Principal Product Designer & Dashboard PM at Nylas

I don't just design the vision.
I build the reality.

Product Designer, Dashboard PM, and AI-Driven Builder based in Toronto. I drive product strategy, lead end-to-end design, and ship working implementations, all three, on the same product.

Product Design Product Management Design Systems AI Implementation User Research 0→1 Products Prototyping B2B SaaS

The gap between design and engineering is closing, and I'm leaning into it. Increasingly, I don't just design experiences. I build them.
Using AI coding tools and modern frameworks, I prototype and ship working products directly from my own design concepts.

Design-to-Build Workflow
I've evolved beyond traditional static handoffs by leveraging AI to build out front-end implementations. By translating my Figma designs into functional code, I ensure 1:1 visual precision while freeing up our engineering team to focus on core platform innovation.
Strategic Dashboard Ownership
As Principal Designer and Dashboard PM at Nylas, I own the entire lifecycle of our core interface. I specialize in turning complex user research into scalable design systems and intuitive user flows that align with our long-term product roadmap.
High-Velocity Prototyping
Using AI tools as a force multiplier, I've transformed our internal processes to adapt to a rapidly changing world. I can now move from design concept to a working, high-fidelity prototype in a fraction of the time, allowing for faster stakeholder alignment and cross-functional testing.

Reimagining the Nylas Dashboard

I am currently leading an end-to-end evolution of our core platform interface. My focus is on architecting a new design system and reimagining user flows to create a modern, high-performance experience that empowers our users and streamlines their communication workflows.

A different kind of designer
Where strategy, craft, and code converge

I'm Principal Product Designer and Dashboard PM at Nylas, where I own the full lifecycle of our core platform interface. My role is intentionally hybrid: I drive product strategy, lead design from research to pixel-perfect specs, and build working front-end implementations myself using AI tools. Most designers do one of these things. I do all three.

Before design, I trained in Fine Art and worked as a Pastry Chef, including time at Nobu. I ran my own culinary business before pivoting to product. Those worlds taught me that great work, whether a tasting menu or a dashboard, comes from understanding exactly what someone needs before they can say it.

I've designed across agri-tech, nonprofit, consumer, and B2B SaaS. What stays constant is how I work: end-to-end, curious, and closer to the build than most designers dare to get.

Tools & skills
Figma Prototyping Design Systems User Research Product Strategy Cursor / v0 Claude HTML & CSS React (basics) Maze Notion Accessibility B2B SaaS
Nomi Reiss
Before the pixels

The creative chapter that made everything else possible.

Before I was designing dashboards, I was designing menus. I trained as a Pastry Chef, worked the line at 5* restaurants, and ran my own culinary business. That chapter was less of a detour and more of a foundation. Craft, precision, the relentless pursuit of something that delights people. It's exactly what I brought to product design, and it still shows up in how I work.

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Pastry Chef
Nobu Restaurant
Culinary Entrepreneur
Founder, independent food ventures
Pastry Arts Training
Professional culinary certification
Fine Art
Academic background in visual arts
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