I'm an inventive UX Leader, design evangelist, and UX advocate that has helped build, mentor and manage high-functioning, human-centered, product design teams with a proven track record of bringing cross-functional Design/Development teams together to align internal processes and organizational structure to best solve complex business problems and bring effective end-to-end innovative solutions to life.
For over 20 years, I’ve worked passionately across different platforms, technologies, and design trends. I have over a decade in product, UX & UI, interaction, user-centered, and, most recently, VUI design. I bring a unique approach to design leadership because of this experience and working construction as a young man.
When things didn’t go as planned in construction, my father would say, “Well that didn’t work. So, let’s figure out another way.” I've learned the best way to figure out that another way is to collaborate, think critically, always be curious, and explore multiple solutions. With this approach, I can best reach the end goal in deadline-driven environments.
I believe to successfully build a world-class team; it starts with great leadership. You do your best to pick the best candidates based on their background, portfolio, and conversations. These things do not always tell you who they are day to day. So now what? Personally, I lead by example, push for collaboration, communicate, coach, and mentor teams to become the best version of themselves. I've seen that this can build a highly functional product team that performs for the end-user and ultimately, the business.
It encompasses a wide range of hands-on digital product design addressing user needs across consumer & enterprise products for, C-stores, automotive industry, home security, eCommerce, enterprise software, gaming, health supply logistics, restaurants, cable provider, and professional sports.