About Me
Taking my seat at the tech table, with sketchbook and pen in hand.
Attuned to reading a room, catering to crowds, and articulating design decisions. I leverage research driven methods with high visual standards to achieve impactful social and systemic change at scale.
Professional Interests
User Behavior
In design thinking, I relish listening to and observing users to better empathize with their behaviors and motivations.
Visual Design
I love applying design systems to convert ideas into prototypes, creating products that resonate deeply with people.
Collaboration
I’m comfortable leading a team or working within one to identify problems and opportunities that unite people through design.
Christopher Shainin
Senior Consultant, Slalom
Marie has been a fantastic advisor on our web development project, providing high level strategy as we redesign the site for mobile responsiveness.
Paula Narvaez
Product Designer, Facebook
She offered great insight and feedback, generated innovative ideas, and helped revamp our product, resulting in an increase in DAU. Marie is a fast learner, a valuable team member, and exhibits a strong commitment to delivering exceptional results.
Hailey Ji
Founder, HULA
Her diligence in grasping product requirements and conducting in-depth market research set her apart from her peers. Her ability to produce an array of design options that both align with our vision and deliver essential functionalities is a testament to her creativity and deep understanding of user-centric design principles.
Julie Shi
Associate Product Manager, Valley Bank
Her creative ideas have played a vital role in enhancing the user experience of our products, resulting in positive feedback from our customers. For example, her design for our homepage update has significantly shortened the user journey funnel and improved user experiences.
Gwen St. Julian
Associate Director, Kyndryl
She is goal-oriented, creative, focused, knowledgeable, coachable and highly ambitious. I was more than impressed with the quality of content that Marie provided. She truly exceeded my expectations.
Jeff Fonda
Kyndryl Client Partner Executive
Marie was our social media director. She did a fantastic job at building content, reliably communicating and even found other work to take on. She was a great asset to our organization.
personal Interests
Books
They cultivate my storytelling skills, spark my imagination, and nourish my empathy by offering diverse perspectives.
Exploring
Gateways to adventure and personal growth, exploring is the perfect blend of planning and last-minute problem-solving.
Croissants
A delicious reminder that repetition and experimentation are opportunities, and always splurge on the higher butterfat.