Resume

I bridge design, engineering, and go-to-market

My cross-disciplinary background allows me to connect strategy, user experience, and technical execution, helping teams make better decisions, align across functions, and deliver products that succeed in the market.

Experience

Pex (acquired by Vobile, Mar 2025)

Principal Product Designer

Mar 2025 - Present

  • Defined product vision and led cross-functional teams from concept through launch for two new products now generating multi-million-dollar revenue and growing 40–50% year over year.
  • Promoted to Principal Product Designer from Senior Lead in recognition of product impact and expanded leadership scope, and entrusted with full leadership of product design after Pex’s acquisition by Vobile.
  • Partnered with product and engineering leadership to prioritize roadmap initiatives, align stakeholders, and drive execution across multiple product lines.
  • Mentored designers and engineers via design reviews, workflow coaching, and decision frameworks, increasing team quality, autonomy, and decision-making confidence.

Senior Lead Product Designer

Apr 2021 - Mar 2025

  • Led end-to-end product design for a content identification and rights management platform serving global brands, platforms, and copyright holders, translating complex licensing workflows into intuitive product experiences.
  • Established and scaled a cross-functional design system in collaboration with 10+ designers and engineers, increasing feature delivery velocity by 300%+ and improving product consistency across the platform.
  • Partnered with design, product, and engineering leadership to shape and execute roadmap initiatives across multiple products.

The Library Corporation

Lead Product Designer

Mar 2011 - Apr 2021

  • Led design strategy for a suite of library automation platforms used by 1,000+ institutions and 20M+ users, balancing B2B staff workflows with consumer discovery experiences.
  • Influenced $10M+ contract renewals and extensions where product design quality was cited as a key decision factor by major school districts, including Chicago Public Schools and Dallas Independent School District.
  • Led design of two industry-first products: a mobile-friendly public access catalog and an award-winning cataloging platform that modernized how library collections are managed by staff and discovered by patrons.
  • Directed modernization of a legacy product ecosystem, aligning stakeholders across engineering, product, and executive leadership around a unified UX vision.
  • Redesigned complex cataloging workflows to be intuitive enough for non-specialists, expanding participation beyond trained librarians and increasing cataloging productivity by 500%+, contributing to a 22% increase in patron checkouts.

Barbarian

Art Director

Mar 2010 - Jan 2011

  • Led art direction and interaction design for Samsung.com US homepage and flagship product launches.
  • Collaborated with global marketing and product teams to deliver high-visibility digital experiences.

Cheil North America

Design Technologist

Feb 2009 - Mar 2010

  • Bridged design and engineering by leading front-end development and interaction design for Samsung digital experiences.
  • Aligned creative vision with technical execution across cross-functional teams.

Renegade Marketing

Front-end Engineer

Aug 2006 - Dec 2008

  • Delivered interactive web experiences for major brands (Panasonic, Redbox, Car & Driver).
  • Established a foundation in rapid product delivery and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Skills

Leadership

  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Product strategy and roadmap alignment
  • Design mentorship and coaching
  • Stakeholder alignment and executive communication
  • Design systems leadership
  • Agile product development
  • Organizational systems thinking

Product Design

  • Product vision and experience strategy
  • Complex workflow and platform design
  • User research and insight synthesis
  • Information architecture
  • Interaction design and prototyping
  • Usability testing and validation

Technical Fluency

  • Custom AI agents and applications
  • React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
  • Design-engineering workflow integration
  • Rapid prototyping with code

Tools

  • Figma, Sketch, Adobe
  • Miro, Balsamiq
  • Codex, Claude Code, Gemini
  • Google Analytics, Hotjar
  • Jira, Shortcut
  • Notion, Google Workspace

Education

Rochester Institute of Technology

BFA, New Media Design