01. Design Leader.

If you are serious about shipping product, you are serious about design. I have served as VP Design for startups backed by Sequoia Capital, IVP, General Catalyst, GV, UTA, and more. I have led hands-on design and development as a Principal, Director, and Head of UX within Adobe and Google. I’ve been paid to learn, and have deep acumen with FP&A, Legal, People Ops, DE&I, and the day-to-day operational skills to stoke the fire of a highly functioning team.

At any scale, I’m in-sync with the business. Let’s build a team from scratch with my network or continue building the team you have. Most recently, I led design at Cameo during the pandemic carefully and quickly growing the team 7x to a diverse and distributed design team the business required.

02. Principal Designer.

The best companies are hiring Principals to push boundaries, run design critique, up-level craft, and create proprietary value that sets them apart from competitors. A Principal Designer paired with a design, product, or engineering executive is a powerful combination. Some of my best work has been done as a Principal Designer; it’s a lot of fun.

03. Design for a Strategic Project.

You might have a product problem that needs some love within a constrained window of time. I can bring my diverse expertise to focus on your business-critical project. I am hands-on and can actively design in Figma and all of the modern collaborative design tools we use. I can work solo or as an addition to your team.

04. Advising & Mentoring.

With 20+ years of experience based in San Francisco, and with studio activity in LA, NY, the UK, Europe, and Asia, I have seen a lot. One of my joys is mentoring designers and helping them be their best creative professional selves. In tandem, I’m skilled in advising companies on strategies for design teams that work immediately and well down the road.

I am currently mentoring creatives from recent grads to very senior designers. In 2022 this included a talented individual who won a coveted position at the most famous in-house design studio of our time. It is a joy to see designers take flight.

References available upon request.