Hi, I'm Adam.
I'm a
husband
,
dog dad
,
carbohydrate connoisseur
,
DIY enthusiast
,
avid
learner
,
and generally
curious
person.
Professionally,
I'm a
product designer
and
design manager
helping
people
make cool
things
on the
internet.
I've been a graphic designer, art director, product designer, design manager and director. I've been in positions where I've been the only designer in a company and others where I've managed 100+ people globally. I've worked for creative agencies, tech companies and startups across a range of industries including healthcare, consumer tech, digital marketing, blockchain, e-learning and e-commerce. Life's weird, but it's been fun.
I deliver high-quality design and build high-performing teams. I like learning quickly, getting my hands dirty, and working closely with engineers and product managers to create impactful products. If that sounds like something you need help with, I'm always happy to chat.
In the meantime…
Let's go back in time to see some of the work I've done
*Note // Think of this as a teaser – just the highlights. Was there more drama, intrigue, setbacks and triumphs? Of course. Curious to know the whole story? Send me a message to set up a chat.
2021 - 2024
Portland, Maine USA / Remote
I built the Product Design & UX Research disciplines at Wheel
Senior Manager, Product Design
Tech
Telehealth
SaaS
Marketplace
EHR
Wheel is a marketplace telehealth company that empowers virtual-care clinicians to work with greater flexibility while providing enterprise companies with the infrastructure and clinical workforce they need to deliver scalable virtual care services nationwide.
Hired as the sole designer, I started my time at Wheel designing across product, sales, marketing and brand. As the company grew, I built the product design and UX research team and transitioned into the 'player-coach' role, simultaneously managing the team while still contributing design work where needed.
As the Senior Manager, Product Design, I was ultimately responsible for maintaining the quality of design and research across all of our internal and external products. As company and team priorities changed, I took on additional roles and responsibilities including quarterly planning, team resourcing, career planning, goal setting, design thinking workshops, company training, project management, sales engagements, platform integrations and DesignOps tokenization.
2020 - 2021
Denver, Colorado USA / Remote
I worked on large-scale projects and design systems at Articulate
Senior Product Designer
Tech
E-learning Platform
SaaS
Articulate is the #1 e‑learning platform for creating workplace training. I was brought onto the team to help with their newest product, Rise – a web-based course authoring tool where creating content was as easy as arranging media, text, and interactive blocks.
As a Senior Product Designer, I was focused on projects that spanned multiple teams and business areas and that required substantial reworking of the current platform organization and architecture. I also created the foundation of the company's first design system in an effort to help maintain consistency and increase efficiency across a distributed design and engineering team.
2019 - 2020
Denver, Colorado USA
I became a blockchain and infrastructure expert at RADAR
Director of Design
Tech
IaaS
SaaS
Cryptocurrency
Blockchain
RADAR was a small startup focused on blockchain and crypto currency projects. They initially found success with their flagship product RADAR RELAY, a decentralized exchange that enabled peer-to-peer trading of cryptocurrencies, before expanding into other software and infrastructure services.
As the Director of Design, I was both a manager of the small design team and an individual contributor across all product, sales, marketing, and brand design. As the first designer in that role, I implemented a holistic design process while establishing design's role in company-wide product decisions and OKRs.
Without any prior experience in the cryptocurrency or blockchain world, I was able to learn quickly and help launch 2 new product offerings (a NodeOps infrastructure platform and a Lightning payments platform), oversee the launch of a Lightning App Store, developer tools and onboarding educational materials in addition to managing a company rebrand.
2017 - 2018
New York City, NY USA
I led the company rebrand and influencer marketing platform redesign at Fohr
Lead Product Designer
Tech
SaaS
Marketplace
Influencer Marketing
Brand Design
Fohr is an influencer marketing company facilitating the industry transition from traditional advertising to the most effective and efficient channel: social media.
As the Lead Product Designer and manager of a small design team, I was responsible for the design of both the software platform as well as the Fohr brand.
On the platform side, I led the team through a full analysis, redesign and rebuild of the SaaS product and tools. Implementing new UX and user testing practices for the team, I helped build a platform that allowed clients to create, manage, analyze and report on influencer campaigns and influencers to access industry-first tools for managing their businesses.
On the brand side, I led the team through a complete brand redesign, including a new identity, style guides, marketing collateral, print design and software integration.
2015 - 2017
New York City, NY USA
I designed for e-commerce, subscription and editorial while petting a lot of dogs at BARK
Lead Product Designer
Tech
Direct to Consumer
Subscription
E-Commerce
Editorial
Dogs
After almost 6 years in the agency space, I transitioned into an in-house product design role at BARK, a tech company making products and services for dogs.
As the Lead Product Designer, I was responsible for every step in the design process: ideation, roadmapping, wireframing, user research, UI design, QA, and validation. I helped implement new UX methodologies, user testing practices and created the companies first research-specific role.
I worked across most BARK platforms including BarkBox (subscription), BarkShop (e-commerce), and BarkPost (editorial) along with other specialty assignments for the dog-focused company.
here are a few helpful things to know about me
Before you go…
Say hello and you'll have good luck forever
But really, I'm always happy to answer questions, talk about new projects or even set up a game of ping pong. Thanks for visiting my weird corner of the internet and talk soon.
Finally, the world is a dumpster fire right now so be cool to other people – we're all just trying to figure it out. When in doubt, go for a walk. Ideally on the beach.