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Congrats!

You’ve made it this far.

Hopefully my story will keep you captivated.

From building tables in startup lofts to leading experience design for Fortune 500 brands, my creative journey has been anything but typical — and that’s by design.

It started scrappy. As an intern at Talenthouse, I wore every hat I could: setting up event spaces, organizing creative communities, and running growth campaigns using spreadsheets and hustle. Before long, I was reimagining the company’s brand collateral — decks, infographics, campaign assets — and pushing custom iFrames styled with inline CSS for activations like the deadmau5 mau5head competition (still a favorite). The work taught me how to move fast, design smart, and stay human in every interaction.

Curious where my skills could go, I joined Booz Digital. That leap gave me my first taste of high-caliber UX strategy — building microsites, persona-based storytelling, and motion-enhanced user journeys alongside ex-IDEO minds. When they transitioned into BCG:DV, I came with — a core team of strategists, designers, and C-suites building ventures from zero. I wore many hats again — not just designing, but shaping the early UX, brand, and pitch artifacts that got new ideas greenlit.

Over the next few years, I balanced startup flexibility with agency precision — contributing to campaigns at 72andSunny, Zambezi, Huge, Deloitte Heat, and M&C Saatchi. Whether I was resizing ads or redesigning full UI flows, I kept evolving. Fast-paced briefs, tight timelines, and diverse teams taught me how to stay sharp across every stage of the design lifecycle.

Eventually, I stepped deeper into the UX track. I joined Arthur J. Gallagher, then Useagility, then led front-end user experience for clients like UL and the Space Studies Institute. I’ve created design systems, built prototypes, tested accessibility, contributed to agile sprints, and helped mentor internal teams. And yes — along the way, I’ve picked up modern certs (Google UX Design, University of Sydney) and tools (Figma, Zeplin, Adobe XD, WordPress) to match the industry’s evolving expectations.

I’m still that pixel pusher at heart. But now, I bring over a decade of experience translating abstract problems into meaningful, intuitive interfaces — for startups, global orgs, and everything in between.

Take a look at my case studies, browse my “book,” or drop me a line.
Thanks for making it this far — let’s make something memorable together.

HUMAN CENTERED DESIGN

“We spend a lot time designing the bridge, but not enough time thinking about the people who are crossing it.”

— Dr. Prabhjot Singh

PUZZLES THAT GROUND ME

“Like all forms of design, visual design is about problem-solving, not about personal preference or unsupported opinion.”

— Bob Baxley