Build something that actually works for people.

You've got the vision. You just need a design partner who gets it — someone who can turn a messy, complex experience into something clear, accessible, and human.

You deserve a design partner who's been in the trenches with NOAA, the Department of Defense, and enterprise teams — and knows how to turn complexity into clarity.

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Sound familiar?

Your app works — technically. But people get lost in it. They call support instead of finding answers. They give up halfway through a task that should take two clicks.

You can feel it's not right, but you're stretched thin. Maybe you don't have a designer on your team, or the one you had moved on. Either way, you're stuck making design decisions you shouldn't have to make alone.

Everyone deserves technology that respects their time and works for them — not against them.

Your Guide

I've seen what happens when design gets left behind — and I know how to fix it.

I've worked with teams who had great ideas and real talent but couldn't figure out why people weren't using what they built. That gap between intention and experience — that's where I live.

I started my career as a Naval Aviator, where unclear interfaces aren't just frustrating — they're dangerous. That perspective stuck with me through 10+ years of designing for teams at NOAA, the Department of Defense, Optum, and Allstate.

How we work together

Getting started is simple.

Tell me what's going on

We'll hop on a free 30-minute call. You talk, I listen. No sales pitch — just a real conversation about where things are and where you want them to be.

Get a clear path forward

I'll look at what you've got, figure out what's tripping people up, and map out what to do about it — in plain language, not a 40-page deck.

Watch it come together

We'll design and test together, step by step, until the experience feels right for the people who use it every day.

Results

Real teams, real problems, real outcomes.

See how I've helped teams at NOAA, the Department of Defense, and enterprise companies turn confusing tools into experiences people rely on every day.

NOAA Global Systems Laboratory

AWARE — Weather Forecasting Decision Support

UX DesignGovernmentData Visualization

A decision-support workspace for National Weather Service forecasters that turns a live weather picture into an issued product and a partner briefing without ever leaving the map. Public research build shipped 10 releases in 14 weeks.

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NOAA Global Systems Laboratory · National Weather Service

IDSS Engine — Turning Forecasts Into Partner Decisions

UX DesignGovernmentData Visualization

The platform that tells a National Weather Service forecaster what the forecast means for one partner's event — a stadium, an airport, a wildfire crew — before the weather arrives. I have led its design since 2023, from a research prototype to a national release across 120+ forecast offices. It is the direct ancestor of AWARE.

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Self-initiated · NOAA Global Systems Laboratory context

DataOrbit — Gridded Science Data, One Drag From a Globe

Data VisualizationDesign EngineeringAgentic Coding

A browser-only viewer for NetCDF model output. Drop a 220 MB forecast grid on the page and its field is on a 3D globe in under a second — no Python, no server, and the file never leaves the machine. Around 2,250 lines across 14 modules, built solo in two concentrated agent-paired sessions five months apart.

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Tools & Skills

What I Work With

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From the Blog

October 20, 2026

Building a Design-Driven Culture in the Age of AI

AI makes it nearly free to generate design. Here's why judgment is now the scarce skill, and how to build a design-driven culture that proves its ROI.

Product DesignDesign ThinkingAIBusiness

October 12, 2026

We Don't Have a UX Problem. We Have a Problem Understanding What UX Is.

Designers keep getting brought in after the real decisions are made and asked to make them look good. The industry calls that a UX problem. I think it is a problem of definition: we have confused designing the interface with influencing the decisions behind it.

User Experience DesignProduct DesignDesign Thinking

August 17, 2026

Designing for Decisions, Not Screens

Most UX practice assumes the user is trying to get something done and get out. But for forecasters, emergency managers, pilots, and analysts, the goal is not completion. It is being right under uncertainty, and that changes almost everything about how the interface should work.

User Experience DesignProduct DesignDesign Thinking

Every week you wait is another week of workarounds, frustrated users, and good ideas that never land the way they should.

What if the experience just worked?

People find what they need without asking for help. Your team stops second-guessing every design decision. And you finally have a product that feels as good as the work you put into building it.