I started in animation. I still think in timing, motion and the frame-by-frame details.

Senior product designer in the San Francisco Bay Area. For seven years I designed LinkedIn's internal tools: how people buy things, build customer presentations and publish courses.

I helped build LinkedIn's internal design team from scratch, and MUI Mercado, the accessible design system our products were built on.

My résumé LinkedIn

At a glance

7years designing at LinkedIn
10+internal teams designed for
20,000+employees using the tools
95%+positive user feedback

Designed for InfoSecFinanceSalesHRITProcurement and more

How I got here

Fine art A.A., Napa Valley College Composition
Animation & VFX B.A.S., Expression College Timing and motion
Playable ads mNectar · hand-coded Prototyping in code
Coaching Codify Academy Onboarding and mentoring
Internal tools LinkedIn · 7 years Craft for 20,000+ employees

What I believe

Internal users deserve real craft. A few hours saved per person adds up to years.
Pushback is information. The best plan protects the experience and the timeline.
1. Suggest
2. Draft
3. Act with approval
4. Act and report
AI should earn its autonomy. Scope it to the stakes, and show where it might be wrong.

What colleagues say

“Courtney was the first UX designer I had the pleasure of working with who knew with confidence what she was doing, what tools to bring to bear, and how to help allay our own concerns as we iterated through the process toward a final outcome that was so much better than the sum of what all the other teams had brought to the table. Unreasonably high expectations be damned, she had exceeded them.”
Dennis MeyerLead developer, Storyboard · LinkedIn Learning
“She consistently demonstrated strategic thinking in how she approached complex challenges, balancing user needs, business impact, and technical constraints. She is also highly collaborative, working seamlessly across teams and fostering productive discussions that lead to better outcomes.”
Ana Luiza Loures PintoInsights manager, Merlin · LinkedIn
“She is a designer who genuinely cares about the people she designs for. She is someone who takes the time to deeply understand user needs, constraints, and context, and it shows in the thoughtfulness and clarity of her work. She models a true growth mindset, stays open to feedback, is generous with her knowledge, and is always looking for ways to help others level up.”
Chris LoDesign manager (her direct manager), LinkedIn

More about how I work

Team and design systemBuilding the team, and the system it ran onFrom two designers to six, with a shared workflow, a creative standard and MUI Mercado.Read more → AI workflowHow I work with AIDesigning AI products, and using AI in my own process, shown through this portfolio.Read more →

Experience

Senior Product Designer, Interactive Ads mNectar · 2013 – 2016 Playable ads for major mobile games, hand-coded
Admissions Manager, Mentor & Coach Codify Academy · 2017 – 2019 Onboarding systems and career coaching
Product Designer LinkedIn · 2019 Built the internal design team and its shared library
Senior Product Designer LinkedIn · 2019 – 2026 Internal products, AI experiences, an accessible design system