Experience
May 2011 – Present
Staff Designer, Manager, Leader
Google Design Ops — UX Design Manager for 11 product teams focused on internal tooling for Design, UX Research, Search, Assistant, Speech, Localization, Natural Language Processing, Data Science & Engineering, Internationalization, and Engineering. New platforms and tools were instrumental in localizing every Google product globally, ensuring quality data and insights with Generative AI, speech recognization, and more.
Google Ads — Created and led the product design for Google’s first design system manager, used by over 74 product areas across 54 countries. With the focus on less duplication and more innovation, we enabled teams to cut production time in half, ship more unified experiences, and improved Googler’s satisfaction with their job.
Google Search — Created the first ever Communications Design role at Google. Focused on amplifying the voice of the Researchers, at first through communication frameworks, consistent research materials and deliverables, and ultimately established a methodology to truly design at scale.
Google+ — Founded the first Visual Design team at Google, leading 10 visual and motion designers, focused on establishing Google’s brand and scaling our front-end design language to multiple devices through what finally became Material Design.
Jan 2010 – Apr 2011
Digitaria/Mirum
UX Designer
Led website UX and strategy by creating site audits, competitive analysis, wireframes, and prototyping for clients: Qualcomm, Comcast, NFL, and Lamps Plus.
Feb 2008 – Apr 2009
Periscope
Art Director
Creatively solved business needs through marketing campaigns, product websites, and microsites for the Minnesota Twins, Arctic Cat, Target, and 3M.
Jan 2006 – Jan 2008
JWT
Digital Designer
Executed world-class design solutions and marketing for the Marines, 3M, Target, and AARP, doubling the Minneapolis location's bottom line.
Sept 2004 – Dec 2006
Pixel Farm Interactive
Video Editor
Led the production and creation of educational videos for Microsoft and the West Law Group including video production, editing, interaction and website design reaching millions of users and learning a bit about Visual Studio and how much I appreciate being a designer.
Jun 2002 – Aug 2008
Apple
Creative, Market Trainer
Led the educational efforts in Minnesota including in-store workshops, employee training, and was the debated inspiration for the Certified Apple Store Creative Specialist role. Plus, Steve Jobs body man for WWDC once.
Awards & Patents
2021
Google Tech Impact Award
Google – Carbon Design System Manager
2018
Google Ads Luminary Award
Product Excellence – Google Ads Design and Ads Video Safety System
2013
Automatic Alignment of a Multi-Dimensional Layout
Google – US20140258849A1