Hi There, I’m Ellen

I started out as an IC designer in 2014, and shifted into design leadership in 2022.

I’m currently Senior Manager of Product Design at Corteva Agriscience (formerly Granular), managing an international group of designers.

Check out details on my career below, visit my IC portfolio, take a look at my resume, or learn more about who I am outside the office.

A (Non-Exhaustive) List of Proud Career Moments:

  • Being sole designer for the native mobile app, scouting experience, and Nitrogen experience of Granular’s flagship digital product: Granular Insights, a sales enablement tool for Pioneer reps.

  • Guiding the design team through massive change as Granular merged into Corteva, retaining all talent.

  • Setting vision and strategy for a cutting-edge portfolio of international, data science-driven digital offerings at Corteva, along with an engineering and product counterpart.

  • Serving as Design Lead over a cross-functional team of 50+ for a complete re-platforming and redesign of Granular Insights.

  • Creating a Design Culture Team that builds authenticity and camaraderie for our multidisciplinary team.

  • Setting vision and strategy for a cutting-edge portfolio of international, data science-driven digital offerings at Corteva.

  • Implementing Granular’s first-ever design internship program.

  • Applying for & completing YIELD, a leadership program at Corteva run by the Dale Carnegie Foundation.

  • Redesigning websites for the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Brookings Institution

  • Succeeding as a team of one as UX Director at a small digital agency, building the UX practice from scratch. (Shoutout to Leah Buley.)

  • Establishing a digital product team at that same agency, adding revenue streams through digital products.

A Brief Timeline

Thanks to a random series of events, I found UX in 2014, and brought my skillset to product design in 2017.

Since 2022, I’ve been focused primarily on design leadership, cross-functional projects, and team building.

For more about my roles, responsibilities, and skills, here’s my resume.

Image shows four rectangular sketches of a UI for a mobile app

Past Product Design Work

Prior to my role as a design leader, I spent eight years in UX and Product Design. My portfolio highlights my time as a Senior Product Designer at Granular, where I worked with multiple cross-functional teams that focused on unique areas of agronomy and farm management.

Check it Out

My Leadership Styles

DiSC: Steadiness (S)

Supporting my team and coworkers is invaluable to me. As a DiSC style S, I foster an environment of communication and vulnerability, whether about career desires, workload, or team conflict.

Meyers Briggs: The Advocate (INFJ)

To me, INFJ is about creating professional fulfillment that feels authentic to everyone. This means taking time to establish team values and prioritizing how best to serve our users.