I'm a multi-disciplinary designer driven to create experiences and solve problems that are easy on the eyes and simple to use...at least in theory.
By the way, I'm currently contracting at Microsoft on the Xbox Loyalty team, but casually looking for a full-time remote position during the meantime. If you're interested in discussing new opportunities, please hit me up via email or LinkedIn.
Please pardon the mess. My site is a work-in-progress as I'm leisurely redesigning it. Thanks!
These projects show the breadth of my skills and adaptibility as a generalist product designer. More projects to come...
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For further details and full curriculum vitae (1996-present), please check out my profile on LinkedIn.
Product Designer 3
Aug 2022 - present / Redmond, WA - Remote
Primary designer on the Xbox Loyalty team focused on aligning and redesigning the loyalty and rewards experience across the Xbox ecosystem (console, desktop, handheld, and mobile).
Product Designer 3
Nov 2020 - Oct 2021 / Redmond, WA - Remote
Part-time designer on the Consumer Growth Team for Microsoft Edge. Explored and pitched new browser features and bizdev partnerships focused on Search, News, Entertainment, Gaming, Shopping, and Sports.
Senior UX Designer
Jan 2015 - Jun 2019 / Redmond, WA
Individual contributer to MSN, Microsoft News, and Microsoft Edge.
Responsible for content views for Microsoft News + MSN including design system for first and third party monetization.
Inherited and shipped Spartan Edge——followed-up by an initial redesign before abandoning its original framework for Chromium. Bootstrapped Chromium Edge's design system. Represented the Edge Design Team when collaborating with external teams.
Side contributions to many product development projects that have included research tools, design continuity, cross product integration, new business opportunities, etc.
UX Designer 2
Dec 2014 - Jan 2015 / Vancouver B.C. Canada
Volunteered to move up to Vancouver to help kickstart a new design team in the newly formed Canadian branch. The initial goal was to migrate parts of the MSN experience to this branchYeah .
UX Designer 2
Nov 2012 - Dec 2014/ Bellevue, WA
Joined the information and content experiences design team to develop the new Food & Drink experiences on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.
This team later merged with MSN, expanding it's scope to include content experiences for iOS, Android, and Web.
Explored ways to integrate content across various Microsoft products and services such as Microsoft Office, Skype, and Windows 8.
Product Designer 2
Nov 2011 - Oct 2012 / Bellevue, WA
Provide design support to the app experiences design team for the Bing apps for Windows 8. Assisted the design lead on the Bing Travel app for Windows 8 and directly working with PM and engineering to ship the Bing Travel app.
Explored monetization initiatives to support the Bing apps ecosystem. One project culminated in the incubation of a new product team providing a premium ad platform that relied on custom high impact visuals and rich media built on the Windows 8 app framework.
Senior UX Designer
Jan 2011 - Sep 2011 / Seattle, WA
Filled a temp role that required domain knowledge of media licensing until a full-time designer was hired. Assisted with balancing workload and continue past features from my previous role. Projects have included enhancements to self-service license renewals, managing proxy accounts, and improving search results and recommendations.
Senior Interaction Designer
May 2007 - Oct 2008 / Seattle, WA
Contributed to the redesign of the website with a focus on search and user generated collections. Collaborated closely with user research, archivists, and sales to understand complex needs of their customers. Worked with the localization team to ensure that the site worked for an international audience. Established documentation process for conveying designs to engineering and the rest of the organization.
Senior Designer
Sep 2004 - Aug 2006 / Seattle, WA
Became lead designer of the Music Guide for the RealPlayer. Overhauled the Radio Guide experience. Spearheaded documentation process that designers used to communicate designs to engineering. Redesigned the music service side of Rhapsody 4.0 and development of new features such as playlist sharing on social media. Designed a new web-based player to share playlists without having to subscribe or install Rhapsody.
Designer
Apr 2003 - Jun 2004 / Seattle, WA
Contributed to the redesign of the Real Guide in the RealPlayer as a part of a centralized design team—assigned to the cover the coveted Music domain despite being a contractor. Was responsible for the redesign of the Music and supporting all music related online marketing.
Later became involved with Rhapsody in San Francisco when they were acquired by RealNetworks, becoming their point designer at the Seattle headquarters.
I have the general complimentary set of skills as a multi-disciplinary designer, but I'm not limited; I'm adaptable and can learn new thangs and tools as needed.
I consider myself a jack-of-all-trades-and-a-master-of-some; sort of like a design mercenary who just gets stuff done and in the right hands...a kingmaker. I’m primarily self-taught and able to quickly adapt and solve problems based on my decades of experience in some really challenging environments.
I started my career as a freelance web designer and front-end coder mostly in the marketing space in New York City after high school during my gap year. Dropped out art school during my freshman after being recruited to work as a full-time employee at an award winning design studio. Later, I mostly went freelance with a couple stints at a couple startups.
Several years later, I moved to the Pacific Northwest where I started to naturally shift into product design.
Today, I'm looking to evolve into a product architect role where I can make the bigger picture a reality.
My process is very simple; I listen to what is said and sometimes isn't to understand the desired outcome for both the business and their customers. I look at every product through the lens of business, experience, and technology. Being a good product designer requires a balance or the right compromises, working with the team to synthesis the optimal path for reaching that outcome.
I do think in systems, where I learn and understand how an ecosystem works in a product sense, but capable of helping evolve and knowing when to break the rules when necessary without being overly disruptive.
I'm also capable of spinning on a dime when the business decides to change directions, but that's probably due to my nature...
For transparency, you should know that I've discovered that I'm neurodivergent a few years ago. Don’t let that scare you as it has been largely a gift in disguise.
The best parts:
As for the worst parts:
The only realy accommodation I ask is a flexible work schedule. I've been able to manage my condition by spreading my work throughout the whole day for moments to recharge; it would look like I'm working super long days——I'm really not. Although, don't be surprised that I may be sending emails in the middle of the night. And, I do get my work done, if I wasn't capable of that, then I wouldn't have had career this long as a designer.