Wunderman Thompson, NYC

Director of Product Design

Exercising design leadership within the New York office, supervising teams dedicated to service, experience, and product design across all client projects. Tasked with cultivating New York City as a hub of expertise for human-centered experience design, formalizing user research as a core practice, and positioning WundermanThompson as a frontrunner in product design services.

Verizon

Sr. Experience Design Manager

Guiding multifaceted teams comprised of product designers, researchers, technologists, and strategists in the revitalization of customer experiences across digital-oriented e-commerce and loyalty platforms for Verizon and Fios.

In charge of overhauling the Verizon e-commerce web platform and native applications, in addition to establishing the first design systems department entrusted with overseeing all digital product patterns and guidelines.

Gannett

Director of Product Design

Established and directed the inaugural product design division at Gannett, tasked with overseeing the digital products of Gannett's media assets, including USAToday. Assembled and guided internal teams dedicated to B2B ventures, innovative AR/VR narrative technologies, Advertising Solutions, and data visualization tools.

Led design teams during the pivotal 2012 USAToday redesign phase, a rebranding endeavor that spanned all news offerings across various platforms. Pioneered the development of an internally crafted CMS platform tailored for editorial teams, adopted by over 400 news and broadcast media companies nationwide.

Bridg

Co-founder & Head of Design

I co-founded and led design at a start-up focused on creating a product for a communications platform for non-profits. I was accountable for the creative endeavors of startup products and marketing, driving user experience, research, strategy, visual design, and branding initiatives for all digital product undertakings.

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