I'm a multicultural inclusive design practitioner based in Paris, France. I've worked under the alias Sandra By Design since 2018 to enable organizations to design for social impact.
I draw from 10+ years of experience in Tech, field work in the humanitarian sector and academic study of the social sciences and design strategy.
I guide designers, creatives and product folks to cultivate social consciousness, inclusivity and purpose in their work.
I started my career at Google and spent 8 years there working across product commercialization, sales enablement and design thinking in the U.S. and Europe.
I brought new features in Google Analytics to market, built employee enablement programs and guided dozens of teams to embrace design thinking practices. All in a Tech-fueled environment that evolved at lightning speed.
Design thinking workshops are my flagship. I've run over 200 workshops in virtual and in-person settings since 2012. I've also built and run online courses and blended learning programs for groups ranging from 5 to 6000 people.
I take great joy in using facilitation and learning design as tools for problem-solving, personal and professional growth and team culture-building.
I've cultivated theoretical understanding and practice through study, research, training and field work.
I hold a rich understanding of what it takes to navigate diversity, build inclusive environments and reform systems of oppression through my studies of cross-cultural relations, critical race theory and identity politics at Brown University.
I deepened my expertise in innovation strategy and in designing for marginalized groups in my studies at French design school, Ensci-Les Ateliers and field work in the humanitarian sector (examined in my thesis, Design without Boundaries.)
