BIO
Personal Profile
I am a hands-on design leader with over 15yrs of industry experience. Imagining, designing, and bringing to reality digital products and brands for some of the world's leading companies.
( including Universal Studios, Dover, ESPN, Mastercraft Boats, Terex, and Boston Red Sox )
My philosophy on design is “Good design is artful restraint.” This is a principle that motivates me throughout the whole creative process. Outside of work, my passions include my faith, my family, and my artistic endeavors.
Specialties: Design strategy, ux, product design, visual design, user research, product development, systems thinking, creative leadership, team building and management, coaching and mentoring, Identity design, iconography, illustration, motion graphics, animation, character development.
Experience
2020-Present
Conquest Cyber
HEAD OF DESIGN
In my current role as Head of Design at Conquest, I lead a team responsible for the user experience of our ARMED and SCYOPS cyber risk management software.
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+ Rebranded products.
+ Lead new product innovation.
+ Designed and orchestrated our MVP launch.
+ Established lean user-centered design thinking processes and practices.
+ Acted as lead designer for overall user experience, core features, and brand.
+ Defined workload and direction for the rest of the design and Front-end team.
+ Worked with the president, leadership, and engineering to define the scope of work.
+ Designed and managed the build-out of the design system and component library.
+ Wireframed low and high-fidelity user experiences of the software.
2008-2020
Organi Studios
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
I led the team as a creative director to design 90% of the towboat industries' UI/UX. Designed and deployed numerous global brands and revamped existing brands. This required not only to act as a creative but also a president which includes managing vendors, cost, and the team.
2007-2008
Winnercomm
MOGRPAH ARTIST
While working at Winnercomm I had the pleasure of working on the team that designed the NFL Network logo and designed the Outdoor Channel brand. I also created show packages and helped with the production of nearly 2000 hours a year of production for ESPN.
2004-2007
Enovation Controls
UX DESIGNER
While working at Enovation Controls I acted as lead ux designer for all their embedded product lines.