People Ops—Googler Media Library, virtual Noogler onboarding, accessibility leadership at scale.

Head Designer for People Ops: global initiatives (media libraries, virtual Noogler onboarding), accessibility leadership, and launch partner on programs reaching every Googler.

3yr Head Designer · global initiatives

3yrs: Head Designer · Google People Ops
Global: Googler Media Library · Noogler Virtual Onboarding
A11y: Accessibility · launch partner · brand systems

Scope & confidentiality

Most Google UI stays confidential. This page leads with programs and outcomes—Head Designer scope, global initiatives, and accessibility at scale—then partner quotes and certificates where they add context.

Role & timeline

Brand Designer (Oct 2019 – May 2020), then Head Designer (May 2020 – Oct 2022), Google People Ops, Mountain View. Three years on People Ops brand and experience: timely, trusted, on-brand internal communications for Googlers—accessibility and inclusion as part of brand trust, not a bolt-on.

Head Designer: program leadership, vendor guidance, cross-functional launches
Accessibility evangelist for internal comms and vendor BootCamp
Launch partner: days-before-ship reviews, record-time fixes, stakeholder influence

Virtual Noogler Onboarding

During COVID I led design for a virtual welcome experience when in-person Noogler Orientation could not run at HQ or offices. The live event is normally elaborate—propeller hats, swag, speakers, food, new laptops and phones, and thousands of new hires celebrating together.

We shipped a Noogler box to each hire: open the lid and a burst of rainbow confetti, propeller hat, laptop, phone, ID lanyard, and more—plus a digital invite to an online onboarding with hundreds of other new Googlers meeting under quarantine.

I directed branding and experience for the program (go/noogler) reaching tens of thousands of new hires; partner feedback is in the recognition list below. Portfolio visuals here are representative mood—not confidential Google assets.

Experience design · program branding · cross-functional production
Tens of thousands of new hires (virtual cohort)
Related: Googler Media Library case study for inclusive imagery systems

Visual mood · Virtual Noogler Onboarding

Representative mood imagery—not official Google photography. Welcome boxes vary by device (Chromebook, Mac, Pixel, iPhone); virtual orientation frames capture candid online moments with propeller hats, swag, and bright spaces.

Open welcome box with confetti, propeller beanie, Chromebook, and lanyard on a dining table — Welcome box · Chromebook + swag—confetti moment on day one.

Chromebook and Pixel phone on desk beside open welcome box, thermos, and propeller beanie — Chromebook + Pixel pair · desk setup—laptop and phone from the same kit.

Chromebook and Pixel on coffee table with welcome box confetti on living room rug — Chromebook + Pixel pair · living room—devices landed where new hires actually live.

Chromebook and Pixel side by side on kitchen counter with welcome box and confetti — Chromebook + Pixel pair · kitchen counter—morning unboxing, both devices out together.

MacBook showing virtual orientation meeting grid beside open welcome box and Pixel phone — Mac with orientation on screen—kit meets the live virtual event.

Pixel phone, thermos, propeller hat, and welcome box on a bright bed — Pixel-forward setup—thermos and colorful swag from the box.

iPhone and MacBook on kitchen counter with open welcome box and confetti — iPhone + Mac at home—mixed devices, same joyful unboxing story.

Hands lifting propeller beanie from welcome box with confetti and devices on the floor — Mid-unboxing energy—movement, confetti, propeller hat in hand.

Happy Black woman on video call wearing propeller beanie and colorful swag in a bright apartment — On camera laughing—propeller hat and swag, sunny room, virtual cohort.

East Asian man smiling on video call with stereo headphones and welcome thermos on desk — Headphones + welcome thermos—deep in the session, still grinning.

Latinx woman on video call in propeller hat texting on Pixel phone — Pixel in hand, meeting on laptop—multitasking Noogler, happy and candid.

White woman waving at laptop webcam with propeller beanie and colorful mug — Wave to the room—cozy living space, warm light, welcoming energy.

South Asian nonbinary new hire smiling at laptop showing virtual meeting grid — Grid on screen, lanyard on desk—connected to hundreds of other new hires.

Middle Eastern man cheering on couch with iPhone, MacBook, and propeller hat — Couch celebration—iPhone + Mac, confetti from the box, pure orientation joy.

Googler Media Library · WFH Media Library

Internal teams needed diverse, authentic imagery—not the same stock photos. I worked with marketing, branding, and media to stand up the Work From Home Media Library during COVID (Googler-submitted life-at-home imagery), then evolved it into the Googler Media Library: global photography across offices with quarterly releases as teams returned on campus.

Dedicated case study: /work/googler-media
Quarterly releases · global offices · inclusive representation

Partner recognition

Sixteen-plus internal Peer and Spot bonuses back the themes above—accessibility, launch partnership, stakeholder influence, brand systems, and program leadership. Expand any row for the full certificate.

Peer and Spot bonuses from cross-functional partners. Skim quotes for themes; tap a row to open the full certificate.

Also verified outside Google

“Thaddeus is one to ask ‘why not?’ rather than ‘why?’—extraordinarily high quality output with minimal guidance.” — Thomas R. Armstrong, Ph.D., U.S. Global Change Research Program.

Federal publications (Congress-facing) and Rexel global eCommerce—see /work/federal, /work/rexel, and /work/weablecolor for live product craft.

Reflection

Google is where I learned to hold the accessibility bar and the brand bar at the same time, for hundreds of thousands of internal users. Certificates document the work when pixels cannot ship publicly.

Googler Media Library case study White House OSTP / USGCRP LinkedIn profile All work