Me in Vernazza, It

Me in Vernazza, It

Hey, I'm Jaksen

A designer always striving to be better

Born in Boston, mostly raised in northern California, I'm been "professionally" graphic design since middle school, where I made logos and banners for call of duty gaming teams online. In college, I leaned towards more of the physical world, pursuing a degree in both Industrial & Interaction design, only to have that world flipped upside down after getting an internship at Facebook/Meta. I loved every moment of it, which led me to go back (remotely) the following summer during COVID, furthering my passion for the craft. I joined hackathons, worked with DesOps to help new interns, and crafted solutions that would go to help drive value for their sales/marketing teams. Although I didn't return after graduating, that experience defined the best in class level of craft I aspire to reach.

I went on to work at a Series C startup called 360Learning, remotely leading design on one, then two, and eventually three teams. This fast-paced growth led to a lot of impact, and helped prepare me for a more senior role at Dow Jones / The Wall Street Journal. There I lead design on a series of news publishing tools, shortening the tedious workflow of news editors and implementing AI early on in the boom.

Today, I design the premier AI enterprise software LLM Suite for JPMorganChase, saving 200,000 users globally several hours of work per week. I love getting to challenge problems at the forefront of technology & design, while working with incredibly talented people along the way.

And mentoring others along the way

“In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.”
― Phil Collins