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 ~20 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, 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.