Expert in generative AI, solution architecture for generative pipelines, brand / product strategy, rapid prototyping, and experience design for mass and emerging platforms.

The Future of Fandom - official partners with the NBA, MLS and LALIGA, building the next-gen platform for Gen-Z sports fans. Founders from YouTube, Zappos, Activision with a world-class team from Activision Blizzard, EA, PGA Tour and Riot Games. Investors include SignalFire, Sapphire, Galaxy, Founders Fund, 49ers, Adidas, SV Angel and other top funds / angels.

Award-winning product design agency, acquired by Advantage Solutions (Leonard Green and Partners) in 2015. I co-founded and led BLITZ’s overall creative, UX and technical vision for over 16 years and within that period, the agency rose from Flash-based hot shop (2001) to AdAge Small Agency of the Year (2011) and finally acquisition at our prime (2015). Premier clients included Adobe, Microsoft, Disney Parks, Nike, GE, Starbucks and FX Networks. In January 2018, BLITZ merged into a unified network brand, Amp Agency specializing in overall brand ecosystems.

Co-founded with Zappos founder, Nick Swinmurn, Threadlife was the first social video app to stitch together 3-second video clips across a group of friends, family or public to create constantly curated Stories. Threadlife launched a week before Twitter’s recently acquired Vine (2013) appeared, thus skyrocketing their awareness and media coverage. Today. the Threadlife concept can similarly be seen in Snapchat’s Stories and Instagram’s Stories features.

Raised $5MM in VC funds to launch eStudio, an award winning, interactive agency that specialized in original content, immersive web development and webisodic content production. Through content partnerships with Macromedia, eStudio was consistently in the "Top 3" alongside South Park, Tim Burton's "Stainboy" and Stan Lee's "7th Portal". eStudio also produced Kelsey Grammer's "Gary the Rat" and Nancy Cartwrights'/NASCAR "The Kellys". Awards include:- Yahoo Internet Life Online Film Festival: People's Choice Award, Best Animated Short- US Comedy Arts Festival 2001: Best Comedy Animation- Flash Film Festival: Best Cartoon Series

From my small apartment in Sunnyvale, CA - I worked alongside Nick Swinmurn, my co-worker at Autoweb.com and future founder of Zappos, to create the first Zappos.com, site strategy, design and original identity (still in use today).

Autoweb.com, now owned by Autobytel (ABTL) is a leader in online car-buying and I had the privilege of working with the two founders Frank and Payam Zamani in developing the early stages of the company's interactive storefront and marketing. I started with the company when they were under 30 people and remained right up until they went IPO.

A digital-based, commercial sign company I started while attending high school and sold off before leaving for college. The retained interest in the company financed a majority of my college expenses and now thirteen years later SignWorks has continued to grow profitably year-over-year.