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About Me

As a Senior User Experience Designer, I’m driven by a passion for crafting human-centered experiences that not only look great but truly connect with people. My career has centered on helping businesses define and elevate their brand through thoughtful, user-focused design. Along the way, I’ve led and mentored cross-functional teams of designers and developers, guiding enterprise-level projects from vision to execution. One of my proudest achievements was being awarded a patent from GE Aviation Systems (Docket #285359) for innovative design contributions—a recognition of my commitment to pushing design forward.

Outside of work, I’m deeply rooted in family life as a proud father of two amazing girls and a husband to my supportive wife. Creativity also flows into my personal passions—flying drones, shooting videography, and capturing timeless stories as a professional wedding and engagement photographer. I also dedicate time to volunteer work, supporting families and individuals across different areas of need. These experiences enrich not only my perspective as a designer but also my growth as a person.

Experience

JP Morgan Chase - UX Design Lead – Wires Division

January 2024 - October 2025

  • Directed UX strategy for domestic and international wire-transfer and recipient-management experiences, improving efficiency, protection, and accessibility for enterprise clients.
  • Launched an ADA-compliant redesign that eliminated legacy defects and reduced wire-error exposure by 5.5%, mitigating $1.19 M in potential claims.
  • Designed a new Import Recipients flow enabling bulk CSV uploads and inline edits, cutting manual entry time by 40% and boosting satisfaction among business users.
  • Improved design-to-engineering throughput by 30–40% through reusable patterns, cross-team alignment, and clear design-review governance with senior leadership.
  • Mentored 3+ designers and content strategists, strengthening accessibility practices, data-driven iteration, and design-system consistency across the Wires DCE organization.

Cisco Systems  - Product Design Lead

August 2021 - October 2023

  • Spearheaded the creation of a mobile design system for CX Cloud, building 100+ components and 400+ MVP screens that unified web and mobile experiences.
  • Authored a Motion Design Best Practices Guide and defined motion principles to standardize animations, improving brand consistency and usability.
  • Partnered cross-functionally to ensure accessibility compliance and efficient developer handoff, achieving a 2× faster design-to-development pipeline.

Wells Fargo - Senior Product Designer

 June 2020 – July 2021

  • Led redesign of the “Moving Money” mobile experience for 27M+ users, introducing the “Do / Grow / Inspire” model and modern, emotionally resonant workflows.
  • Conducted user research and JTBD mapping, uncovering key pain points and guiding new features like Insights and Collections to improve engagement.
  • Established a flexible design system foundation and color framework to streamline future scalability and brand alignment.

Kobai - Senior UX Designer

November 2018 – April 2020

  • Designed UX architecture and branding for enterprise SaaS applications.
  • Built reusable components and visual patterns in a cross-platform design system.
  • Spearheaded a website redesign that increased traffic by 30%.
  • Conducted usability testing and implemented iterative design improvements.

GE Digital (General Electric) - Director, User Experience

May 2014 – November 2018

  • Defined and implemented global UX strategy for industrial applications, improving user satisfaction scores by 25 % and platform adoption across six business units.
  • Led multi-disciplinary teams to prototype and scale enterprise dashboards that simplified decision-making for thousands of industrial operators.
  • Developed and governed design systems that increased design-to-development efficiency by 35 % across multiple organizations.
  • Applied advanced data visualization techniques to clarify complex workflows and improve operational accuracy.

Redux Inc. - User Interface Designer

May 2008 – August 2013

  • Designed Smart TV interfaces for Samsung, LG, Sony & Roku, deployed on 40M+ devices, creating a cohesive, cross-platform viewing experience.
  • Produced mobile-first video interfaces for iOS, directly contributing to Redux’s acquisition by Google.
  • Established and enforced a unified design language across devices, improving visual consistency and usability.

Professional Skills

UI Design
Design Systems
Art Direction
Mobile Design
Visual Design
Leadership

Design Skills

Figma
Photoshop
Webflow
Final Cut X
Lightroom

Awards & Patents

Aircraft System Control via Virtual Controls on Electronic Checklists - Docket #282151, #285359

2015

Developed UX for an intelligent aircraft control interface integrating subsystem data for cockpit decision-making.

Education

Masters Institute

1995

B.A. in Multimedia Communications