And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"

What I bring

I value learning, collaboration, and generosity.  I approach each project no matter how big or small with humility, humor and respect.

Current

TimCo

Fractional Design Partner

Intentionally sought out new design challenges and teams to explore product design.

Creative Director & Product Designer for founders, startups, and next-gen brands.

2023-2024

OurHive

Head of Design & Creative

  • Spearheaded design of a 0–1 ML-powered home management platform, driving early user adoption
  • Crafted user journeys, scalable design systems, and a unified brand identity
  • Translated complex business goals into intuitive, high-impact user experiences
  • Collaborated with executive leadership to shape product vision

2023-2024

Google Cloud, LSD

Senior Creative Lead

  • Led a multidisciplinary creative team spanning UX, visual design, video, and animation
  • Established and optimized workflows to elevate creative quality and cross-team consistency
  • Directed UX, UI, and IA design for complex global programs, navigating design constraints to deliver cohesive experiences
  • Oversaw end-to-end creative execution across branding, websites, videos, animations, interactive games, and presentations

2018-2022

LinkedIn, LXD

Design Manager

  • Built and led the creative design team for LXD, hiring, mentoring, and managing six senior designers across UX, motion, and visual disciplines
  • Drove strategic focus across three pillars: scalable knowledge infrastructure, robust design systems, and high-impact creative engagement
  • Partnered cross-functionally with sales performance consultants, learning consultants and global sales teams to design and deliver integrated, user-centered learning solutions
  • Fostered a culture of design excellence to elevate global learning experiences

2017-2018

LinkedIn, LXD

Creative Lead

  • Built scalable design systems, cutting development time by 15%
  • Defined UX standards for cross-platform consistency
  • Led branding and design for major multi-year programs
  • Collaborated with brand teams to ensure quality and scale
  • Managed and mentored two contractors

2015-2018

LinkedIn, LXD

Interactive Learning Designer

Improved the learner's experience by applying human-centric UX principles. Collaborated with flagship communications to launch internal Microsite platform. Launched first ever internal blog.

2009-2015

Furnaceboy

Creative Director

  • Lead all aspects of the design, business and production process for a small interactive studio.
  • Defined creative vision of project and managing small teams of content creators, developers and artists.  
  • Collaborate with clients to understand their content, their needs and the needs of their users.
  • Developed storyboards, wireframes, and UX. Design innovative & compelling campaigns for web and mobile.
  • Clients included: Accenture, Bloomberg, Cisco, Credit-Suisse, Chevron, Genentech, Groupon, Open Table, Symantec.

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University of California, Berkeley

Graduate

B.A. in English and Classical Civiliazations