Rapid7 - Various Projects

Senior Manager of UX

Role:

2017 - 2023

Years:

I worked at Rapid7 for six years before a layoff that closed both California offices. Because I did not have the opportunity to save my work files, I am sharing a structured overview of my role, responsibilities, and contributions, along with any publicly available screenshots that represent the work I supported.

Background:

Profile:

During my tenure at Rapid7, I was known as an effective team manager and a quick study. I was frequently assigned to complex initiatives that required rapid ramp up, cross functional coordination, and clear decision making. I also played a key role in change management across several product lines and reorganizations.

My combination of people leadership, systems thinking, and willingness to dive into the details made me a go to resource for projects that needed both strategic alignment and practical design execution.

Team Leadership:

I managed teams of up to 15 designers at a time, including other managers. Several of my reports grew into UX manager roles under my mentorship. I invested heavily in coaching, building design process maturity, and creating a collaborative, supportive team culture.

Products and Achievements:

Nexpose and InsightVM: On prem and cloud based Vulnerability Management solutions. During my tenure, InsightVM was by and large the company’s primary revenue driver and one of Rapid7’s most strategically important products. I supported long term improvements across workflows, reporting, and navigation for a large and complex enterprise user base.

InsightAppSec: Cloud based Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) solution. I managed the UX team from 2017 to 2021, guiding multiple releases and helping mature the product into a more scalable, modern application security offering.

tCell (Runtime Application Security Protection): Acquired by Rapid7 in 2018. After the acquisition, I was put in charge of leading its UX direction and integrating its experience with InsightAppSec. tCell is now part of Rapid7’s next generation application security suite, working alongside the broader Insight platform.

Metasploit and Metasploit Pro: Metasploit is one of the most widely used offensive security toolkits in the world. I provided UX support for the product and for Metasploit Pro in particular. As part of this work, I contributed to a team effort that resulted in a patent: Radio Frequency Capture Analysis Reporting (Patent number 12075252).

AttackerKB (2020): I led the UX team responsible for designing AttackerKB, an experience aimed at helping the security community socialize, enrich, and discuss exploit intelligence.
(Screenshot to be included.)

DivvyCloud / InsightCloudSec: In 2023, Rapid7 acquired cloud security startup DivvyCloud. The product was rebranded and repositioned to better fit within the Rapid7 portfolio. I was put in charge of the newly acquired UX team and contributed to rebranding efforts, along with several new feature releases, including:

Attack Path Analysis to understand blast radius and lateral movement risk
Toxic Combinations for identifying high risk permission overlaps
Tag Management to improve cloud hygiene and asset governance