Senior Product Designer · Chicago, IL
Hands-on design and delivery, from strategy to shipped product.
I've spent 10+ years leading product design end to end, across SaaS, enterprise, and startup teams, and I still love the craft as much as day one. Lately, I've been deep in AI-powered products, for internal teams and enterprise clients alike, using modern AI-assisted development tools to take ideas from a napkin sketch to shipped software fast. I know how to turn user research and business goals into design that's genuinely accessible and high-impact, and I know how to lead a cross-functional team through the whole product lifecycle without losing momentum. Below are some skills I like to highlight for folks I work with:
Outside of work, I'm still building things. A lifelong football habit (college, pro, fantasy) has turned into more side projects than I can count. Each summer, my wife and I grow a garden and turn the harvest into hot sauce for friends and family. And most nights, I come up with a silly little song and play it on guitar for my dog before bed. I'm convinced he demands this of me, so it's a lot more pressure than you'd think.
Client-facing design and delivery lead for AI-powered products, from kickoff through launch. Owns project management across cross-functional teams and ships features directly using Claude Code, Vercel, Railway, and GitHub, while mentoring design and product teams on integrating generative AI into their workflows.
Led the sales process for new client engagements, from discovery calls through proposal, contract, and kickoff, then designed and delivered the UX/UI work itself, building relationships with prospective clients and partners along the way.
Promoted from UX/UI Design Instructor (2019) to Senior Product Design Instructor (2021). Designed and taught product design and front-end curricula for entry-level students and enterprise clients, ran daily scrum rituals, and ensured all training content and student work met WCAG accessibility standards.
Created and delivered a customized product design training program for active-duty soldiers in HTML/CSS, Figma, and entry-level product design, adhering to U.S. Department of Defense technical constraints.
Designed SaaS solutions across a platform used to create, implement, and track big-data initiatives for major healthcare systems. Identified and owned internal design initiatives, including a brand refresh and design system rollout, backed by qualitative and quantitative user research.
Open to full-time and contract product design & strategy roles, remote or Chicago-based. Reach out any time.