UX Leadership & Design Strategy

Proven UX Leader. Human-Centered by Design.

UX strategist and enterprise design leader who specializes in bringing clarity to complex digital challenges. By combining deep technical understanding with human-centered design, he helps organizations turn fragmented systems and ambiguous product goals into cohesive, scalable experiences.

Recognized for building alignment across product, engineering, and leadership teams while establishing design systems and UX practices that drive innovation, efficiency, and long-term product success.

About

Career by Design

Design thinking isn't a process — it's a mindset. I approach every challenge by deeply understanding people, reframing problems, and collaborating across disciplines to create solutions that are both meaningful and measurable.

From empathy mapping and journey workshops to high-fidelity prototyping and design systems, I bring structured creativity to complex enterprise problems — bridging the gap between user needs and business outcomes.

Leadership Experience

UX Strategy & Vision
Team Leadership
Design Systems
Stakeholder Management
Design Thinking

Organizations I've Worked With

Lowe'sFederal Reserve BankOpportunity@WorkGrantham UniversityJNAAscend Learning

Selected Work

Project Highlights

UX Leadership

Opportunity at Work

Led full end-to-end redesign of Stellarworx, an enterprise job marketplace platform — owning UX strategy, information architecture, interaction design, and delivery across product and engineering.

Design Leadership

Grantham University

Led branding and web development for Marketing. Increased traffic and qualified leads by 50%.

UX Research & Design

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Led UX research and design across a portfolio of retail applications — from checkout and fulfillment to MyRedvest and the in-store pickup experience — streamlining associate and customer workflows across 1,800+ locations.

UX Research, Strategy & Design

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Delivered public web applications, internal tools, and mobile solutions for the institution.

Design System Architect

Starsight

Architected and led end-to-end implementation of a new design system — defining design tokens, building a reusable component library, and deploying a living Storybook.js documentation site used across product and engineering teams.

UX Strategist

Transfer Freight Services

Total redesign of the logistical workflow for admin and partner portals — streamlining shipment management, partner coordination, and operational visibility across the platform.

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Case Study

Renovating Store Technology

Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Problem

Employee retail platform workflows were inefficient, slowing store operations across 1,800+ locations.

Role

Senior Product Designer leading UX strategy and platform redesign.

Process
  • User Research
  • Workflow Mapping
  • Prototype Testing
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
Outcome
  • ✔100% reduction in employee onboarding time
  • ✔Improved operational efficiency
  • ✔Enhanced usability for thousands of employees

Case Study

Stellarworx Platform Redesign

Opportunity at Work
Problem

The organization needed to scale a digital workforce platform supporting thousands of users while improving engagement and usability.

Role

UX Architect leading UX strategy, discovery research, and design system governance.

Process
  • Discovery Research
  • Stakeholder Interviews
  • Journey Mapping
  • UX Strategy Framework
  • Design System Implementation
Key Contributions
  • •Synthesized research insights to define product direction
  • •Established scalable UX frameworks
  • •Facilitated executive workshops aligning product vision
Outcome
  • ✔30% increase in user engagement
  • ✔Scalable enterprise design system
  • ✔Improved platform adoption

Let's Connect

Ready to transform your design organization?

I'm always open to discussing new opportunities, design leadership challenges, or how we can work together to create exceptional user experiences.

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