Design thinking, product strategy, user research, wireframing, prototypes, and final UI. This is front to back, top to bottom (big D) Design for large enterprises, startups, and everything in between.

Building trust, knocking down silos, connecting people.Creating teams of teams by setting an example of open communication, honest feedback, and finding a balance between pragmatism and optimism. Managing like it's a design challenge: 1) Understand the goals of each individual team member2) Know the goals of the business3) Create a work experience that promotes growth for bothCreating product design processes in Scaled Agile for Enterprise (SAFe) to promote innovation, build higher quality products, and increase customer and member satisfaction.And I still find time to roll up my sleeves and design every once in a while!

Leading teams in planning and execution of mobile, desktop, and web research and design engagements. Mentoring new design team members and design interns.Solutions architecture steering committee member.Clients have included Boeing, Adobe, ABN AMRO, Qwest, Level3, Mercedes Benz, Herff Jones, Navy Federal Credit Union, El Paso Corporation, and others.Design consultation for Nokia, Macy’s, Costco, Hasbro, and OfficeMax.

I designed the QuarkXpress 8 toolbar and a lot of the interaction model that was critically accepted as a major achievement for Quark."QuarkXPress 8 has a sleeker user interface with a more rational toolbar set and adherence with the way the user expects to work with such tools." - Macworld"QuarkXPress 8 manages one of the most difficult tasks in software development — rethinking the user interface to make it more efficient, more productive, and more enjoyable, without alienating the experienced user. The potential productivity gains of the new release should be considerable." - Pfieffer Consulting"The new design of the interface is well thought out and some of the new tools are superb. The technology is here, the company is here, and the product is rock-solid — creativity is up to you." - Applicando