Over the last 25 years, the arc of my career has taken me from a computer science graduate entering the workforce as a financial industry java developer all the way to an innovation and experience design executive leading talented teams to deliver impactful digital initiatives. The ride has been wild, gratifying, and incredibly varied and I look forward to each new challenge on a daily basis.After my initial stint with Random Walk Computing working on the trading floors, back/middle offices, and fintechs of Wall Street, I pivoted and spent the next 12 years creating new businesses and transforming existing ones at the amazing agency/venture development firm that was Mint Digital. Joining Mint in its infancy, my work spanned business models across many industries (financial service, healthcare, publishing, tv/media, nonprofit) as I directed cross-functional teams (development, design, strategy) across multiple projects to create innovative data and technology driven experiences. Over those years, I contributed to/led efforts that resulted in 100+ delivered client projects, 3 digital transformations, over 30 ventures, 2 exits, and 4 independent startups.With the digital product experience from Mint Digital, I returned to the financial industry to join Risk Focus as their Director of UI/UX Strategy, where I was charged with bringing startup culture product development and design thinking to financial industry clients. In that time, I led our team to deliver numerous successful solutions supporting the digital transformation and innovation for firms that included global banks, utilities and regulators.In 2021, Risk Focus was acquired by Ness Digital Engineering and I was tapped with the mission to create and lead a design practice from the ground up. The challenge was significant and the outcome was in no way guaranteed as previous attempts at organic capability growth had not succeeded. Within three years, I established and led the Experience Design Practice, growing it to achieve multimillion dollar revenue targets and expand to a headcount of 40+ designers and engineers. Our team so convinced the larger organization of the value of design thinking that Ness acquired a corporate venture builder, MVP Factory, to further expand the capabilities of the practice and expanding to 100 team members. As a leader in Ness' newly formed Innovation and Design Practice, the journey continues day by day working with talented creative and technical creative teams to solve big problems.