I’m Esther, a product designer based in Boston.
I design AI products where people stay in control: tools that support expert judgment instead of replacing it. I’ve spent nine years in design, most recently on AI grading tools at Pearson.
- Led a UX audit that set the direction for two AI product redesigns at Pearson.
- Redesigned Pearson Collections; the launch was followed by 85% year-over-year subscription growth.
- Researched, designed, and built an AI app end to end by directing Claude Code.
Selected work
Pearson Education: From audit→redesign
Independent project · Summer 2026
Research + AI-directed build
Dance Coach
Can AI coach dance technique between classes? I researched the need, built the full system by directing Claude Code, and tested it on real footage to find out.
Pearson Education 2022–2023
Pearson+ · POC → MVP
Job Match
A career-exploration tool built into Pearson+. Three new surfaces supported its move from a 10% pilot to a public MVP open to anyone, including users with no prior Pearson relationship.
Pearson Education 2020–2021
Shipped · Creation flow redesign
Collections
A redesign of how instructors build custom books from Pearson chapters, including a self-service way to convert print books to digital. The launch was followed by 85% year-over-year subscription growth.
