(Yea, I'm a Swifty.)
Once upon a time, in a galaxy, far, far away…
Okay, not exactly. Though growing up in a small, mid-western town, it kind of felt like a faraway galaxy. Exposure to design wasn't exactly… er, abundant.
As a kid, I fell in love with drawing character art, specifically comic book characters. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Spider-man were always my go-to's. A big reason for this passion stemmed from watching the talent pour out of my cousin, Kaleb (who now is a published author of graphic novellas).
When I wasn't drawing TMNT, I was often building LEGO. It was the only time I'd beg my parents for a Happy Meal (okay, that's probably a lie).
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Let’s cultivate diversity and individual passions, be inspired from all aspects of life, and ensure we remember the who and why of what we do.
I freely admit I don’t know everything. It’s through autonomy and purpose that we dig in, gain knowledge, and grow.
I believe through transparency and doing more listening than talking, a genuine trust and respect is built between people.
No matter how ill-defined or complex an problem, there’s only one way to deliver it back — simple and intuitive.
Motive is an technology company connecting and automating physical operations to transform the safety, productivity, and profitability of the businesses that power the physical economy.
Onboarded, coached, and developed a global team of designers responsible for fraud mitigation, customer savings, and growth
Fostered a positive and productive work environment by encouraging and providing real-time, bi-directional feedback through weekly 1:1s and team meetings to align individual growth and team goals
Guided the team through evaluation and integration of AI technologies to streamline workflows and improve productivity, specifically related to UI content writing
Oversaw the evolution of the user experience from proof-of-concept to a mature, scalable product able to support enterprise customers such as FedEx
Wrapbook is a SaaS platform handling onboarding, timecards, payroll, and insurance for production management in tv, commercials, and film.
Defined both near-term and long-term strategic initiatives expanding Wrapbook‘s payroll service with an accounting solution that supported new business segments such as Netflix, Biscuit, and Warner Bros
Oversaw multiple cross-functional initiatives and standardized practices that scaled design consistently across a variety of teams and more than 100 engineers
Partnered with product managers to define problems, goals, and roadmaps to launch new products and services
Provided indirect leadership and mentorship to the design team aiding in identifying paths that lean into their strengths
Collaborated with writers, researchers, product specialists, and engineers to distill qualitative and quantitative feedback to unearth recurring themes and promote data-informed design decisions
High Alpha Studio conceives, designs, and launches new B2B enterprise software companies.
Led product strategy and 0-to-1 design execution for five Studio company launches and three others the Studio chose to invest in
Partnered with executive leadership and engineering teams to understand technological and business opportunities and constraints to design and launch high quality work that advanced each company’s mission
Shaped the evolution of the Designers in Residence program, establishing processes and goals for each designer to have a successful transition into various Studio companies as lead designers
Implemented internal design organizational practices leading to measurable efficiencies across the team
On May 13, 2021, Cedar announced agreement to acquire OODA Health. Cedar is a consumer platform that reduces administrative and billing friction, leading to better outcomes for providers, payers, and the people they serve.
Hired, coached, and developed design team to contribute their voice through design critiques and meet key performance indicators set at the executive level
Transformed the organizations design operations in order to deliver on two aggressive product launches in less than a year
Delivered the core experience of OODAPay, a financial product, contributing to a customer satisfaction rating above 90 percent in healthcare billing
Led company rebrand initiative to coincide with a product launch at one of the nation’s largest healthcare conferences
Led product and engineering stakeholders to deliver a comprehensive design system that reduced front-end engineering time by nearly 40 percent
Mighty is a digital strategy and design studio delivering web and mobile solutions that produce meaningful results through user-first experiences.
Led the company’s design strategy and philosophy earning a featured spot on the 2017 Entrepreneur 360™ list and recognized as a Leading Austin Agency by Clutch.co in 2018
Supported design team’s professional growth and development through weekly 1:1s, goal setting, and implementation of individualized development plans
Recruited, interviewed, and hired full-time team members as business scaled
Managed critical business operations including, recruiting, payroll, accounts payable and receivable, budgeting, and legal
Identified, negotiated, and managed contractual partners
Handsome is a holistic experience design agency specializing in digital products, platforms, and brand communications.
Principal product designer for a high-profile responsive web application in cybersecurity
Led design of a native iOS app in consumer retail from vision through beta launch
Partnered with multidisciplinary teams to assure design coherence and quality across client projects
Established standards for tools, file management, and reviews for a rapidly growing company
LLM, Inc. unifies the legal process by combining legal holds, case strategy, budget management, review, and analytics in a single, web-based platform.
Partnered with executive team to analyze existing customer use cases and identify potential opportunities
Executed flow diagrams, outlined functional requirements, and high-fidelity designs of new product features
Leveraged data and other objective information to support design decisions
Contributed to the near and long term visions for features across applicable devices
Panel speaker at SXSW 2014 discussing technology advancements in the legal industry
Founded company that appeared on the 2017 Entrepreneur 360™ list
Founded company recognized as a Leading Austin Agency by Clutch.co in 2018
Contributed to the near and long term visions for features across applicable devices
Hosted members of Google’s accessibility team during Austin Design Week ‘18
Member of Invision’s Design Leadership Forum
Invited to speak about designs systems at multiple Austin Startup Meetups
Mentored CEOs on design team recruitment and organizational scalability
