Lead UX Designer

My Impact

  • Events Platform for the Ages: Launched first version of events platform still in use today

  • 2013 Events Platform Optimization: Saved company over $100k by optimizing key user flows

  • Expanded Product Offerings: Launched first version of the Private App Exchange, a private company app store

  • Salesforce’s First Design System: Contributed to the creation of Salesforce Lightning Design System

  • Made my Mark: Designed the logo for the Spring 2013 Salesforce platform release, seen by millions

Company Overview

Salesforce is a global cloud computing company that develops cloud-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions and business software.

Featured Projects

Events Platform

Events platform and improvements

Private AppExchange

Custom corporate app stores

Lightning Design System

Salesforce’s first design system

Methodologies

  • User Experience Strategy

  • Design system creation

  • UX and UI documentation

  • Information Architecture

  • Site maps, wireframes, & wire flows

  • Remote moderated usability research

  • Customer feedback

Software

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Balsamiq

  • Sketch

  • Concept validation

  • User acceptance testing

  • Solution sketching, Hi-fi mockups

  • Icon creation

  • Print design and production

  • Agile development

  • HTML and CSS definitions

Events Platform: 2012

My Impact

  • Events Platform for the Ages: Designed version 1 of the Salesforce events platform

  • Consolidation: Combined conference and hotel reservations into single transaction, saving attendees time and reducing stress

  • Mobile and Tablet Application: Designed app for attendees to keep track of daily schedules and stay connected at the event

What is Dreamforce?

Started in 2003, Dreamforce is Salesforce’s annual event. Dreamforce brings together the global Salesforce community for learning, fun, community building, and philanthropy. Attendees from all over the world gather to share their insights, successes, and learn the latest in industry innovations.

Dreamforce 2012 Login

The Project

Design a platform for Salesforce events that allows users to

  • Purchase conference passes

  • Schedule training and certification testing

  • Book hotel reservations

  • Browse and schedule conference sessions

  • Stay connected via an event-specific social network

  • All from a single website and mobile app

Dreamforce 2012: Tablet Gallery

Dreamforce 2012: Mobile Gallery

Events Platform: 2013

Before and After: Dreamforce Create Account screen

The Project

  • Optimize the Salesforce events platform

  • Streamline sign up, hotel reservation, and checkout

  • Update look and feel to align with 2013 style guide

Dreamforce 2013 website

Events App 2013 Style Guide

My Impact

  • Optimization: Revised designs from 2012 to streamline the experience for attendees, speeding up task completion

  • Timeless Design: Optimized designs are still in use in 2024

  • Operational Savings: Saved Salesforce over $100k by simplifying the signup process and reducing calls to customer service

Private AppExchange

My Impact

  • Optimization: Revised designs from 2012 to streamline the experience for attendees, speeding up task completion

  • Timeless Design: Optimized designs are still in use in 2024

  • Operational Savings: Saved Salesforce over $100k by simplifying the signup process and reducing calls to customer service

The Project

The Private AppExchange is a custom, corporate version of Salesforce’s hugely successful AppExchange.

Salesforce AppExchange is an app store that allows customers to work in Salesforce easier and faster with proven productivity apps.

My role was to take wire frames created by my colleague, refine them based on new requirements, and create high-fidelity mockups.

Lightning Design System

My Impact

  • Optimization: Revised designs from 2012 to streamline the experience for attendees, speeding up task completion

  • Timeless Design: Optimized designs are still in use in 2024

  • Operational Savings: Saved Salesforce over $100k by simplifying the signup process and reducing calls to customer service

The Project

I worked on Salesforce’s first design system, the Salesforce Lightning Design System, before its launch in 2013.

Salesforce was growing fast, and had just acquired ExactTarget. They’re just about to launch the first mobile version of the Salesforce platform, Salesforce1.

Amid rapid growth, the company recognized a need to ensure coherent experiences across the full range of Salesforce apps—and to lay the foundation for a design system that evolves with the company and the platform.

Salesforce Spring 2013 Logo

My Impact

  • Legacy: Became a part of Salesforce history by having my logo displayed on all app screens and marketing materials

  • High-visibility: Seen by over 9 million users

Salesforce Spring 2013 Logo

The Project

The Salesforce platform releases three seasonal updates a year, Winter, Spring, and Summer. The submission and voting process is open to all employees.