My Story

Family Man. UX Design Leader. 80’s & electronic music aficionado  :)

Empathetic and user-centric designer leader with 20 years of driving growth
and innovation; 12+ years managing, coaching and scaling desig teams at major
companies including Google, PayPal, AT&T, Samsung and Macy’s; 10+ years in
Media / Entertainment. 7+ years in eCommerce / Shopping, plus Fintech.


Leadership Strengths:
• Driving business impact by translating user & business needs into design solutions.
• Motivating, growing, and scaling top-notch global teams in fast-paced environments.
• Maintaining a high bar for exceptional craftsmanship and imaginative thinking.
• Close cross-functional collaboration with Product, Engineering, Research, Data Science...


Additional Leadership Skills:
• Building lasting cross-functional relationships
• Imbuing products with strong rational & emotional foundations. 
• Strategy & Storytelling
• Planning & Facilitating Design Thinking Workshops
• Evangelizing value of design across orgs