Sara Mesing is a Product Manager at XPLANE, a design consultancy based in Portland, Ore. She focuses on pioneering a Human-Centered Design approach to solving business problems at all levels of the organization. Prior to her current position, she worked in service design, user acquisition marketing and event management. Sara holds an MBA with a focus on design strategy from Case Western Reserve University, and a BA in English Lit and French Language from the University of California, Los Angeles.