Architecture and interior design studios lose enormous amounts of institutional knowledge every day. Design decisions get buried in email threads. Project context lives in someone's head. When a team member leaves or a project winds down, the intelligence built across months of work disappears.

The tools that exist - generic project management, scattered documentation platforms, disconnected communication apps - weren't built for the way design studios actually work.

I built the full product independently using AI-assisted development tools - from concept through a complete, feature-rich application - in under 8 months, with no engineering team.

Post-investment, I brought on an engineering team to handle security hardening and production launch. I managed that process as CPO while continuing to own the product vision, design direction, and go-to-market strategy.

Scope: product architecture, UX/UI, information architecture, AI workflow design, investor storytelling, fundraising, go-to-market, and engineering team management.

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Relatus had an ambitious vision: a single profile encompassing all aspects of a professional's life - network, goals, ambitions - and using that data to help them achieve more. When I joined, there was no visual identity, no design system, no established product direction. I built all of it from scratch.

Brand identity from zero: Logo, color system, typographic hierarchy, tone of voice - including a comprehensive brand guidelines document.

Product design system: Component library, interaction patterns, and documentation enabling a distributed team to ship consistently across 6 major releases.

Product strategy: Worked directly with the CPO to define product direction, prioritize features, and align design with business goals.

Investor storytelling: All pitch materials, investor decks, and partnership presentations supporting $2.2M raised.

Finding a stylist who truly understands your hair type, aesthetic, and needs is genuinely hard. The existing tools - Google searches, Instagram scrolling, word of mouth - are inefficient and unreliable.

Hairvine set out to be the trusted recommendation from a knowledgeable friend: personalized, curated, and confidence-inspiring.

Mobile-first was non-negotiable. I designed the full UX flow, visual identity, and pitch assets - making the experience work beautifully at arm's length, on a small screen, in a moment of low patience.

The color system was built to represent the full diversity of hair types and skin tones - a deliberate product decision that signaled inclusion as a core brand value, not an afterthought.

Lot Pop was my first company. I founded it, owned every dimension of the product and brand, and took it to a successful acquisition within 6 months. Dwellio then asked me to stay on as Lead Product Designer to integrate Lot Pop's brand and product into their platform.

I went from founder to acquired designer overnight - leading the creative and strategic work of merging two companies' identities into one coherent product.

Dwellio's vision called for a brand that felt warm, playful, and genuinely human. I built the full visual identity: logo, color system, illustration language, and a brand world that extended from the app to the web to physical merchandise.

I designed the full investor prospectus, balancing data visualization, brand narrative, and product storytelling into a cohesive document that supported the fundraising process.

The AKA Tribeca lobby and lounge redesign called for a space that felt both intimate and elevated - a place where hotel guests could settle in, have a drink, and feel like they were somewhere genuinely special rather than generically luxurious.

Working within Jennifer Post Design's framework of refined minimalism, I led the spatial design development, material direction, furniture selections, and presentation coordination throughout the design development phase. The project required navigating a complex set of stakeholders while maintaining a singular creative vision.

The material palette balanced warmth and sophistication - brass detailing, onyx bar surfaces, curvaceous seating forms that invited lingering, and a carefully curated art program that gave the space personality without loudness.

The lounge was conceived as a series of distinct moments: the bar as a destination, the fireplace as an anchor, and the private alcoves as intimate counterpoints to the more social main room.

The AKA Tribeca lobby and lounge was featured in Architectural Digest as part of a story on Jennifer Post's first hotel project.

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Fisher Island is one of the most exclusive addresses in the United States - accessible only by ferry, with a density of wealth and expectation that demands every design decision be defensible at the highest level.

This full-scope residential project required managing design direction, client presentations, material selections, vendor coordination, and project documentation across multiple phases of delivery - from concept through installation.

The design language was grounded in warmth and restraint - rich walnut millwork, a curated art collection integrated throughout, and an outdoor living program that took full advantage of the water views surrounding the property.

Each space was conceived as a complete world: the kitchen as a professional-grade workspace with sculptural presence, the master suite as a retreat that moved seamlessly between bedroom, bathroom, and terrace, and the living areas as galleries for the client's impressive art collection.

The Fisher Island penthouse was published in LUXE Interiors + Design, March/April 2018, under the headline "A Design Collaboration Leads To A Lasting Friendship." The project was led by Sojo Design principal Sofia Joelsson, with this project completed under her direction.

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