My AI

I see AI as a collaborator that, when designed responsibly, helps people move faster while staying in control.

In my AI Photo Culler project, I prototyped AI-powered workflows inside Adobe Bridge, making machine learning suggestions explainable while ensuring photographers kept creative authority. This sharpened my understanding of how to design AI features that are clear, trustworthy, and genuinely useful.

In my own workflow, I use AI to uncover patterns in feedback, generate design variations, and synthesize complex information. I use it responsibly as an expert-in-the-loop — guiding every step rather than handing over the wheel.

How I Use AI in My Daily Workflow

Research and Synthesis

I often use Perplexity Pro as my primary research tool instead of Google. I find Perplexity synthesizes results across multiple LLMs and surfaces cleaner, more actionable answers faster than traditional search.

Content and Communication

I use Claude and Gemini to draft portfolio copy, presentation narratives, and emails. I reviewe the output critically and accepting, rewriting, or rejecting it. AI accelerates the first draft; judgment drives the final version.

Document Intelligence

I use NotebookLM as a personal RAG system. I upload resumes, course materials, and portfolio assets so I can query my own archive without reading through every document. It's grounded in my data, so it doesn't hallucinate.

UI variation and Stakeholder Alignment

Using a community prompting framework and real financial data, I generated three distinct dashboard directions in Gemini Canvas. I then iterated through conversation to refine them. The result simulated a stakeholder feedback session across multiple design directions.

My AI workflow principles don't just live in my daily tools, I've applied them to a full design project. In the AI Photo Culler, I designed an agentic AI concept for Adobe Bridge that puts these ideas into practice: explainability, human control, and trust at every step.

→ See the AI Photo Culler case study

Certifications

Master UX Design for AI Applications

Human Centered AI Institute · Aug 2025

Agentic AI and AI Agents Specialization

Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT
Agentic AI and AI Agents for Leaders
OpenAI GPTs

Vanderbilt University via Coursera · Jun 2025

AI Tool Stack

AI Tools — Used & Explored
	Tool	How I Use It
	Claude Pro Daily Use	Long-form writing, portfolio content, complex reasoning, and generating HTML/CSS code blocks for Squarespace portfolio visuals.
	Gemini Pro Daily Use	Document intelligence, Google Drive integration, UI variation generation via Gemini Canvas, and generating HTML/CSS for portfolio components.
	Perplexity Pro Daily Use	Primary research tool — synthesizes across multiple LLMs for cleaner, faster answers than traditional search.
	NotebookLM Regular Use	Personal RAG system — I upload my own documents and query them without hallucination risk.
	ChatGPT Regular Use	Brainstorming, ideation, quick drafts, and generating HTML/CSS code for portfolio visuals and card layouts.
	Voiceflow Explored	Explored for conversational AI prototyping — used to simulate chatbot flows in the AI Photo Culler project.
	v0 Explored	Explored for UI prototyping — useful for research simulations, limited for pixel-accurate work.
	Lovable Explored	Explored for UI generation — couldn't replicate complex existing UIs faithfully.
	Magic Patterns Explored	Explored for component-level UI generation — found functional limitations for complex interfaces.
	Figma Make Explored	Explored as AI-assisted prototyping — pivoted back to traditional Figma for visual accuracy.

Design Tools

Figma

Axure

Miro

Sketch

Loom

Photoshop

Adobe Bridge

Arcade

Squarespace 7.1