Executive Leadership in
Innovation and Design

Started Manifest, the first user-centered design consultancy grown from 6 employees to 150, achieving a $45M valuation before exit

Built S4DC, a boutique design and technology consultancy specifically for innovation and digital transformation

Developed Versant, a revolutionary portable digital product and supporting design system applicable to any financial institution

Successfully launched scores of online businesses, including a first-of-its kind continuing education and expert community platform for medical professionals

Pioneered the role of user-centered designers as digital product owners

Re-platformed and established ongoing integrated product strategies for The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Avon North America, Arbonne, Northwest Bank, and many more

Applied microservices architectures to succesfully deliver digital transformations in healthcare, education, sales, manufacturing, and more

Conceived and built the first members-only online video editing and curation product for an iconic international brand with capabilities that outpaced competitors like Youtube and Vimeo for years

Built hospitality curriculum for Hyatt’s interactive, asynchronous training system that measurably improved soft skills, directly contributing to opening properties faster during rapid international acquisitions and expansion

Applied learning models to commercial product offerings with Lego, Texas Instruments, and others to deliver highly profitable, branded educational offerings

Co-created the first immersive Design Thinking curriculum for executive leaders in the School for Digital Craftsmanships, delivering real world solutions to live clients and reporting on business impact

Designed and built one of the first enterprise-level learning management systems (LMS) for Hewitt Associates as a white label solution for its global client base

Co-founded UX4Good, a philanthropic initiative exclusively for user-centered designer to solve seemingly intractable social challenges with design thinking

Started the ADMCi Foundation for investment in innovative designers and design leadership, focusing on master craftsmanship as the framework for incubating and accelerating innovations at scale

Co-created Insight Labs, a non-profit think tank that applied proprietary techniques in compressed timeframes to produce ground-breaking ideas, including massive improvements to Starbucks in-store design systems for faster, more efficient store buildouts

Partnered on environmental and commercial initiative called What Goes Here (WGH), to better face extreme climates by bringing community leaders together with civic organizations, architects, and investors to better steer urban planning