Hello 👋🏼 I’m Carissa (she/her)

I’m a seasoned product design leader, partner, and mentor. I’m currently improving America’s complex relationship with money at Stash. I have a knack for making complex systems and processes digestible, useful, and accessible. Learn more about my approach, process, and leadership philosophy here.

 

0 to 1

Building a first experience from the ground up

Simple CDs

Bringing CDs to Simple customers for the first time.

See Case Study

 

Stranger Fiction

That time I learned a thing or two about indie publishing.

See Case Study

 

Optimizations

Iterative improvements made to existing products

Protected Goals

Expanding a loved feature and clearing up customer confusion.

See Case Study

 

First Funding Experience

A story about how paying attention to the details can lead to a 7% increase in first time funding rates.

See Case Study

 

Design Systems

Building reusable, modular design languages for modern tech

SpiderOak Design System

Building a design system from scratch for SpiderOak’s product suite.

See Case Study

 

Stash Design Systems 🔓

Maturing a library collection into a fully integrated concept to code system.

Coming soon!

 

Tooling

Streamlining user servicing with better tooling for customer operations

 

Stash Bank Portal 🔓

Building out banking infrastructure to deliver a better servicing experience.

Coming soon!

 
 

Conceptualizing tomorrow

Leading blue sky initiatives

Simple Northstar 🔒

Imagining the future for a 10 year old fintech startup

Coming soon!

 

Stash Information Architecture 🔒

Iterating a product full of MVPs into a cohesive user experience

Coming soon!