In everything I do, I believe in empowering others. I believe we all deserve the opportunity to better ourselves, and to recognize our value and importance in the world.
My curiosity is endless, and my willingness to improve the lives of others knows no bounds. You can learn more about me below, or jump to the visuals.
My Background:
I started my professional career by creating high-end packaging for high-design toys and games. That experience brought expansion into industrial design for mass-market toys and games, then consumer product user research, and most recently, front-end innovation for industrial products.
When I am not creating or collaborating, I enjoy life as a budding birder and an amateur wildlife photographer.
Technology I Use:
Areas of Expertise:
Industrial Design
Product design is my historical area of expertise, and by historical, I mean I have literally been designing in 3D space since I was seven years old. I love any opportunity to think through how a product needs to feel or how a box needs to open; then creating the technical drawings, renderings, mockups, models, and prototypes necessary to turn those concepts into realities. My specializations are wood and paper assemblies, bent and laser cut metal, and molded plastic.
Design Research
When I’m not designing products, I’m thinking about designing products. Specifically, how to best gather feedback and insights from future users and industry specialists. In my experience, this can be creating and analyzing surveys, gathering visual data during field visits, testing wireframes and prototypes, or interviewing users. Often the product will dictate the process; my goal is to provide clarity of purpose, paving the way for faster development and more effective innovation.
Project Management
Ticking-all-the-boxes is my jam! I am very passionate about developing task tracking systems, managing calendars, and building visual dashboards. Besides the obvious benefit of having a real-time, sharable vision of your workload, I use project management tools to show a clear list of deliverables so all stakeholders can understand where we are and where we are going.
Creative Strategy
In combination with the R&D skills mentioned above, I know how critical developing systems and standards can be for expanding a unique market position—from branding solutions such as roadmaps, graphic design elements, messaging, and typography, to competitive analytics and industry benchmarks. I explore the best ways to support the sales force and craft the product story.
User Experience Design (UXD)
Whether physical or digital, the user experience is about keeping customers coming back. My goal is always to empower users with intuitive processes, removing unnecessary steps, and providing expertise—usually injecting a bit of humor during the boring bits. I do not see user experience design as a stand-alone skill, rather something woven into how all work gets done.
Things I Believe:
Everybody is
a genius.
Maybe not all the time or on all subjects, but each of us has a unique perspective and passion that only we know how to truly share with the world
The best designs combine fun & function.
Problem-solving in ways that are technical and creative provides an energy and an enthusiasm that is irresistible
Teamwork makes the dream work.
Openness, collaboration, and respect are key to delivering superior results, accessible products, and happier customers