I am a human-centered AI Product Manager.

Designing transformative experiences
to amplify unheard voices.

Currently at Northwestern Medicine.

Previously at Microsoft.

Featured Projects

Experience

Northwestern Medicine

2025 - Present

Product Manager | AI Research Platform

Led product strategy and development of ResearchBridge, a multi-modal AI research platform helping first-generation students build confidence in academic research while giving instructors visibility into student engagement. Designed scaffolded GPT-4 modules that balanced automation with pedagogy, integrated personalization features, and launched across university partners with measurable gains in confidence, insight quality, and equity.

Design Strategist | NM Scholars Program

Redesigned program delivery and student engagement strategies as the program scaled. Clarified mentor roles, introduced student-led APC structures, and created visual tools to support stakeholder alignment and equity-driven learning experiences.

Illinois Institute of Technology

2025 - Present

AI Product Manager | Decision-Making Agent

Developed and deployed a GPT-4-powered sidekick that helps students apply structured decision-making frameworks. Scaled to 100+ users across institutions, improving research workflow clarity and confidence.

Microsoft Corporation

2019 - 2023

Customer Success Manager | Healthcare + Microsoft Copilot

Drove 392% adoption of Microsoft Teams, Viva, and early Microsoft Copilot features in enterprise health accounts. Co-led a 12-week internal bootcamp (Bachelors in Microsoft Health) serving 1K+ employees to upskill in health systems, AI fluency, and patient-centered design.

Technical Project Manager | Azure & Microsoft Teams

Scrum Master for two cross-functional engineering teams. Improved sprint completion by 48% and built a cross-org dashboard aligning Azure/Teams engineering with executive visibility, cutting backlog by 40%.

Solution Specialist | Azure Growth

Created targeting frameworks and internal enablement strategies that contributed to 14% YoY Azure growth across U.S. health sector partners.

MyRealFood

2019

Software Engineer

Built calendar-based food-logging features for 1M+ users in React Native. Developed backend nutrition tools powering personalized meal plans.

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