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Bend, Oregon, Us

Hold Fast Studio delivers principal-level product design expertise to visionary founders and innovative teams. Through flexible, high-impact partnerships, I help transform bold ideas into market-defining products—bridging the gap between ambition and execution without the complexity of traditional full-time hires.Key Offerings:- Fractional Design Leadership: Principal-level strategy and execution- End-to-End Product Design: From early ideation to post-launch refinement- Flexible Collaboration Models: Long-term partnerships or focused design sprints- Hardware/Software Integration: Seamlessly bridging physical and digitalSpecializing in healthcare, connected devices, AI interfaces, consumer products, and B2B applications.Now accepting select partnerships for 2025. Let’s collaborate to create impactful, user-centered designs that shape the future of your product.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Led strategic design initiatives for next-generation Pixel Watch and Fitbit experiences, focusing on AI-powered personalization and contextual computing. Designed and prototyped innovative features across health tracking, device customization, and navigation.

San Mateo, Ca, Us

Spearheaded user experience strategy for next-generation camera systems and connected hardware ecosystem. Developed comprehensive interaction frameworks and prototypes for revolutionary capture experiences. Led design sprints with senior leadership to align product vision with emerging technology capabilities and market opportunities.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Led comprehensive redesign of Google Fonts platform, modernizing the information architecture and developer experience through close collaboration with user research team. Implemented data-driven design system improving key performance metrics and establishing new standards for web font delivery.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Transformed hardware-focused business into successful subscription model, scaling software revenue from $0 to $1M ARR while reducing gros margins by ~3%. Led end-to-end product strategy, and design across mobile applications, hardware accessories, and subscription services. Implemented comprehensive growth and subscription strategy through systematic experimentation and forecasting.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Led design on an open-source framework for developing and managing AI and conversational experiences. Focused on natural language processing interfaces, creating products and services that enabled effective machine learning conversation management. Collaborated with research teams to translate complex AI capabilities into intuitive user experiences.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Led design for core Android platform features including phone dialer and contacts. Coordinated workshops and design sprints for future product initiatives. Helped build Seattle design studio while maintaining alignment with broader Android design principles.

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Contour made wearable action cameras and mobile apps with GPS and mapping for action sports. Developed and delivered brand framework and product roadmaps across entire product line. Managed design and research processes across hardware, software, growth/e-commerce, marketing, and retail experiences. Led cross-functional teams spanning industrial design through digital experiences.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Lead designer on the initial Amazon Fire Tablet from ideation through development. Conducted weekly executive reviews with Jeff Bezos and leadership team, translating strategic vision into concrete user experiences.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Led information architecture and interaction design for the largest AdWords redesign undertaken at Google to date. Played lead and IC roles across analytics and experimentation products including Google Analytics, Website Optimizer, Ad Planner, and Webmaster Tools.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Led cross-functional team implementing global design system and taxonomy for Microsoft.com across 37 countries and multiple languages. Provided design direction for community web products including forums, chat, community search features, and content syndication.

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Accounting specialist. Just kidding, I worked with a small team transitioning legacy CRM applications to a unified front-end experience. Short-lived for obvious reasons, lots of crazy stories to tell.

Led a bilingual design team and creative initiatives for a Tokyo-based design consultancy. I helped grow the firm from one client and a single designer to a large team working with Japanese startups as well as multi-national, Fortune 500 corporations on digital product and marketing projects (Puma, Timex, Enron, Bloomberg, and more), including some of the first mobile web experiences on Japan's NTT DoCoMo phones.