Discovery to shipped release.

I work across the whole arc of a product: research and flows, the system and the screens, and the front-end details that decide whether it ships well. Most of that work happens where design meets engineering, so I stay close enough to the code to see it through to release, side by side with developers and product partners. I've led design at studios and startups, including one I co-founded, presented to clients and executives, and taught user-centered design at Full Sail University for nearly three years. Teaching made one habit stick: if I can't explain a decision clearly, it isn't finished. I pick up new tools quickly, from AI to spatial computing, and when something works, I turn it into a standard the team can share.

I live in Casselberry, Florida, just north of Orlando, with roots in Chicago. Outside of work I build and fly drones, print the parts I can't buy, and cook brisket low and slow. Right now I'm studying for my commercial drone pilot license.