About Me
I grew up in Guadalajara, Mexico, where I found an early passion for building. A detour through Montreal showed me that what I wanted to build were digital things. I moved to the US for grad school, earning a PhD in human-computer interaction with research focused on women's health. From there I joined Cincinnati Children's Hospital as a UX designer in biomedical informatics, designing tools for patients, physicians, and scientists. Today I'm at Natera, the world's leading genetic testing company, where I lead a team of designers and researchers making the lab experience better. Through it all, women's health has remained my throughline: the space where I write, research, and invest.
Outside of work, you'll find me exploring the Bay Area and the world with my husband (by bike whenever possible), café hopping with a good book, or scouting the best tacos in the area.
Leading design and research for genomic testing tools. Our research cut lab turnaround 15% and boosted staff efficiency 50%.
Shipped Natera's first patient portal. Support calls dropped 30%.
Clinical reporting tools used daily by genetic counselors and lab directors.
Turned complex genomic data into clinical-grade interfaces, side by side with lab scientists.
UX research across NIH and PCORI-funded rare disease projects.