Design LeaderProduct CreatorDesign Systems · AI Enablement

I build the foundations that teams ship on.

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AT THE SURFACE

Leadership and systems at a glance

  • 7direct reports across 3 teams
  • ~50product teams served by the design system
  • Since 2018managing, mentoring, and growing designers
  • 2design systems built and scaled
  • ~120designers in Cvent’s UX organization
  • designers learning Figma and AI on YouTube
DESIGN SYSTEMS

Foundations for teams to build on.

I build systems that connect shared standards, design tools and code across product teams.

CVENT · MULTI-BRAND SYSTEM

A multi-brand system 50 product teams can build on.

I led the team's efforts to create and evolve a multi-brand Figma design system used by about 50 product teams. The design system team built a complete token system in code and Figma for a company-wide theming service and shared event-theme object.

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QUEST ON DEMAND · SHARED FOUNDATION
AaShared components
across 8 modules.
Design + code+
QUEST SOFTWARE · 2018–2022

Quest Software: building a system from zero across three countries.

Connected eight designers across three countries to create a shared system for eight product modules, partnering with engineering on the component foundation.

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STRATEGY, LEADERSHIP & AI ENABLEMENT

Designing the Conditions for Great Work.

I connect strategy, team leadership, and practical AI workflows to help people do their best work and carry it forward.

An AI-assisted workflow progressing from wireframes to a finished interface along a rising curve
STRATEGY & LEADERSHIP

Set direction. Help teams deliver.

I lead UX across three teams, connecting company and customer priorities to clear design outcomes. My approach combines thoughtful team leadership with practical AI pilots: four of six teams reached a working prototype in one week, while clear requirements and protected time helped discovery move from about three months to two sprints.

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A luminous composition of Claude, Figma, ChatGPT, Codex, and Claude Design symbols
EDUCATION & AI ENABLEMENT

Make useful practice easier to share.

I teach UX and UI at Algonquin College and create practical YouTube tutorials to help designers thrive in the age of AI. Through tools like Figma MCP, I share AI-native workflows that build confidence and keep their practice current.

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EXPERIENCE

Leadership grounded in the work.

Cvent

Manager, User Experience

Oct 2025–present

People leadership began in September 2024 while I was a Principal Product Designer.

3 teams · 7 direct reports. Leading UX and the team's work on a multi-brand Figma design system used by about 50 product teams.

Quest Software

Senior Usability Engineer · Design Systems

2018–2022

Built Quest On Demand’s shared design system and component library with engineering.

Spiria

UX/UI Designer · 2016–2018

Championed UX through research, audits and client product redesigns.

Freelance

Mobile Applications Designer and Developer · 2014–2016

Designed and shipped mobile applications with client and student teams.

Teaching

Algonquin College

UX and UI instructor

Mobile Applications Design and Development

I currently teach there.

YouTube

AI, Figma, and design

Current

subscribers · videos.

TEACHING & SHARED PRACTICE

Learning makes good work travel further.

I currently teach UX and UI at Algonquin College, and share hands-on Figma, design systems and AI workflows on YouTube with designers. These videos are one part of a broader commitment to education and enablement.

PRINCIPLES

A thoughtful practice.
A human impact.

Trust, clear direction and room for people to grow shape how I lead, build systems and teach.

01

Create clarity, together.

Give teams the context to act and make sound decisions.

02

Make good work repeatable.

Build shared practices that reduce friction and support collaboration.

03

Develop judgment, not dependency.

Help designers question, experiment and find their own way forward.

BEYOND THE WORK

A full life makes
a richer practice.

Illustrated Nehmat meditating with her eyes closed

Outside work, I find joy in time with my children, yoga and meditation, music, painting, and gardening.

LET’S CONNECT

Good things start
with a conversation.

Let’s talk about design systems and leadership, building an AI-native design practice, mentorship for designers, career opportunities, or a collaboration. I’d love to hear what you have in mind.