About me

Hi I’m Maddy (she/her) 👋🏻

I’m a Principal Experience Designer at Autodesk, where I focus on creating cross-platform solutions for Autodesk Workshop XR. My work spans strategy, vision, and design leadership across web and VR, helping shape how teams collaborate in immersive environments.

I started my XR journey as a Product Designer at The Wild (acquired by Autodesk), and before that built a foundation in web and mobile design at a music investment startup and a 3D light-field technology company. My background includes a Master of Architecture and a Bachelor of Science from Wentworth Institute of Technology, plus training from General Assembly’s User Experience Design Immersive. Together, these experiences shaped the mix of systems thinking, creativity, and hands-on design expertise I bring to my work.

I love solving complex problems with simple, human-centered solutions and collaborating with cross-functional partners to make it happen. ✨

Reccomendations

  • Maddy is a very talented designer that we had the pleasure to have at Leia over the past few years. She not only has an innately refined sense of aesthetics, but also grew tremendously on the job, taking the initiative to conduct product competitive analyses and frequently contributing to product decisions. She was a delight to work with and any company will be lucky to have her.

    CEO + FOUNDER • LEIA

  • Working with Maddy is an absolute joy and privilege. As a designer, she is the total package, having a solid understanding of UX and UI, and a great sense of self-awareness that helps guide her to the right design solutions, free of ego or pretense. […] Beyond her technical skills, Maddy is, simply put, a really good human. She supports her fellow team members and goes out of her way to make everyone’s work that much smoother and more enjoyable. I have learned a tremendous amount from her and would work with her again without a moment’s hesitation.

    HEAD OF PRODUCT • LEIA

  • Maddy is a pleasure to work with! She is focused, collaborative and creative. She actively considers user experience when designing UI, and vice versa. Her approach to design helps to build bridges and increase user adoption. Maddy has been instrumental in the development of several cornerstone applications at Leia. I appreciate her participation in developing a design system that pairs so nicely with the brand. I highly recommend her as a UI/UX professional and know she will add immense value to any team she is a part of.

    DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS • LEIA

Skills

 

Research & Design

 

User Research • Usability Testing • User Interviews & Surveys • Insight Synthesis • Personas • Competitive & Market Analysis • UX Flows • Information Architecture • Affinity Mapping • Wireframing • Visual & Interaction Design • Prototyping • Design Systems

 

Product & Strategy

 

Product Vision & Strategy • Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership • Stakeholder Communication • Roadmap Planning • Design Process Facilitation • Progress Tracking & Reporting • Strategic & Creative Problem Solving

 

Tools

 

Figma • Jira • Confluence • Miro • Productboard

 

Development

 

Basic HTML/CSS • Google Material Design • Design-Engineering Handoff