Type
Practice, made perfect
Company
Lawtrades™
Role
Founding Designer
Location
New York, NY
Year
08.2014
My Role
I led Product & Design, overseeing UX, UI, systems architecture, brand evolution, and front-end execution. Owned the full redesign of the core platform and led multiple 0→1 initiatives, including:
• Marketplace redesign
• End-to-end hiring flow optimization
• In-person payments & billing systems
• Multi-session engagement workflows
• Ticket transfer mechanics
• Website rebrand + redesign
• Search overhaul
• Feed + discovery architecture
• Design system implementation
I worked closely with engineering and executive leadership to define roadmap strategy, improve conversion metrics, and scale operational efficiency.
Impact
• Improved marketplace conversion and matching velocity
• Reduced onboarding friction across both sides of the marketplace
• Established a scalable design system across product + marketing
• Increased retention via workflow simplification
Skills Applied
Product Strategy
UX Architecture
Marketplace Systems Design
Design Systems
Brand Identity
Interaction Design
Growth Optimization
Payments & Fintech UX
Team Leadership
Toolset
Figma
Node.JS
Wordpress
SwiftUI
Full case study available upon request.

