Human needs inspire me—while an optimism that inclusive, empowering experiences & teamwork are always an option, what drives me. I’ve been working in SAAS and enterprise product design for over 15 years. Embracing the beautiful mess of human needs meeting business opportunities at-scale, will always be my favorite design problem. Ok, I’ll admit—with the rise of AI, multi-surface experiences bridging agentic, GUI, and CLI needs, are a close second.

On my mind: art, architecture, AI ethics, co-active leadership, design systems, service ecosystems, 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 frequent 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.