About me
I live in Indianapolis with my wife, Laura, and my dog, Chip. I work for a company called UpKeep.
I'm a big believer in adaptability, iteration, and collaboration. I like to be friends with the people I'm working with, and I'm really passionate about the things I work on.
Experience
Senior Product Designer
February 2023 — Present
- Managing design across six different product and engineering teams including a web and mobile app.
- Managed and maintained three different products within the Republic Airways system for crew and staff to track delays and manage their flight schedules.
Senior Product Designer
April 2022 — January 2023
- Conducted extensive research and discovery for an early stage product built for marketers to quickly and beautifully create email templates and on-site ads at a massive scale.
- Managed and maintained three different products within the Republic Airways system for crew and staff to track delays and manage their flight schedules.
Product Designer
April 2021 — April 2022
- Built out a complete design system and UI library from scratch. This has dramatically improved handoff to engineering has helped make everything more consistent.
- Designed several key features that are now heavily used by customers, including custom agendas, announcements, and multiple various tile types.
High Alpha
High Alpha is a leading venture studio that creates and funds B2B SaaS companies.
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Designer in Residence
June 2020 - April 2021
- Worked with multiple early stage pre-launch companies as their first designer on teams of 2-3.
- Helped launch four companies by defining and designing a minimum viable product and by building out their initial design systems.
- Worked with the High Alpha brand design team on brand definition and design for pre-launch companies.
DMI
DMI is an IT consultancy delivering connected solutions, mobile sites, and apps created across a wide variety of industries.
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UX Designer & Researcher
April 2019 - June 2020
- UX consultant for Eli Lily Company and Liberty Mutual.
- Conducted and analyzed qualitative and quantitative research.
- Created and implemented high fidelity prototypes and structured user testing plans based off of research findings.
L2D (Now Triptych)
L2D is an interactive design agency specializing in brand and web design and AR and VR experiences.
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Interaction Designer
September 2017 - April 2019
- Specialised in motion design and animation for interactive prototypes, logo bumpers, and promotional animation videos, as well as prototyping for AR and VR experiences.
- Contributed to the L2D rebrand and updated interactive website with extensive motion and sound design.
- Took ownership over product management to help the development team and partners track progress throughout a project.