Design leader with a passion for tech that enables health, wellness & human connection.
Chief Design Officer, Leeo Inc — 2015-2019
Lead all design initiatives at Leeo with emphasis on product strategy, management and experience design for the Leeo Smart Alert nightlight and Leeo Ping Platform
Played a key role in developing and guiding Leeo’s product strategy which featured opportunities for network growth, recurring revenue and inclusive design
Inspired and empowered a diverse team of executives, designers and engineers to ideate, test and prioritize product ideas and features
Facilitated primary and secondary research including customer interviews, surveys and testing to foster a company wide understanding of customers needs
Increased app conversion by over 40% through streamlining onboarding experience
CES 2019 Innovation Award honoree for the Leeo Ping Platform and App
Founder/Principal, Cognitive Shift — 2004-Current
OpenTable desktop & mobile design and UX, app featured in Apple keynote
Barnes & Nobles “Nook” e-reader UX prototypes and final product UI
“Cisco Quad” enterprise social platform for tablet and mobile devices
Teradata “Viewpoint” database analysis and management tools UX and UI
Worked with many startups including Continuuity (sold to Google), Quik.io (sold to Yahoo), Infer (sold to ESW) and others on early product concept, prototyping & testing
Creative Director- Liquid Agency
Founding Partner- Small Pond Studios
Design Director- Clement Mok Designs - Studio Archetype - Sapient
When I'm not designing…
I'm into surfing, free diving, photography and hanging out with family and close friends.