Bad Design Kills

Good Design Feels

About
Me

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Starting in UX’s formative years, I guided legacy organizations through software modernization and eased the shift to modern design practices.

As roles specialized into research, UX, and UI, I chose full-time contracting specifically to offer a combined, interdisciplinary approach that has since become standard in product design.

I focus on SaaS/B2B and 0→1 startups, with clients across healthcare, public-sector HR, energy and utilities, gaming, and legal tech.

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Posterity

Digital Estate Planning/Legal Tech • UX/UI Design • Interaction & Motion Design

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Enersponse

Energy & Utilities/Demand Response • B2B Product Design • Information Architecture

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Zen Ecosystems

Energy & Utilities/IoT • SaaS • Mobile User Interface Design

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Digital display showing the temperature as 73 degrees.Digital thermostat display showing temperature set to 68 degrees.Thermostat display showing a temperature of 70 degrees.Digital display showing the temperature 65 degrees.Rounded square icon displaying a green 78% percentage.Digital display showing temperature of 73 degrees.
Dashboard screen for 10 Whatney site in Zen HQ showing alerts with notes about battery replacement, runtime report, and schedule assignments, plus collapsible sections for 1st and 2nd floors.
Thermostat display for Meeting Room 1 showing current temperature 73.5°F, cooling set to 60°F, heating set to 70°F, and a note that demand response ended yesterday at 2:05 AM.Thermostat display showing Meeting Room 2 temperature at 68.8 degrees with cooling set at 60 and heating at 70, and a note saying Demand Response Ended.Display showing Reception Area 1 temperature at 70.1 degrees with icons for 60 degrees cooling and 70 degrees heating; a notification indicates Demand Response ended yesterday at 2:05 AM.Thermostat display showing 'Open Floor 1' with current temperature 65.6 degrees, cooling set to 60 degrees, heating set to 70 degrees, and a notification stating 'Demand Response Ended' from yesterday at 2:05 AM.Open floor lighting at 78% brightness, currently on, with a note indicating demand response ended yesterday at 2:05 AM.Temperature display for Reception Area 2 showing current temperature at 73.1 degrees, cooling setpoint at 60 degrees, heating setpoint at 70 degrees, and a notification that demand response ended yesterday at 2:05 AM.

Versus Systems

Gaming & Engagement • UX/UI Design • Brand Development

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Nextgen Mobile

Healthcare Technology/Electronic Healthcare Records • User Centered Design

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Design
Mantras

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Accessibility is good design

Accessibility goes beyond WCAG compliance. If someone’s livelihood depends on software, it should be usable and well-designed, regardless of role, trade, or ability.

{02}

Design for the people behind the scenes

Users always come first, but great design factors in everyone who touches the work. When the design is lightweight, clear, and easy to build, it speeds delivery, reduces cost, and makes the product better for users too.

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Observe the work firsthand

Interviews give perspective, but watching the work end-to-end shows where time, errors, and friction actually live.