design to learn

Why those three?

I always have been the person constantly thinking about improving systems. My career found a theme exploring new ways to present old things: newspapers, email, slide decks.

Working with founders means I get to learn about everything from AI data centers to fluid dynamics, real estate and venture funds. But many genius product minds are not great storytellers.

Meeting the daily deadline of a print newspaper fostered a pragmatic mindset. When it's time for the presses to roll, each minute’s delay costs money.

However, a daily edition creates fresh opportunity to improve. That iterative approach carries over to digital products for me. Each revision learns from customer feedback, so teams I lead embrace prototyping and iteration to craft research- and data-informed solutions. 

I bring experience in product design, research, content design, prototyping, design systems and strategy. I started as an IC, grew into management roles, and then got hands-on again. To all challenges, I roll up my sleeves and do what’s needed for the team, whether that’s personally exporting hundreds of assets or creating a process to smooth product launch approvals.

I'm open to new full-time roles or advising companies looking to mature their Design process.

Meanwhile, you'll find me listening to all sorts of podcasts, immersed in a logic puzzle or reading up on football (soccer) tactics.