Stella leads the Azure Digital Operations, Edge & Platform research and design team at Microsoft, shaping the next generation of solutions that seamlessly bridge cloud and edge environments. Her team drives end-to-end user experiences across a diverse portfolio of Azure Edge services, including Azure IoT Operations, Azure Digital Twin Builder, Azure Device Provisioning Services, Defender for IoT, Azure Digital Twins/3D Scenes, IoT Hub, IoT Central, Azure Device Registry, Adaptive Cloud Experience for Manufacturing/Retail, and more.

Passionate about developing scalable frameworks and intuitive experiences, Stella specializes in simplifying complex workflows while seamlessly integrating AI, quality, and security priorities across products. Committed to delivering cohesive, secure, and high-quality experiences, she empowers customers and accelerates digital transformation across cloud and edge environments.

Prior to this role, Stella led Bing Visual Search, the Visual Search Developer Platform, and Live Camera Search integration for first-party and third-party products, in addition to designing Image Search experiences and innovations for the Bing Search & News integrated app (Super App). She has also worked at Ralph Lauren, Columbia University, and IT start-ups.

Principal Design Manager, Azure Digital Operations, Edge & Platform, Cloud + AI (November 2020 - Present)
Enable customers to seamlessly onboard assets and devices to flow data from their physical operations, build adaptive applications that act on data across cloud and edge, and enable collaboration across OT, IT, developers, and data professionals to power AI assisted insights and optimize operational efficiency.

• Device Provisioning & Management Team: Empowering IT professionals to discover, onboard, and manage IoT devices securely and at scale. Supports provisioning, connectivity, and device lifecycle management across Azure IoT services. (Services: Azure Device Provisioning Service; Azure Device Registry; IoT Hub; IoT Central)

• Asset Connectivity & Data Flow Team: Enables seamless industrial asset connectivity, transformation, and edge-to-cloud data flow. Helps OT professionals manage Azure IoT components, build pipelines, and optimize operations with real-time insights. (Services: Azure IoT Operations; AIO Components (IoT Akri, IoT OPC UA Broker, IoT MQ)

• Industrial Metaverse Data Experience Team: Allows customers to build digital representations of real-world environments and processes. Supports holistic data analysis and improved operational efficiency. (Services: Digital Twin Builder - Ontologies; Formula; Mapping; 3D Scenes; Explorer)

• Adaptive Cloud (Horizontal UX Areas): Builds cohesion and continuity across the end-to-end experience—covering product narrative, team integration, go-to-market (GTM), and operations. (Manufacturing & Retail storyboards; HM status & metrics; Conference demos; Journey maps; Customer engagement)

Senior UX Designer, Bing Search Engine, AI & R (May 2017 - November 2020)

• Led Visual Search UX, integrating AI-powered search capabilities into Bing, 1P Microsoft products, and 3PP platforms such as Samsung Bixby and Huawei.

• AI & ML Innovation: Contributed to Microsoft’s real-time object segmentation patent and advanced AI-driven visual search experiences.

• Designed developer portals and visual search skill ecosystems, enabling developers to build cognitive AI-powered visual skills.

• Enhanced Bing Image Search, improving SERP interactions, image detail pages, and product ads for a more seamless user experience.

• Designed e2e frameworks for the Bing Search App & Microsoft News App (formerly "Super App")

• Designed AI-driven product ads, significantly boosting revenue growth and optimizing ad performance.

Web Content Development Manager (August 2014 - April 2017)

• Launched RL Today, a global employee portal, and led web development for marketing campaigns including PoloTech Shirts, RL Restaurants, Polo 4D Fashion Show, Pink Pony Campaign, and US Open and more.

• Managed daily site operations, traffic analytics, and collaborated with internal teams to optimize UX.

Columbia University: Designed and launched Teacher Education & Student Teaching websites.
United Nations: Developed IT learning materials and HR resources for global offices.
TakeTalks (IT Start-up): Managed user engagement, marketing, and quality assurance.

Columbia University
MA · Instructional Technology

Berklee
BA · Music Business/Management
Internship: The EchoNest (Music Intelligence Data Platform - Data QA), Boston Symphony Orchestra (Corporate Partnership department)