Human needs inspire me—while an optimism that inclusive, empowering experiences & teamwork are always an option, what drives me. I’ve been working in product and service design for over 15 years, mostly on SAAS and enterprise experiences. Embracing the beautiful mess of human needs meeting business opportunities at-scale, will always be my favorite design problem.

On my mind: art, architecture, calm technology, co-active leadership, design systems, scaling people & teams, interaction design, typography; permaculture, music, metalworking, letterpress posters, Zebra unity, epic powder days. Maybe (possibly) just a few other things, too.

ninavizz is my universal handle, as well as my gmail. My public PGP key is advised for sensitive matters. My pronouns are she/her.

I live with my partner and two mischievous cats on a tree farm at the base of Mt Hood, in rural Oregon, which has been a delightful midlife change after 20+ years in the San Francisco Bay Area. I enjoy travel, CrossFit, outdoor adventure, farm-to-table living, cursing the good fortunes of warm-weather ice hockey teams, and taking-in the Milky Way on clear nights from home.