapting it to be relevant to clients and problems, and continuing to practice being a better facilitator who fosters and nurtures positive collaboration.

😊 Coming Soon!

Approach

Storytelling

Communicating ideas and rationale behind design decisions to build consensus with stakeholders and cross-functional teammates

Inquisitive Mind

I’m always asking questions, and understanding new perspectives because in design we are always a student, never a master :)

Alignment

Facilitating conversations and workshops to get on the same page across various stakeholders and teams for a shared product vision!

Navigating Complexity

Being uncomfortable with ambiguity, identifying the appropriate research methods, and creating shared visuals of understanding

Mentoring & Supporting

I love to create positive team experiences and watch people build in new areas, find their strengths, and grow their passions!

Work in Systems

Whether it’s thinking in systems, considering accessibility, or creating shared and reusable components

Approach

Storytelling

Communicating ideas and rationale behind design decisions to build consensus with stakeholders and cross-functional teammates

Inquisitive Mind

I’m always asking questions, and understanding new perspectives because in design we are always a student, never a master :)

Alignment

Facilitating conversations and workshops to get on the same page across various stakeholders and teams for a shared product vision!

Navigating Complexity

Being uncomfortable with ambiguity, identifying the appropriate research methods, and creating shared visuals of understanding

Mentoring & Supporting

I love to create positive team experiences and watch people build in new areas, find their strengths, and grow their passions!

Work in Systems

Whether it’s thinking in systems, considering accessibility, or creating shared and reusable components

I love connecting

I love connecting

:

with the users I design for

research to design

and creating positive team experiences

through mentoring others

with the users I design for

… with the users I design for … research to design… through mentoring others… and creating positive team experiences!

… with the users I design for
… research to design
… through mentoring others
… and creating positive team experiences!