I’m designing for growth at Soundstripe. Before that, I worked on the Activity and Platform teams at Discord and even further back I worked at places like Envoy and Treehouse. I'm really good at cutting through the noise that makes it hard for small teams to move with conviction and velocity. I really enjoy simplifying systems, developing common sense processes, and producing positive outcomes for design, product, and engineering teams.

I love talking shop so feel free to hit me up on Twitter, Instagram, or in real life if you make your way to Kansas.

The
Work

My best work is built on the ability of a team from different functions to come together and work harmoniously as a single unit. No work is done in a vacuum and none of this was singularly "my" work. Just want to put that out there. I stand on the shoulders of every person I've been on a team with over the years and likely, so do you.

a gif showing the activity shelf opening and a game being selected. a gif showing the activity shelf opening and a game being selected.
Bringing Casual Gaming to an Established Communication Platform
Discord's eighth Birthday landing page Discord's eighth Birthday landing page
Celebrating 8 Years of Discord with a Birthday Landing Page
The design of our V0 mobile app at Backyard. The design of our V0 mobile app at Backyard.
Backyard
Envoy Mobile apps for iOS and Android. Envoy Mobile apps for iOS and Android.
Mobile Design and the Early Days of the Pandemic
Meal planning and recipe app. Meal planning and recipe app.
Building Software and Hardware for the Discerning Home Cook
Work for the Treehouse Techdegree program. Work for the Treehouse Techdegree program.
Creating a Student-First Culture for Treehouse Techdegree

Thought Larder

Principles

Some simple statements on what I believe to be true about the ups and downs of making things with and for human beings. Not hard and fast rules or even guidelines. Just mantra's of sorts to keep me grounded in my practice. Who knows, maybe they're helpful for more than just me.

Lead at every level

Leaders aren't defined by titles. If it's scary - keep going.

Data informed

Human beings flesh out the narrative that quant data sets.

Extraordinary is consistently ordinary

Don't strive to be the best, strive to be the most consistently good.

No heroes

No heroes, no martyrs, no person left behind.

Small wins

Strive for a big victory through small wins. Everyone pitches in.

People first

Relationships are worth more than pixels and code.

Strip out the clever

Choose simplicity and clarity over cleverness 100% of the time.

Progress over process

Don't allow process to be your bottleneck. Move at all costs.

Can't never could

Don't say you can't - say you can't yet - then figure it out.