The practice of DesignOps, or design operations, focuses on processes and measures that support the creation of high-quality designs across organizations. In my most recent role, I managed the formal Design & User Experience (D&UX) assessment program for IBM Software.
Accomplishements
Designing for an enterprise platform is more complex than designing for a standalone product! In a previous role, I led a 20-person team designing the core features of IBM Cloud Pak for Data, a new platform modernizing how enterprises collect, organize, and analyze data and infuse Watson AI throughout their business.
Accomplishments
When designing for enterprise platforms, consistency and reusability are of paramount importance! I have over 20 years experience developing design systems and style guides for complex enterprise platforms.
Accomplishements
In addition to my professional UX design career, I have played acoustic and electric guitar in several San Francisco Bay Area rock and roll bands including tributes to David Bowie, Devo, Pink Floyd, Prince, Lou Reed, and Talking Heads.
My bands have performed at independent music venues including Boom Boom Room, Brick & Mortar, Café du Nord, Club Fox, Ivy Room, The Knockout, The Monkey House, Rickshaw Stop, Retro Junkie, and The Ritz.
Born and raised in Indiana, I attended DePauw University and earned my Bachelor's degree in psychology. Next I attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and earned my Master's degree in cognitive psychology, after which I moved to California for a design internship at Cisco Systems. I have worked in Silicon Valley ever since, including stints at Siebel Systems, eBay, PeopleSoft, SAP, Intuit, Informatica, and IBM. I currently live in San Jose with my girlfriend Shauna and our cats Piper and Zoey.