I create interactive products used by people.
I have designed and shipped 10+ stand-alone web apps, four unique mobile operating systems, led the concept and creative direction for two highly-rated mobile apps, joined a product team to ship a native iPad app for data visualization, and I can help almost anyone realize a product quickly based on a few good ideas.
I’m an interaction designer first and foremost; I can also mentor teams of designers and product managers, envision an entire product from a systematic perspective, provide creative direction on branding and product initiatives, create visuals based on an established look and feel, work backwards to plan implementation by breaking a product vision into discrete iterative steps, agonize over color palettes and decorate your office.
From large-scale applications and mobile operating systems to small interactive widgets, I've worked as an advocate for user-centered design in many capacities: for small companies and startups, as a consultant in my own design studio and as an employee at large multi-national corporations.
As a seasoned product designer and collaborator, I’m on the Board of Advisors at Broadside Digital and I’ve volunteered as a mentor at multiple Seattle Startup Weekends.
I specialize in responsive interaction design for multiple platforms. I'm an expert interaction designer, information architect and user advocate. I have a strong design sense and capabilities in both visual and interaction design methodologies. I can envision a concept, product or a feature by making it as real as possible, as quickly as possible.
First, I seek and listen to gather requirements, understand goals, define assumptions and solve known issues before considering a systematic solution. My process always involves creating wireframes that show the optimal task flow and ultimately the end-to-end experience for products to be used by people. These wireframe storyboards explain a product's usage model - a digital wayfinding system to be learned by repetitive usage - including written scenarios that define the individual features and overall functionality, and the visual look and feel for its target customers. I love to work closely with Engineers to implement the product, that’s the fun part. Then, watching someone use a product you’ve helped to create, that’s the best!