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About
I love breaking things. Taking them apart, seeing how they work and putting them back together. Typically, that’s a motorcycle, bicycle or DIY home project, but it applies to design as well. I’m good at looking at the big picture, understanding how things work using decades of experience in Information Architecture, Visual, UI & UX Design to create cohesive and consistent design across platforms, design systems, design operations and siloed organizations.
As a designer with expertise in systems, I get similar inspiration from two very different places: nature & machines. The symbiotic processes of ecology teach simplicity and patience. The lessons I’ve learned from rebuilding motorcycles and bicycles have more to do with persistence, confidence and pain tolerance. But both provide me so much joy and beauty once I understand how the systems work.
Things that I love:
Contributing to a calm, stable atmosphere
Working with people who genuinely care about one another
Creating helpful systems and procedures
Supporting people when they face a challenge
Being complimented on a job well done
Helping people work together
Progressing steadily toward a goal
Working with people who sincerely listen to my concerns
Being around people who are empathetic and accepting
Want to know more about my philosophy and approach to building out an efficient and effective enterprise design system? Check out this episode of the Design Systems Podcast I did a few months ago.
Episode 44. Corey Greeneltch from Compass: Why design systems should be part of your company’s DNA
As a parent, exposing my kids to the outdoors has always been important. We hike, camp, bike and spend as much time together outside as we can.
Camping and strumming in front of a fire. I try to escape to the mountains to camp remotely as often as I can.
Bicycling has been a huge part of my life. I've raced downhill mountain bikes at a semi-pro level and am a coach for our local kids racing team.
Hiking in the northern section of George Washington National Forest
My perfect weekend? My van, my dirt bike and a remote campsite way out in the Shenandoah mountains.
I grew up racing motorcycles and still try to get a few races in each year. I'm usually one of the top 3 riders in my age group.
Follow my adventures on Instagram.
