Currently, I’m Head of Product & Design at Zippy, where we are making the dream of home ownership possible for thousands while also making the process of mortgage approval “Zippy fast”.
I work with companies of all sizes on product, UX, and MVP launches. If you’re interested in my help let’s talk!.
I have 15+ years of experience working on digital products both in-house and as a consultant. I’ve worked with/for several companies, large and small. In 2017 I joined Bestow to lead product and design through the build and launch of our MVP product to 49 States and Washington, D.C. Eventually, I moved to focus on product design and have built a team with a strong culture of data & research-informed problem-solving for scale. Of note are the organization of a design system team to support our design system (Kindred) and championing efforts to bring research and user testing to the product planning process.
Prior to Bestow, I was at Dialexa, where as Design Director, I was privileged to work with a number of start-ups, enterprises, and government clients. In that time I was also part of the launch teams for Vinli and Robin Autopilot. Prior to Dialexa I've had the pleasure of working with/for companies such as NBC-Universal, GameStop, and Microsoft. I’ve won numerous awards and my work has been featured in TechCrunch, Forbes, and CNET.
As a leader, I like to say that I optimize for trust and believe in empowering my teams to make decisions not micro-manage them. I drive to cultivate effective, well-rounded “solutioneers” who think both in macro and micro and aren’t satisfied with “they way its always been done.”
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Check-out my latest writings, podcast episodes, and other original content.
Over the years, while building out teams and developing standards that help my designers collaborate with folks from several different backgrounds, it became clear that one very important factor was always up for debate: what “good design” actually was for our organization…
...and I'm back after a long hiatus!
In this episode, I have a great conversation with Product Innovation and Joyful Design Thinking leader Himanshu Bharadwaj about his unique perspective on being a designer and finding joy in his occupation.
I explore the what it means to be authentic and how being authentic in your actions, speech and even to ourselves has become harder and harder for many of us Today. Its a topic that i’ve considered a lot, particularly lately and I hope even a few of you find it to be meaningful.
The following are snippets of work that I have personally or my teams have done under my leadership.
