Jesse has led design teams for Facebook Avatars & Profile, LinkedIn Pages, My Network, Messaging, Groups, and Premium. With a background in both design and engineering, Jesse inspires product teams to create the best experiences through strategic cross-functional partnership, mastery of craft , and a deep understanding of people’s needs.


Skills

Interaction Design 

Visual Design 

Information Design 

Design Research

Participatory Design

Figma / Sketch / Adobe Creative Suite

Product Development / Strategy

User Interface Design

Prototyping

Service Design

Agile Methodologies

Software Architecture

Workshop Facilitation

Art Direction

 


Experiences

Meta - Identity at Facebook (2022–2024).

LinkedIn - Pages & Marketplaces (2020–2022), Premium (2019), Groups (2018), Messaging 2.0 (2017), Flagship App Redesign (2015), Elevate (2014), Campaign Manager (2014).

Google/YouTube - Designer for YouTube Video Editor (2011).

IdentityMine - UX Integrator implemented gestural interfaces on Microsoft Surface, desktop, and mobile. 

Avanade - Software Architect using Microsoft technologies for Fortune 500 companies. 

Philips - Developed digital dashboard providing business metrics and analytics.

 


Education

Carnegie Mellon University - Master of Design, Interaction Design. Completed thesis in how note-taking technology can aid learning.

University of California, Irvine - Bachelor of Science in Information and Computer Science. Specialized in Software Systems and Network and Distributed Systems.