I am Full-Stack UX designer - strategy minded, insights driven, lo-fidelity iterating, visual designing, code writing.

I'm currently the Head of Design at a small fast growing startup called Spekit. I run a team of four and act as the principal product designer and experience architect. I'm very hands on, maintaining my own squad and product areas while also coaching, mentoring, and leading. Prior to this I was a senior manager of user experience design and design lead at Salesforce for four years, where I had a similar hands-on leadership role. I've been building digital experiences since 2008.

I have worked as a consultant, in-house design leader, independent contractor, and design partner, taking numerous projects from proposal, kickoff, and concept, through to implementation, launch, and optimization.

Continuous Growth

I'm passionate about my field, and personal growth and learning are part of my core values. It's personally fulfilling and keeps me inspired.

• UX Immersive - During Summer 2014 I took 10 weeks to brush up on my UX chops at GA. It was great to take time away from work to hone my methods and practices.
• Yale Behavioral Economics - A one-week executive learning deep-dive into the fascinating and impactful world of the subconscious mind and how it impacts behavior and decision-making.
• NNg UX Certification - With a focus on Managing User Experience Strategy, Persuasive Web Design, The Human Mind and Usability, Working Effectively in Cross-Functional Teams, UX Deliverables.
• Various - I love going to conferences, meetups, writing, speaking and reading about all the latest thinking on the field. Design is a job but it's really a passion.

Core Skills

• UX artifacts & deliverables
• Experience strategy & programs
• Design management
• Experience architecture
• User interface design
• Holistic experience ecosystems
• Experience, interaction, interface Design

Areas of Expertise

• Content
• Commerce
• Conversion

Core Tools

• Sketch, Invision, Figma, Principle, etc.
• Good ol' pen & paper, whiteboard
• Decks, Sheets, Docs, and other business collabo tools
• HTML/CSS/JS, Codepen, text editor, Chrome dev tools
• Note: I'm more of a process/methods guy than tools-geek

Common Deliverables & Artifacts

• Specifications for screen, component, module interface
• Prototypes of varying fidelities
• Design systems & styleguides
• Hypotheses and Experimentation Roadmaps
• IA, user flows, journeys
• Concept pitches