UX/UI Leader

DRIVING GROWTH

With extensive experience working for industry leading brands, I build, manage, and run  need to  grow. Using my expertise in marketing and sales technology I combine and integrate systems to build digital experiences to acquire and retain customers and drive sales.

TECHNOLOGY
X
CREATIVITY

EXPERTISE & EXPERIENCE

I have lead enterprise-level implementations including content management systems, e-commerce, CRM and ERP integration, analytics, app development, and marketing automation.

I am also an accomplished UX strategist and creative director — providing me the unusual ability to communicate clearly with all experts within a development team, while keeping clear sight of the overall strategic goals of a project. I am enormous asset while leading teams, bring a breadth and depth of expertise to the table with a management style that is calm, friendly and focused.

I have worked in variety of industries from action sports companies, to technology, biotech and finance titans and non-profits for such companies as Taylor Guitars, Intuit, Microsoft, Becton-Dickinson, and Tavarua Island.

Additionally, I hold degrees with honors in both Biology and Fine Art and am a published neuroanatomist who loves to surf.

EXPERTISE & SKILLS

  • Customer Experience
  • Marketing Automation
  • Digital Strategy
  • E-Commerce
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Content Marketing
  • Lead Acquisition
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Conversion Optimization
  • Brand Development
  • User Experience
  • Usability
  • User Testing
  • Systems Integration
  • Workflow Optimization
  • CMS Development
  • Creative Direction
  • SEO/SEM
  • Analytics
  • Paid Advertising
  • Team Management
  • Art Direction

CASE STUDIES

Product Design

Combining strategy with creative talent and technical expertise to develop innovative products.

Taylor Guitars Digital Marketing

Taylor Guitars is the leading manufacturer and brand of premium acoustic guitars in the United States.

Tavarua Island Resort

Located on a tiny island off the coast of Fiji, Tavarua Island Resort is a luxury resort for surfers, couples, and families.

Jetty Extracts

Jetty Extracts is one of the top 5 selling cannabis brands in California.

BRANDS I'VE WORKED WITH

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK WITH ME

ON A PERSONAL NOTE

How does a guy who used to run a neuroanatomy lab wind up at the center of Jetty Extracts’ digital marketing team?

At the UCSD School of Medicine, I researched neurons. It was fascinating stuff. I loved it. Soon, I was published.

Then something happened. I discovered that while I’m passionate about biology, I was less passionate about biology as a career.

I took a leap, changed everything – and put the more creative half of my double-major to work. Scientific illustration meant I could pursue more passions: Art, science, digital design – and an increasing obsession with the internet. How it works. Its applications and evolution. The timing couldn’t have been better. The internet exploded, so did my brain.

I feel like I was born for this. I’ve never looked back.

Center to my personal life in San Diego is my wife and two girls. Woven amongst the four of us is art, surfing, code, film, travel, good food – and an amazing assortment of inspirational characters we’re happy to call friends.

INNOVATION
X
STRATEGY