I am a creative director and multi-disciplinary designer focusing on using my work to explore how to build community and connection around the things we love, within spaces we create, online and offline. I live somewhere between product design and art direction in advertising, both enjoying managing teams, concepting big ideas, and being a hands-on designer.

Born in Sri Lanka, my family moved to upstate New York in the ‘90s and from there we settled in Indiana with a brief stint in Hong Kong. I now live in New York City.

I’ve co-founded Promote Her, a platform to amplify the voices of women in advertising. I also create experimental jewelry for my brand, Yasara. In my free time, I enjoy the city by bike, make group dinners for friends, and travel for arts and music events.

work with me

 

Positions

Element Brooklyn
Creative Director at Large

Promote Her
Co-Founder and Design Director at large

Freelance Creative
Verizon - Lead System Designer
Buck - Lead Product Designer
MRM - Lead Product Designer
RQ Agency - Creative Director
Start Small Think Big - UX Designer and Researcher
AKQA - Product Designer

General Assembly
Creative Director

The New York Times, T Brand Consulting 
Creative Lead / Founding Member, Agency Services

ROAR
Freelance Sr Art Director

Edelman 
Freelance Sr Art Director

space150 
Sr Art Director

Wunderman 
Art Director

CreativeFeed 
Art Director

Momentum 
Jr Art Director

Clients

American Express
Bud Light
Calvin Klein 
Chase
Citibank
Coca-Cola
Cointreau
Covergirl
General Assembly
Google
GE
HP
Hudson Whiskey
L’Oreal
Macy’s
Match
Mars
Microsoft
Powerade
(RED)
Roomba
Sony
Stoli
VitaminWater
Verizon

Teaching

Fashion Institute of Technology
Adjunct Professor

Parsons School of Art and Design
Guest Lecturer - 2023

Expertise

UX/UI Design 
Creating seamless, user-centric experiences that drive key actions and greater content engagement.  Well-versed in research, user flows, wireframing, prototyping, interface design, branding, and system design. 

Concept Development + Direction
Collaborating across disciplines to create insight-driven storytelling that maximizes engagement through a myriad of executions including web, experiential, and digital marketing. Directing designers, developers, illustrators, and photographers to ensure a consistent voice across campaign touchpoints.