2018
π Leading UX for the Shanghai Planetarium, soon to be the worldβs largest (opening 2020)
π Teaching myself woodworking and industrial design, inspired by my first small project
π₯° Mentoring and advising startups, executive coaching
π€ Art directed the illustrations for Ken Kociendaβs best-selling book about his time at Apple, Creative Selection
π Left Foreign Affairs Magazine after four wonderful years directing their cover
π Designed show art, posters, and illustrations for a few podcasts, some of which Iβve written about here
2017
βοΈ Moved to San Francisco after 12 years in NYC, decided to take a break from managing large teams to focus on rock climbing
β¨ March/April Foreign Affairs cover featured on The Rachel Maddow Show Watch here
π Accepted the role of Entrepreneur in Residence with Zeno Ventures
π Joined the Radical Candor team working closely with NYTimes best-selling author and management guru Kim Scott
π¨βπ» Contracting as principal product designer for the mentorship and LXP (learning experience platform), Everwise
π» Started a to-be-announced project (now-announced, art directing illustration for Ken Kociendaβs best-selling book, Creative Selection)
2016
π Guest lecturer at Pratt University
π Scaled up the Infor Retail UX team to 20+ people designing 13 products simultaneously
π Infor Retail awarded Leader, Gartner Magic Quadrant for Merchandise Assortment Management Apps Press Release
π Guest on the Reinventing Retail podcast Listen here
π Panel Speaker, The Future of UX Leadership, Solomon Page
π Eddies Digital Award Honorable Mention: Best Website, Consumer News, 2+ years after ForeignAffairs.com launch
π Folio Eddie Award for Editorial Excellence: Best Full Issue, Consumer News for "Obama's World" Read the Issue
π Finalist, National Magazine Awards in the category of Literature, Science, and Politics: Foreign Affairs Magazine
2015
π After 4+ years, left role as Creative Director of 10 Speed Labs to focus more on building products
π Joined a new product, Infor Retail, to lead their UX team Learn more
π€ Partnered with major retailers on research and design including Whole Foods, Target, Home Depot Learn more
π Ozzie Award: Best Website Design ForeignAffairs.com
π Finalist, National Magazine Awards in the category of Literature, Science, and Politics: Foreign Affairs Magazine
π National Magazine Award Nomination for Best Covers: Foreign Affairs Magazine
π Featured Designer on Squarespace.com
2014
π€© Times Square Alliance launches official city-run arts program
π¨βπ« Mentor, FinTech Hackathon
β¨ An app I redesigned, iReal Pro, launches to 5 star reviews, millions of happy users
π Grand Prize at the 2014 American Clean Skies Foundation Energy Visions Award gala for the Just Science iOS app
π Featured Designer on Squarespace.com
2013
β‘οΈ Co-founded Restore Red Hook, a Sandy relief fund, raising over $500,000 for neighborhood businesses destroyed by Hurricane Sandy
π Featured Designer on Squarespace.com
2012
π Merged my design agency with a 30 person international development shop, creating 10 Speed Labs, a full service agency
β‘οΈ Co-founded Times Square Art Square, a foundation dedicated to a festival replacing ads in Times Square with art - more info here.
π Featured Designer on Squarespace.com
2006 - 2010
π½ Moved to NYC
β‘οΈ Founded an agency and coworking space in Brooklyn
π₯ Co-founded several startups with many failures and a few successes
β¨ Art director for Brooklyn Industries
β¨ Art director at Time Inc.
2005
β‘οΈ Founded my first agency, Mixdmedia, an international team of talented creatives for hire
π Speaker at Pechakucha Idea Festival, Tokyo
πΈ Received the first Paul Orfalea Scholarship, left Tokyo and returned to Babson College
2004
β‘οΈ Founded my first NPO, an international arts foundation using art to discuss neglected issues in society
π¨βπ€ Organized int'l art exhibitions in Maui, Rotterdam, and Tokyo
π¨βπ€ Solo art exhibition at Heartland Gallery, Roppongi Hills, Tokyo
2003
β© Moved to Tokyo to take a job as a creative director, dropped out of business school
2002
πΈ Attended Babson College on a Presidential Scholarship
2000
β‘οΈ Joined ADC Young Guns award-winner Zak Kyes to create Visual Design Labs, leading web design and development
π Featured Interview in Home Office Magazine
1999
π₯ First startup job, contracted at age 14 to design the desktop user interface for Click Radio in NYC, a precursor to Pandora
π 40,000+ Downloads for two skins in Panic Inc.'s Audion Skin Design Gallery (this was a lot of downloads in 1999)
1998
π―π΅ Began a lifelong study of Japanese
1997
β‘οΈ Started my first company, Macs R 4 Every1, installing networks, computers, and teaching people to use them
1995
π€ Taught myself to code in HTML+ and HTML 2.0
π§ HAM Radio License Acquired (Call sign KE6WXU)
1994
πΎ Built my first computer from scrap parts, an Intel 486.
π Began flowing text for my graphic designer mother in Aldus Pagemaker (which would later become Adobe InDesign)
1989
π£ First used a computer, my father's Macintosh SE/30
1984
π₯ Born in a small beach town in Southern California