Person holding a light blue Instax Mini 11 camera against a beige wall.

Hi, I’m Sydney!

A human-centered and empathy driven Senior Product Designer.

Philosophy

The best designs evolve through the collaborative efforts from diverse individuals, thoughtful feedback, and systematic iteration. Every challenge we encounter serves as a valuable opportunity to refine our approach and improve our initial concepts, ultimately making each solution more meaningful, impactful, and effective for those who engage with it.

Case Studies

A hand-drawn sketch of a website layout, including various boxes and icons representing different sections and elements such as images, text, and user interface components.
Product Redesign
Kettlebell and yoga mat on a concrete floor.
Usability Testing
Two open boxes containing colorful asset mapping toolkits and printed materials, with one box lid showing a guide titled 'Welcome to Asset Mapping Toolkit'.
Service Design
Hospital room with bed, window with view of trees, and a large flat-screen TV mounted on the wall displaying a cooking show.
UX Strategy
Learning Design
A computer desk with two monitors, one displaying code and a webpage, and the other showing a mountain landscape, in a dimly lit room.
Persona-Based Selling

In a nutshell…

  • Oak Street Health • Senior Product Designer - Chicago, IL + New York, NY | 2022 - Present

    Globant • UX Designer + Instructional Designer - Chicago, IL | 2020 - 2022

    SwHaus: Digital Solutions • UX Designer - Chicago, IL | 2020

    The Cities Project • Director of Design - Chicago, IL | 2018 - 2020

  • UX@CVS Conference • Panel Speaker | 2023

    DUXA DePaul • Panel Speaker | 2021

  • Award • "Best Overall Medtech Award," recognizing our impact on primary care for Medicare patients | 2022

    Patent • Filed for a groundbreaking patent: "Medical Record System with Multi-Tenant Access" (U.S. Patent Application 19/011,479) | 2025

  • DePaul University • BS User Experience Design, Minors in Information Technology and Graphic Design

    Parsons School of Design - The New School • Graphic Design Certificate

Skills

  • Rapid Prototyping

  • User Flows

  • User Personas

  • Usability Testing

  • User Interviews

  • Competitive Analysis

  • Task Analysis

  • A/B Testing

  • Information Architecture

  • Visual Design

  • Hosting Workshops

  • Design Systems

Tools

  • Figma

  • Miro

  • LucidChart

  • Google Suite

  • HTML + CSS

  • AI Agents

Work Styles

  • Collaborative

  • Organized

  • Communicative

  • Mission-Driven

  • Detailed

  • Empathetic

Oak St. Health logo featuring a green circular emblem and the text 'Oak St. Health'.
CVS Health logo with a red heart symbol on the left, the word 'CVS' in bold red text, followed by 'Health' in black text
The word 'Globant' in bold black letters with a green arrow pointing to the right.
Blackboard logo with a stylized 'Bb' symbol in green, followed by the word 'Blackboard' also in green.
The word 'POLVE' written in black capital letters on a white background.
Johnson Controls logo with blue and green circular graphic and company name in blue text.
Duke Health logo with a shield emblem and blue text.
Logo for Global AVA, Artisan Vintners Alliance, featuring a wine glass with a globe inside.
Logo for California Financial Advisors with the initials CFA inside a square and the company's name to the right.
Logo for The Cities Project featuring stylized city skyline and two hands holding city drawings.

Studio Work