About me.
I'm a design leader based in Chicago with over a decade of experience designing and building digital experiences. Currently on the Merchant UX team at PayPal.

Profile
I'm a Senior Product Designer supporting PayPal's enterprise merchant segment on the Merchant UX team. I craft design solutions across product verticals and individual capabilities to deliver best-in-class omnichannel commerce experiences.
Before merging into the PayPal design team, I was a Product Design Lead for Braintree, a former PayPal subsidiary. Before Braintree, I served in design leadership positions with dscout and Base (Acquired by Zendesk) during large growth periods for each company. Before that, I helped newly funded startups get their MVPs to market at Doejo, and designed print and digital things for Crate&Barrel, JAK Graphic Design, and freelance projects.
The focus of my work is empowering customers at the intersection of technology and design. I believe that delivering great experiences is a team effort, so I actively sit side-by-side with engineering teams, looking to them as partners in the design process and working closely together, even contributing to the codebase, to deliver solutions to the customer. My leadership style is personally casual yet professionally earnest with a "whatever it takes" attitude. I am known for close collaboration on teams I work with, bridging design, product, engineering, and business priorities to deliver delightful end-to-end experiences that solve customer needs.
I'm a dad to Evelyn and Alex, husband, dog lover, snow sculptor, wannabe Yooper, and weekend coffee enthusiast outside of my work life. I'm native to Chicago's south side, where tavern-style pizza reigns supreme. I currently live in the Beverly neighborhood and spend summers in the north woods of Michigan, living the lake life.
TL;DR
Work Experience
PayPal
Senior Product Designer2020 – present
Braintree
Product Design Lead2016 – 2020
dscout
UI Design Lead2014 – 2016
Base
Acquired by ZendeskLead Designer
2012 – 2014
Doejo
Interactive Art Director2011 – 2012
Crate&Barrel
Interactive Design Consultant2010 – 2011
JAK Graphic Design
Graphic Designer2006 – 2010
Volunteer Experience
ADPList.org
Design Mentor2021
The Society of Typographic Arts
Interactive Director2011 – 2015
Expertise
- Digital Product Design
- UX Design
- Visual UI Design and Development
- Prototyping
- Experience Mapping
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Design Thinking
- Product Thinking