Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Remote

• After a decade of running my own 7-figure design studio working with brands like Nike, The New York Times, ESPN, Pfizer, and more, I created a group coaching program that teaches the exact strategies I used to scale and sell my own agency.
• Students get:
• Techniques for excavating their unique niche and value proposition
• Pricing frameworks that close 6-figure projects
• Sales funnels and lead generation examples that systemize new business
• A supportive community of adventurous design business owners
• Weekly office hours with me
• Students have booked new 5- and 6-figure projects after joining, and many have recouped the financial investment within the first month.

Nov 2023 – Nov 2024 · 1 yr · Remote

• I led and advised the Times Product Language (TPL) team on strategizing wider adoption and integration of the design system product and process across product and feature teams.
• Directed day-to-day activities for the 7-person cross-disciplinary team of designers, engineers, design ops, and product managers
• Instituted new rituals for collaboration and shared communication
• Led annual and quarterly strategy roadmapping sessions
• Collaborated with executives across the business around product integration and organizational changes
• Coached individual contributor designers and engineers weekly
• Conducted internal presentations and working sessions to grow design system interest

Oct 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos · Remote

Mar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · Remote

• Creating curriculum, content & community to support how people design at scale.

Feb 2023 – Oct 2023 · 8 mos · Remote

• Created an 8-week live course on design systems for a global audience of students.

Oct 2022 – Mar 2023 · 5 mos

• Worked directly with company leadership to advise in areas of product direction, growth, and design.

Sep 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 9 mos · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Creating content for the next generation of designers about design systems, design process, and design leadership.

Feb 2022 – Nov 2022 · 9 mos

• I led all SuperFriendly design system coaching engagements with a focus on design and engineering.
• Clients served: Eventbrite, Nike, Bigeye, O'Reilly Media, Compass, PUMA, Marriott, United Airlines, ExxonMobil, The Girl Scouts of America

Apr 2019 – Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos

• I stepped away from client work myself to make room for others to grow in that role. My job focused on setting a vision for the company and our work into the future.

Feb 2012 – Apr 2019 · 7 yrs 2 mos

• Led just about every project that came into SuperFriendly with a focus on balancing rewarding work for our SuperFriends and excellent results for our clients (in that order).
• Clients served: Harvard University, Toast, CastingQual, InVision, Reader's Digest, Grovo, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, AI Labs, Grammarly, Smashing Magazine, OpenGov, Seton Hill University, WNYC, Athletes in Action, Carnegie Mellon University, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Radify, Canon, Benchmade Modern, Interstate General Media, Quartz, Google, Cloud City Labs, Apple, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, The New York Times, Reading Is Fundamental, Pymetrics, Techcrunch, Entertainment Weekly, Newsworks, Mastercard, ESPN, 1800contacts, Mondelez, Tangent Energy Solutions, Attensity Media, R&K Solutions, Polymer Solutions.

Nov 2020 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Creating the most fun and collaborative way to create, edit, and manage design decisions through design tokens.

Nov 2020 – Sep 2021 · 10 mos · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Apr 2020 – Jun 2020 · 2 mos · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Taught a class about "Design Systems"

Dec 2018 – Dec 2021 · 3 yrs

Aug 2016 – Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Dec 2010 – Mar 2011 · 3 mos

Jul 2009 – Jan 2012 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Brooklyn, NY

• I directly managed teams of 6 multidisciplinary specialists and indirectly managed a team of 15 designers. I worked directly with clients to workshop and implement our collective vision across a range of digital products.
• Clients served: Crayola, GE, HP, Activate Drinks, Lucasfilm, Microsoft, Chobani, Activision, Wrigley, The Weizmann Institute of Science

Sep 2008 – Jul 2009 · 10 mos

Jul 2006 – Jul 2009 · 3 yrs

• I was one of five founding members of the Philadelphia office. As Interactive Director, I directly managed a team of developers and worked as a member of the design team to ensure that all of the work was both beautiful and functional.
• Clients served: ADP, Carlisle Wide Plank Floors, Mozilla, Préventiv water, Daily Kos, Fetch Softworks, Visit Philly, Grist, Bubakiki, American College of Physicians, Martin Senour Paints, Association of Corporate Counsel, MICA, Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, PlanetEye, The Posse Foundation, Housing Works, Krylon, Environmental Defense Fund, Thomson Reuters, Comhaltas, Paramount Vantage, Kongregate

May 2006 – Jan 2012 · 5 yrs 8 mos

Apr 2005 – Jun 2006 · 1 yr 2 mos

• I was Pixelworthy’s first employee, and I designed sites, wrote code, and managed my own projects.

Sep 2004 – Mar 2005 · 6 mos

• I helped senior members of the team by designing interfaces, writing front-end code, and creating motion designs for prototypes.

Jun 2004 – Aug 2004 · 2 mos