My primary LLM for research, writing, reasoning, and summarizing — central to how I think through problems.

Built several custom Gems to shape LLM output for specific tasks, and used for drafting business plans.

Released in 2025, it's enabled rapid prototyping, experimentation, and publishing tools to the Make community.

Utilizing Figma’s Developer mode to share screens and guidelines back with Claude Code.

Prompting Claude Code, in terminal, to interpret Figma designs (MCP) and execute mobile product builds in Xcode.

Evaluating UX Pilot as an AI-assisted layer for ideation. This may be short-lived, as Figma is launching their own AI Agents.

My primary design tool for 5 years, from early wireframes to polished prototypes, design systems and handoff-ready specs.

Released in 2025, I’ve been building and publishing mobile-first sites with this layout tool, bypassing dev handoff.

Extensive background in Photoshop and Illustrator that spans well over 10 years. Experienced using AI tools in Photoshop.

For 4+ years, I’ve been using this AI-powered suite of photo tools to augment beyond Photoshop’s capabilities.

Evaluating Canva Affinity as a total replacement for Adobe Suite.

For 5+ years, my central hub for documenting UX specs, plans, research, and team knowledge.

For 5+ years, managed sprints, backlogs, and delivery, keeping me aligned with engineering and product stakeholders.

As an alternative to Jira, used on-and-off for many years for lightweight card-based project tracking and task management.

A current go-to for collaborative sessions, ideation, and mapping out high-level features and flows between PM and UX.

A past go-to for collaborative sessions, ideation, and mapping out high-level features and flows.

3+ years use as a primary channel for UX and stakeholder coordination across distributed teams.

5+ years use in environments where Teams is the default for meetings and internal communication.

5+ years use for remote meetings and design and candidate reviews, integrated with my Workspace setup.

Occasional use as an alternative to Meet, used for external calls, user interviews, and cross-org syncs.

Everyday environment for writing, data, and file management — where thinking gets structured and shared.

Long-standing past use for stakeholder reporting and enterprise deliverables where Office is the standard.

Released in 2024, light usage over the past few years for promotional slide decks. Reviewed as an alternative to PowerPoint.

3+ years use managing UX team performance cycles, running 1:1s, and tracking goals across review periods.

3+ years use screening candidates, managing reviews, and coordinating hiring priorities with HR and leadership.

Over 3+ years, surfacing real user behaviour to inform design decisions with evidence, not assumptions.

Over 3+ years, extracting customer signals from sales and success calls to shape product and design direction.