I’m a skilled digital designer, product manager and team leader with a passion for smart UX, clean UI, and functional, usable products.
I have worked on dozens of different projects for companies of all sizes, and have consistently provided valuable consulting, design, and product management to my partners and clients. I have been the partial owner of a design and technology agency, and have skills in building and managing teams, budgets, and deadlines. I am goal oriented, self motivated, and hard working.
Skills
Management
project and product management, team building, client communication, building project timelines, multi-disciplinary team management
Creative
print design, digital graphic design, UI/UX design, brand building, logo design, marketing and ad design, building and managing design systems
Project Management Tools
Jira, Asana, Kanbanize, Product Plan, G Suite, Microsoft Office
Design Tools
Sketch, InVision, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma
Previous Work
April 2022 - November 2022
Product Manager II
Stealth Company
Collaborated with other product managers to scope a green-field product from the ground up, incorporating business requirements, key performance indicators, and detailed market research.
Created detailed product requirements documentation describing required features, success criteria, and required technologies
Worked along-side a design team to translate product requirements into design libraries and clickable prototypes.
Worked closely with engineering leaders to scope, prioritize, and assign engineering tasks.
Collaborated with different product teams within a larger organization to execute on cross-team objectives.
April 2021 - April 2022
Senior Product Manager
ShapeShift, Portis
Guided product direction for the Portis product within ShapeShift.
Created a brand refresh to better align Portis’ identity with our new product direction.
Managed a monumental product shift from multi-chain web wallet to NFT-focused wallet.
Executed a complete UI and website redesign based on updated branding and product focus shift.
Assisted the business development team in providing product and roadmap insight with key strategic partners.
Worked closely with the engineering manager to establish agile development processes and manage engineering progress in a Kanban style.
March 2020 - January 2021
Project Manager, Director of Product
Trace BBLLC
Worked closely with the client team to understand and scope project needs for a blockchain-based digital supply chain management product with the State of Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets.
Converted project and feature scope into functional scope documents and built developer-centric tickets using Jira ticketing software.
Employed Agile and Kanban philosophies to execute and manage developer sprints, and ensured that features were delivered consistently on time and under budget.
Provided product and creative direction to help the product design team create clickable prototypes and UI design mock-ups used to inform development and gain client sign-off.
Wrote comprehensive training documentation for the product to be delivered to both end users of the product and government stakeholders.
March 2020 - November 2020
Brand Artist
Freelancer
Collaborated with clients to discover business needs for brand requirements.
Effectively translated business needs into brand persona and accompanying artwork.
Translated brand artwork into website designs that communicated business needs and persona to the general public.
2018 - March 2020
Director of Product and Creative
Ideas By Nature
Oversaw a department of 5 people, comprised of UX and UI designers and product managers.
Successfully delivered over 25 branding, UI, and development projects to clients.
Worked directly with both large and small development teams to build requirements-based products.
Employed Agile methodologies to deliver products at established milestones.
Communicated efficiently with clients and team members about product requirements and deliverables.
Managed client communication, gathered and validated feature requirements, and translated requirements into feature spec documents for development teams.
2014 - 2018
Lead UI/UX Designer & Project Manager
Ideas By Nature
Worked with blockchain industry visionaries at Shapeshift.io, Bitcoin.com, Coindesk, and more to create some of the most-used digital products in the industry.
Delivered 10+ products by working closely with clients and engineering teams.
Developed UX and UI patterns for SALT Lending’s ICO fundraising platform, helping them raise over $100 million in funding.
Collaborated with the Innovation team at Nationwide Insurance to develop a blockchain-based peer-to-peer auto insurance prototype.
2011 - 2014
Brand Strategist & Artist, Digital Designer
Ideas By Nature
Worked within a team to create some of the most recognizable brands in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, including Shapeshift, Coindesk, CoinCap, Consensus, Keepkey, and many others.
Delivered 10+ unique brands to startups and industry leaders in the blockchain and emerging technology sector.
Designed print documentation including white papers, conference agendas, magazine ads, marketing brochures, and more.
Worked closely with Shapeshift, Coindesk, and Consensus to create marketing and advertising campaigns in the digital and print space.
Created user interfaces for websites, web and mobile applications, and mobile games.
