Designer
As far back as I can remember, I’ve viewed the world through the lens of design. The medium and venues have changed over time, but I’ve always been drawn to bringing order to chaos, thinking both broadly and deeply about hard problems, and building a better understanding of the world around me.
I’ve had the good fortune in my career to be exposed to a variety of environments and sizes – from SaaS orgs to creative agencies, from small startup to Fortune 50 – and I’ve loved getting to work as a part of AND build design teams, evolve research practices, and help level up team processes & habits that consistently deliver great work.
From a Design Process standpoint, I’m happy to geek out about:
🔠Right-sizing Discovery Work and Deliverables
🦻 How I think about research and my favorite methods
♼ Design Systems and what makes one great
🔒 Lessons learned from previous projects
From a Design Leadership standpoint, I’ve got reps in:
🚸 Org Design
💻 Embracing Remote-First Work
🚪 Hiring and Onboarding New Designers
💬 Establishing Continuous Feedback loops
Real Life Stuff
While design is a big part of my life, I’m a lot more than that. As both a husband to a career-oriented lady and father of 2 boys, finding the balance between professional life and home life is important… and when the two are in harmony, you can be the best version of yourself professionally.
So hobbies – I’ve got several! Designing at a computer many hours a day, especially as I’ve been working full-time remote since 2020, I’ve gotten more into distance running and coaching / playing soccer with my kids as a way to stay active.
As a 6th generation Tennesseean, I started collecting county seats to connect more with my roots. Driving down all the (mostly) country roads in an old German auto has been quite the adventure, usually accompanied by family. There’s a lot of counties left before I collect them all, and the journey continues to be rewarding.
Otherwise, you might find me playing music or watching soccer with friends.