Work
Every one of these projects was about designing an environment that shapes how people act: a workflow, a product, a storefront, a team's habits.
Gunter Metals · in progress
4 days
A stencil wordmark drawn to be cut with a torch, and a storefront with phone-first cut-list ordering and a catalog AI can read.
Read the case study →Pedro Pet Pals · volunteer
Every animal listed
Adoptable animals pulled live from the shelter software, apply-from-the-animal forms, and a phone photo tool for volunteers.
Read the case study →AllianceBernstein
~$10M a year
Research, workflow design and the change plan that made a firmwide paperless program stick.
Read the case study →Included · acquired by Phenom
~30% faster
A shared system of parts, a reset roadmap, and a 2023 SXSW Innovation Award.
Read the case study →Archive
2014 to 2015
Designer in Residence at the Chicago venture firm. Led research, strategy and the redesign of ChicagoIdeas.com, streamlining ticketing for 30,000+ attendees and helping video and blog content reach 1M+ viewers. Led the Future Founders redesign and its move onto a CRM, and ran Lean strategy work with early portfolio teams, including Uptake.
2015 to 2017
Co-founded a brand and digital design studio. Led brand and digital work for clients including Jump Capital and Wolf Point Advisors in Chicago.
2015
Co-founded a marketplace for outdoor experiences run by vendors near the national parks. Led product design and strategy.
2014
UX Design Lead. Led field research with agronomists to shape an offline-first digital field journal, and designed how field notes rolled up across regions.
2014
Built a startup in five days on a bus with a team of five, then pitched it to judges including Guy Kawasaki.