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Watertown, MA, US

San Antonio, Texas, US

Lead the use, creation, and management of icons and illustrations for USAA digital experiences.

San Antonio, Texas, US

Developed an illustration style and system for USAA that integrates seamlessly with their new design system and evokes their refreshed brand's voice and values. Trained (and now lead) a team of illustrators at USAA to create new illustrations, ensuring the library grows and thrives well into the future.

I craft illustration and iconography systems that reflect, elevate, and extend brands, humanize digital products, and integrate seamlessly with design systems.I help early-stage startups and established organizations define, refine, and relaunch their products and brands.I produce original creative, advise on product strategy, run brand and product design.

New York, NY, US

Catch is the first personal benefits platform for freelancers, contractors, and other non-traditional workers.In addition to the design and refinement of product features, I led an audit of the app's user experience, information architecture, and content model, the learnings from which shaped a restoration effort by the design and front-end teams. We.

Remote First, US

Circle is a crypto finance startup dedicated to building a fairer, more inclusive global economy. My job was to visualize and humanize the weird, wild world of crypto.I led the design of Circle Pay web, spearheaded the adoption of Sketch and Abstract, and made significant contributions to Circle Invest, Poloniex, the USDC Tokenizer, and Circle’s overall.

Refresh Boston was a free meetup for Greater Boston's design and development community, and the local chapter of the international 'Refreshing Cities' collective. We featured extraordinary speakers and regularly drew an engaged, inquisitive crowd.Along with my fellow organizers, I set the group's goals, booked speakers, coordinated with sponsors and.

Boston, MA, US

Advanced Practice Strategies helped healthcare organizations build the best patient care teams. I worked directly with the CMO, CTO, and CEO to rebrand the company, refine product line positioning, and begin a redesign of its flagship product.

Boston, MA, US

Fresh Tilled Soil is a product-focused experience design and strategy firm. In addition to traditional UI & UX work for clients like Rethink Robotics, Titleist, Cengage Learning, and Jibo, I was Fresh Tilled Soil’s go-to resource for experimental and unusual projects. I designed an early gesture-control prototype for Intel R&D, a location-based AR game.

To Boldly Fold was an independent bookbindery and paper goods studio led by my wife, Melissa Chao. I designed our visual identity and brand collateral, collaborated on product design, and managed dozens of retail relationships across the United States, Canada, and Japan.

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Apartment Therapy aims to "help people make their homes more beautiful, organized and healthy by connecting them to a wealth of resources, ideas and community online." As a writer for Apartment Therapy Tech, I covered the intersection of technology and creative culture, bringing news and insights to the blog's design-savvy readership.

Boston, MA, US

CloudKid was an Emmy-nominated children’s media studio. I contributed to UI design, iconography, branding and identity, illustration, and concept art for major projects with PBS KIDS and Scholastic.

Waltham, MA, US

Vistaprint is an international printing and marketing services company. I designed and deployed email marketing campaigns and created automated design tools to streamline repetitive processes.

Cupertino, California, US

Between facilitating sales, leading workshops, and teaching one-on-one lessons, Apple Retail was a master class in making complex concepts accessible to all. Over a decade later, these experiences still inform my approach to design and communication.