My History & Motivation

I have consistently delivered high-impact products in complex B2B environments, with a focus on the real estate, architecture, engineering, and construction industries. My experience extends to the non-profit sector, financial services, and consumer markets. I have a proven track record in developing SaaS products across Web, Mobile, and desktop platforms.

Collaboration with cross-discipline teammates and deeply engaging customers (and users) motivates me every morning. I love ideas. I love building new things. I love taking existing situations and turning them into better ones.

I love teaching and have taught over fifty two-day LUMA Fundamentals of Human-centered design classes to every organization imaginable (Along with Advancing and Facilitation classes). I love mentoring and seeing the spark and traction new designers gain in becoming key contributors.

I love facilitating and bringing a shared clarity to murky problems across a diverse team, whether that is around vision and direction or execution priority.

I have delivered 4+ 0-1 products as a design leader. I have successfully led design teams, design managers, senior architects, and researchers in producing cutting-edge work aligned to business needs. I take price in standing up the importance of customer engagement, and making it easy to for teams. I have built and scaled programs that deepen connections with end users. I take pride in the deep and engaged relationships I have built with engineers and product managers up and down the org chart.

In summary, my career has been defined by a commitment to driving innovation, fostering collaboration, and delivering products that not only meet but exceed the needs of the business and its customers.

http://fain.me
San Francisco Bay Area

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