Hello there

Hi, I’m Natalie!

I’m a UX Designer currently designing at Hanger, where I designed and shipped SIMON, its AI support assistant. I lean on research and testing to decide what’s worth building.

Before Hanger, I worked part-time as a UX Designer for a startup AI messaging company.

If you want to know more about me as a person outside of my design work, keep scrolling! Let’s chat, I’m always open to making new connections and sharing knowledge.

Natalie smiling on a rooftop with city skyscrapers behind her

My story

What led me here

“Ever since I was a child, crafting has been what made me shine. I love to get my hands on things I can be proud of: cooking, crocheting, clay making, painting, and ultimately designing. Today, as a user experience designer, I’m motivated to find solutions for users by creating intuitive interfaces. It lets me explore in depth and understand the power of aesthetics to influence the user experience.”

Things I value

What guides my work

01

Measured empathy

I value empathy not just as a feeling but as a discipline. I balance human needs with quantitative data and technical constraints, and look for the why behind user behavior so the designs are ethically sound and strategically effective.

02

Curiosity as a default

I start every project assuming I have more to learn about the user, the technology and the business goals. That mindset keeps me questioning assumptions, testing new tools and pushing my own expertise.

03

Multidisciplinary integration

The best solutions live where fields meet. I pull from psychology, narrative structure and even code so designs connect emotionally, logically and systematically.

04

Egoless iterations

Design is uncertain, and the data is the highest authority. I fail fast, learn quickly and openly admit when a direction is proven wrong, because the team’s shared goal matters more than being individually right.

Off the clock

Stuff I’m into

Craft

Being crafty

When I’m not working, I make clay magnets, paint, draw in Procreate, sketch, do design challenges and cook.

Reading

Getting lost in BookLand

I read across genres to find new favorites. Right now: mystery, romance, personal growth, poetry and informative nonfiction.

Mindfulness

Being mindful

I’ve been tuning in to what my body needs, practicing mindfulness through meditation, exercise and journaling about my big feelings.

My personal CTAs (words that always call me to action)

lego-building
matcha
baking
true crime
makeup
traveling (especially living in Madrid)
crafting
reading

Like what you’ve seen?

Let’s talk about collaborating

I’m currently open to UX design roles, especially on teams building AI products people need to trust.