Designing and leading impactful teams in digital Product Design since 2014.
My story 🛠️
Tonya O.
I'm an "always curious" design mind who's worked for enterprise B2B & B2C companies, start-ups and non-profits in Travel, Healthcare and other spaces. Over the past 10+ years, I've crafted user-centered experiences that make an impact and fostered high-performing design team cultures. I enjoy taking on complex problems and breaking them down into executable steps to create intuitive, highly-functional, beautiful and fun products!
I consider myself a player-coach in my personal and professional life, as I feel one of my greatest gifts is encouraging and mentoring others to do their best work, sometimes by example.
Outside of work, you'll find me enjoying a good book, traveling the world, at my kid's sporting events, spending time with family and friends or exploring new hobbies like the AI binge I'm currently on that produced my flower-powered avatar.
I’ve also founded a few small businesses in my past. So, I love to stay connected to local and small businesses—finding hidden gems whereever I can.
Some places I've been and partners I've worked with
CitiBank
Career Highlights 🎊
Some bit size pieces of my time in Product Design
Products lead and/or designed from 0—>1
Design Values 💪
What I believe creates
world-class products
Inclusion
I believe in ensuring that every product I have the pleasure to touch is not only accessible to everyone, but going beyond WCAG and embracing the concept of universal design to make experiences better for all.
Shoutouts 💬
Some kind words
"Tonya was a key mentor for me, Her support was invaluable as I grew into my role—Her approach to leadership is grounded in empathy, but also in a clear, matter-of-fact communication style. Tonya’s advocacy for our team was unwavering.—Any team would be lucky to have Tonya’s leadership. Her dedication, integrity, and pragmatic approach are qualities that I admire and that make her an outstanding manager and mentor.…"
-Emily S. — Former direct report
"Whether she was sharing thoughtful feedback during critiques, pushing for research and data, or leading the design of various applications, Tonya has welcomed collaboration. Tonya has consistently managed a balance between being enjoyable to work with, and firm when necessary. Any team, design or cross-functional, should count themselves lucky to have her…"
-Taylor W. — Former co-worker