About

What I do

For over a decade I’ve designed digital experiences that help people manage their health, their money, and their goals.

At U.S. Bank I work on mobile features used by millions. I like taking complex problems and making them feel clear and straightforward. I work with teams to shape ideas, build useful products, and move things forward. I try to keep the work steady, practical, and built to last. I mentor other designers and share what I have learned along the way.

What guides my work is pretty simple:

  • Care about the people the work is for

  • Build things with solid craft

  • Keep problems clear and straightforward

  • Communicate the work clearly, whether through writing or presenting

  • Share what I know and help other designers grow

  • Use AI when it sharpens my thinking or helps me move faster

Where I come from 

I grew up in the Midwest. It shaped the way I see the world. Steady, simple, practical. I was a middle child with a nurse for a mom and a carpenter/entrepreneur for a dad. She taught me care. He taught me craft. Those two ideas have followed me into everything I do. They stayed with me as I moved into the next chapter.

Snowboarding is where I found design long before I had a word for it. I read every magazine and watched every video I could find, taking in the graphics, the photos, and the feel of that world. Each season my friends and I filmed and edited our own video parts. That was the way crews shared what they had done over the season. It was all DIY and it taught me how visual stories come together. After high school I spent a few winters living in Keystone and then in Breckenridge, riding every day and working part time to keep it going before heading back to school. Looking back, that chapter became my first real design education.

Snowboarding out of a barn

Jumping out of the family barn. High school days.

When I finally walked into a real design class, something clicked. The building and problem solving felt familiar. After that I moved into the industry and spent a few years working across different spaces, trying to understand where I fit. Healthcare was where it came together for the first time. The work connected to both sides of how I grew up. The instinct to build things well. The instinct to help people. It showed me the kind of impact that matters to me and I have carried that with me into every role since.

Care and craft is the North Star I follow today. That is the thread that runs through my work, my writing, and the way I show up as a designer.