User Experience Program Manager| Researcher | Designer

My goal is to create products & services that improve people's everyday lives through meaningful & delightful user experiences. Like my name implies, "Solace" which is synonymous to comfort, cheer and support, I passionately employ my creativity & user empathy in identifying user problems and come up with innovative & practical solutions.
I am currently a UX Program Manager at Google and a volunteer Researcher for WITOps (non-profit advocating for Women in Tech). In 2019, I completed my Master's in Human Computer Interaction (HCIM) at the University of Maryland. While pursuing my graduate studies, I was the Graduate / Research Assistant of our HCIM program and the co-founded UMD's first UX student organization. I also worked as a UX Researcher intern for The New York Times. Prior to Graduate School, I worked as an Technical Program Manager for 9 years, most of those years handling global roles at the Procter & Gamble Company .