About

Design Engineer.
Artist.
Builder.

I sit at the intersection of design, engineering, and AI — not because I couldn't pick a lane, but because the most interesting problems live between them. I design the interfaces engineers build, and engineer the things designers dream.

I'm a classical oil painter and sculptor. When I'm not at a keyboard, I'm at an easel — studying light, texture, and the problem of translating a three-dimensional world onto a flat surface. That practice shapes everything I design. Good UI and good painting share the same discipline: decisions about where the eye goes first.

I'm also a salsa dancer — which is a reminder that rhythm, responsiveness, and leading without forcing are skills that transfer everywhere. Prairie View A&M alumnus. 9+ years building for Fortune 500s.

Currently available for senior-level remote roles
at design-forward companies.

DCPortrait photo coming soon
Experience
2024 – Now
Ulta Beauty
Staff UX Engineer / AI Systems Lead

Enterprise design system, AI-accelerated QA pipeline, WCAG 2.1 AA compliance across checkout and loyalty.

2022 – 2024
Citigroup
Design Technologist / LLM Integration Engineer

Unified design token system, WCAG-compliant fintech dashboards, blockchain transparency UI for 10M+ users.

2018 – 2022
Michaels Arts & Crafts
Full Stack Developer

Ecommerce API overhaul, MongoDB performance optimisation, Azure-based document processing integration.

2016 – 2018
Rexel USA
Backend Developer / UI Systems Integrator

Python service endpoints syncing Salesforce and MongoDB; Tableau-driven analytics for feature prioritisation.

Skills
React / TypeScript
Figma
Design Systems
Next.js
WCAG / Accessibility
Node.js / APIs
AI Integration
Framer Motion
Game UI
AWS / DevOps
Education
2012
Prairie View A&M University
Bachelor of Business Administration — Marketing

Let's build something extraordinary.

Open to senior Design Engineer and Staff Product Designer roles. Remote. $250K–$350K total comp.

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