Experience Log
Associate Director, Experience DesignApril 2023 to present
Moody's- Since August 2026, lead the designers and researchers working on Moody's for Compliance.
- Contribute to the product strategy and design vision for the platform, working with Product and Engineering leadership.
- Co-lead the platform UX strategy, bringing legacy risk and compliance products into one platform.
- Provide UX direction across product teams, so separate capabilities work as one platform.
- Define the UX architecture and shared concepts for the risk engine, workflows, task management and configuration.
- Allocate designers across squads based on experience, domain knowledge and capacity.
- Review how the research team works, so findings feed more directly into product decisions.
- Built a versioned prototype hub on GitHub with reusable AI skills for the design team.
- Introduced AI-drafted interaction specs, reducing documentation and handover from days to minutes.
Senior UX DesignerJuly 2022 to April 2023
Moody's- Unified the experience across compliance product lines during PassFort's post-acquisition integration.
- Defined and scaled the design system the integrated product lines now build on.
- Worked across squads on KYC/AML initiatives alongside writers, engineers, and researchers.
Product DesignerSeptember 2019 to July 2022
PassFort- Design lead for the Automation squad, covering discovery, UX design, accessibility review, and testing.
- Contributed through PassFort's growth from early-stage startup to Moody's Analytics acquisition in 2021.
- Collaborated with PMs and tech leads on KYC/AML workflow direction and prioritisation.
Product DesignerJanuary 2018 to September 2019
PredictX- Owned the full design cycle: user research, information architecture, interaction design, and handover.
- Built and managed PredictX's internal data visualisation design system.
- Worked with product owners and engineers on new product concepts and roadmap inputs.
Creative Director & Visual DesignerMarch 2015 to January 2018
BARDS Collective- Progressed from visual designer to creative director, leading team output and client relationships.
- Delivered brand and UX work across UI, print, and web for startups in tech and fashion.
Freelance Visual DesignerFebruary 2013 to January 2018
Independent- Worked with clients across Europe and North America on branding, marketing assets, exhibitions and digital interfaces.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Industrial DesignSeptember 2010 to February 2014
Università degli Studi di PalermoGrade: 110/110 with Honors