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At Brambleline, I bring over 25 years of experience in design leadership, helping organizations build impactful design teams, navigate complex challenges, and deliver transformative user experiences. I specialize in guiding teams through transitions, driving innovation, and fostering high-performing, inclusive cultures.Design Organization DevelopmentI create and scale design teams that align with strategic goals and drive operational excellence.Interim LeadershipI provide steady leadership during transitions, ensuring productivity and identifying permanent leaders for long-term success.Complex Problem-SolvingWith extensive experience leading large, globally distributed teams, I tackle high-stakes design and organizational challenges with strategic vision and a user-first mindset.Leadership DevelopmentI’ve hired and mentored numerous leaders, building resilient teams ready to innovate and succeed.By aligning organizational goals with exceptional design, I help companies deliver meaningful, user-centered solutions that drive lasting impact.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Led the design team responsible for managing Meta’s explosive organizational growth, delivering innovative solutions to support employees throughout their journey—from recruitment to retention. Our work enabled Meta to scale while fostering a connected and empowered workforce.Recruitment and OnboardingDesigned tools and systems that streamlined hiring and onboarding processes, ensuring a seamless start for new employees during periods of rapid expansion.Career Growth and RetentionCreated scalable experiences for career development, enabling employees to grow into their roles and contribute to Meta’s mission effectively.Internal Community BuildingDeveloped solutions that strengthened Meta’s internal community, aligning employee experience tools with the company’s goal of fostering a more connected and empowered global workforce.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Led research and design for Google’s Customer Engagement, driving user-centric solutions across support, sales, developer, and internal tools to enable innovation and business growth. Scaled the organization from 18 to over 100 team members within four years, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.Support PlatformDelivered seamless experiences for Google’s second most visited set of properties, including product help centers and support tools used by customer service agents worldwide.Sales PlatformOversaw design of the platform managing the end-to-end lifecycle of Google Ads customers, responsible for 90% of Google’s revenue. Partnered with sales teams to identify opportunities and enhance customer outcomes.Developer PlatformCreated tools empowering Googlers to innovate, improving productivity and fueling cross-organizational innovation.ConnectStreamlined tool proliferation with a suite ensuring design standards, performance consistency, and AI-driven enhancements. Developed and operated Google’s largest internal user sentiment survey to drive actionable improvements across teams.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

VMware End-User Computing (EUC) focuses on providing organizations with technology to empower their users with “digital workspaces” consisting of access and delivery of content, apps and resources while ensuring the security of company data through both end user and company owned end points (devices). I founded and led the End User Computing UX team (design and research) and was responsible for most of the product portfolio. VMware products are highly technical and often require users to work across multiple surfaces. My team was responsible for ensuring the experience was seamless, automated, predictable and delightful.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Aderant is one of a few companies that builds software solutions specifically catering to the world's top Legal and Accounting firms. I founded the UX team at Aderant which was responsible for leading the user experience for all products globally through the Aderant product line.

Londonderry, Nh, Us

Leaders in print workflow and digital print technology. My team and I led design efforts for commercial print workflow including the online software for FedEx Kinko’s, OfficeMax, Staples and the largest print shops in the world. A wonderful aspect of this role was weaving human process, analog press equipment, and estimation along with a highly configurable experiences where any user could upload, manipulate and design outcomes. Print is so much more challenging than people expect!

New York, Ny, Us

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