
Design isn't a tool or an artifact. It's creating function from form and solving problems.
By the seventh grade, I taught myself how to code and built three websites.
Today, I build and scale high-performing experience design teams that tackle complex digital problems and connect experiences across digital channels. The designers, researchers, and writers I lead think systematically, practice design thinking, and deliver impactful user-centered solutions.
Beyond work, I'm a writer, a transit advocate, a family historian, a Pallas cat conservationist, and an artist.
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MANJI [mahn-jee] · n. Charms and symbols of luck, divinity, and spirituality — often used by Jains and Buddhists of ancient Persia, India, China, and Japan.
The name "Manji" carries meaning I've always worked by: luck, blessings, and the ongoing cycle of creation. It's drawn from ancient Chinese metaphysics, Taoist cosmology, and the feng shui concept of baguas, which map energy across eight areas of life: family, prosperity, reputation, relationships, creativity, career, spirituality, and health.
Those areas aren't separate from design work; they're a lens for it. The yin-yang at the center of that framework, representing balance and change, reflects how I approach every project: holding tension between function and beauty, speed and craft, user needs and business goals.
For me, design has never been decoration. It's a force that aligns ambition with clarity, and turns complexity into something people can actually use. That philosophy shapes how I lead teams, how I show up in cross-functional work, and how I push for outcomes that are both purposeful and precise.