👋 I'm Chelsea - a product designer in Austin, TX fueled by green tea, avocados & sunny days.

What I'm About

I’m a strategic thinker in a creative space — the challenge of creating intuitive and engaging digital products gets me to work every day. Whether it’s dreaming up big ideas or geeking out over micro-interactions, I’m at my best when I’m solving problems creatively.

📍 I’m here now!

Learning about early-stage life and building some powerful tools from the ground up. 

TITLES HELD:

  • Product Design Lead

STEALTH

2021 – Current
SFO (REMOTE)
 

BESTOW

2020 – 2021
ATX

Leading design on four teams that power different areas of our digital life insurance platform. Consistently driving better UX for policyholders and our internal operations team.

I’m learning the ins & outs of a complex space as well as how to nurture a team of talented designers 💛

Work @ Bestow

📄 Bestow Customer Portal

📄Bestow Admin Portal

🚀 And more, contact for samples

TITLES HELD

  • Product Design Manager

  • Principal Product Designer

 

CLEARHEAD

2017 – 2020
ATX

Led design at a digital agency dedicated to data-driven design. Worked with a variety of clients in ⚡️electronics, 👟fashion, and 💰financial services.

I saw how great UX drives business value and learned how to lean on user research and analytics to create the best design possible.

SELECTED Work @ Clearhead

📄 SVB Navigation

📄 SVB Design System

📄 SVB Visual Design Exploration

📄 Lou & Grey Checkout

TITLES HELD:

  • UX Design Lead

  • Senior UX Designer

  • UX Designer

 

Invented and designed custom interactive experiences powered by social media content for enterprise customers.

I learned how to work with all different types of stakeholders 🤝 both internal and external.

Selected Work @ Spredfast

📄 NBA Pulse

📄 Whole Foods Holiday Microsite

TITLES HELD:

  • Senior Designer

  • Designer

SPREDFAST

2014–2017
ATX
 

A 📸 photography side-gig while I was trying (and failing) to “make it” in Chicago. I picked up a handful of stories and learned a lot of humility.

TITLES HELD:

  • Newborn Photographer

MOM 365

2013–2014
CHICAGO
 

FIRST NET

2012–2013
WISCONSIN

My first jump into professional life. I fell in love with designing digital products and learned how to ask a lot of questions 🤓

TITLES HELD:

  • Web Design Intern