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How I Lead
Here’s a bit of an overview of who I am, what I’ve achieved, and how I operate. Kind of a cheat sheet for my portfolio, resume, and LinkedIn. Maybe it’ll save you a few minutes.
Patents and inventions
In my seven years at Google I was granted 11 patents, most having to do with the global redesign of YouTube that I conducted in the second year of my tenure.
Kajabi
As VP of Design at Kajabi, I led and scaled a team of 10 designers with whom I rebuilt the entire B2B application including restructuring the data architecture, redesigning the UI, boosting SUS and CSAT by ~30%, developing a robust design system, and improving key experiences across the board.
Clear design system
I create and maintain a tiny but robust design system called Clear, which I offer free for both personal and commercial use under the MIT license. It’s great for kickstarting a project, systematizing your product, or rapidly prototyping your ideas!
Check it out at clear.parts
Weedmaps
As VP of Product Design and Brand Creative at Weedmaps, I led 20+ designers, researchers, and writers with whom I created a sophisticated design system and conducted a global redesign across both the business suite and consumer products.
As Design Lead at Google, I led a team of four designers responsible for the consumer experience across all video monetization products associated with YouTube and AdWords for Video.
Case studies coming soon
YouTube
As Design Lead at YouTube, I founded and led the company’s first-ever global redesign and developed it’s first design system. I also redesigned the commenting system to include modern features like threads, account management, and “magic” sorting and filtering.
Case studies coming soon
Carlin Pixelworks
Independent consulting for small and mid-size companies like Onsemble, Remento, A Little Drive, and you.
Loot Crate
As a VP at Loot Crate, I led Product Management, Product Design, and Research & Strategy. The 12 brilliant humans on my teams were responsible for creating lootcrate.com as well as helping to set the strategy around the design and curation of the exclusive physical collectables Loot Crate is famous for.
Case studies coming soon
textPlus
I co-invented textPlus and served as it’s Sr Director of Product Design and Front-End Development from 2007 to 2010.
We worked closely with Apple as an iPad 1 launch partner (we had pre-release devices!) and with the big brains at Kleiner Perkins who were chief among our backers.
Case studies coming soon