A Pittsburgh native with over two decades of design experience, including both the design of graphics and processes. A small business owner with over a decade of practical day to day experience and hard won wisdom in all facets of brick and mortar business logistics.Able to utilize real world business experience, design thinking, and data driven decision making to partner with organizations (robotics, healthcare, construction, retail, education, public sector) who are experiencing their own visual or operational design challenges.--I also own an organic hair salon in Squirrel Hill. Over the past ten years I have grown the business to 8 employees, the client base to thousands of loyal clients, and sales to half a million dollars a year. This venture may seem like a decade long departure from my initial career path, but it is actually a logical culmination of my previous experiences and education. After years of working as an individual contributor, I wanted to see what I could produce if I was personally in control of driving business decision making. A graphic design background was obviously useful for things like branding, website design, and interior and spatial design for the salon. Data driven decision making was instrumental to operational "design" regarding staffing, inventory planning, advertising, customer service, budgeting / tax planning, and competitive pricing. Hiring and training an extremely talented manager has provided me with the availability to transition back to client-facing design consulting. I can now confidently layer tangible business experience on top of an artistic and technical background. This allows me to quickly and comprehensively understand the business context of the opportunities and challenges my clients may be facing.