Professional Experience
VP of Product Design | Design Systems & DesignOps | Enterprise SaaS | AI-Native Product Strategy
Design executive with 17+ years leading enterprise B2B product design and UX, including 5+ years scaling multi-disciplinary design organizations, plus 29+ years total leadership experience. Builds design governance and AI-enabled product experiences into complex, multi-product platforms, partnering directly with Product and Engineering leadership to turn ambiguous, high-stakes problems into shipped, adopted products, from a solo-built 4-product AI-native SaaS ecosystem to enterprise platforms serving 50,000+ users.
Core Execution & Technical Competencies
Design Governance
- •Design Governance and Accountability Models
- •Cross-Functional Executive Alignment
- •Organizational Design
- •Team Scaling and Development
- •Product Strategy
AI-Native Strategy
- •AI-Enabled Product Experiences
- •Human-AI Interaction Design
- •Enterprise SaaS Infrastructure
- •Design Systems Architecture
- •DesignOps
AI-Directed Development
- •AI Tooling Direction (Claude, Cursor)
- •Detailed Technical Specification Writing
- •Generated Output Review and Refinement
- •Responsive Digital Ecosystems
- •Accessibility Compliance
Professional Experience
VP, Product Design and AI Strategy
Digital Tech Solutions
Orlando, FL (Remote) · March 2026 — Present
- ▸Faced with the need to define a cohesive product vision for a brand-new ecosystem, I spearheaded the full-stack product vision and roadmap for a four-product AI-native SaaS ecosystem, aligning technical architecture with enterprise business objectives and establishing a unified product foundation supporting high-velocity scaling.
- ▸To overcome slow release cycles caused by legacy design-to-code bottlenecks, I led the integration of generative development frameworks to modernize the design-to-development pipeline, yielding a 45% reduction in time-to-market.
- ▸Addressing slow internal decision-making cycles that hindered product progression, I institutionalized AI-driven decision workflows and feedback loops, reducing product iteration time-to-decision by 45%.
- ▸Under tight resource constraints, I orchestrated the end-to-end product lifecycle for an accelerated platform launch, successfully bringing the early-stage concept to market and reaching 350+ active users within a 4-month window.
Director, User Experience and Product Design
JRA, Part of RWS Global
Cincinnati, OH (Remote) · June 2024 — February 2026
- ▸Managing fragmented design output and technical debt across multiple enterprise platforms, I directed the design vision for a 7 platform enterprise SaaS ecosystem serving 10,000+ users by aligning design systems with production requirements, driving a 22% increase in platform adoption.
- ▸To reduce high friction and slow handoff between design and engineering teams, I standardized multi platform design systems to eliminate technical debt and establish infrastructure for high velocity feature deployment, reducing design to development friction by 40%.
- ▸Addressing a lack of standardized AI integration, governance, and accessibility compliance across systems, I partnered with C-suite leadership to implement enterprise grade governance and accessibility standards, directly integrating AI assisted prototyping into platform architecture to ensure scalable compliance and secure AI integration.
- ▸Mentored and led a distributed team of 12+ design professionals, institutionalizing the strategic frameworks, design systems, and quality standards required across complex enterprise product lines.
Director of Product Strategy and Experience
Haan Consulting Group
Alpharetta, GA (Remote) · August 2021 — June 2024
Operated as a selective fractional/consulting practice alongside full-time employment at Scenario (September 2021 - May 2023).
- ▸Facing ambiguous client market opportunities requiring structured execution, I partnered with founders and executive stakeholders to translate market ambiguity into production ready product roadmaps and operational frameworks, delivering clear strategic execution models for diverse client ventures.
- ▸To address slow client onboarding and project delivery timelines across diverse client engagements, I designed high efficiency DesignOps models to optimize internal workflows, accelerating team onboarding and project delivery velocity by 50%.
- ▸Aligning disparate user needs with commercial goals across numerous enterprise portfolios, I orchestrated product strategy for 40+ enterprise launches, ensuring absolute alignment between user requirements and long term business objectives, successfully delivering 40+ production ready enterprise launches.
Creative Design Lead
Scenario
Orlando, FL (Onsite) · September 2021 — May 2023
- ▸Managing high-stakes capital programs with complex multidisciplinary budgets, I orchestrated end-to-end design strategy for capital asset programs reaching $500M budgets, securing comprehensive design alignment for large scale physical digital initiatives.
- ▸To break down operational silos across distributed local, remote, and manufacturing units, I directed cross functional operations across distributed multidisciplinary units (15 person local, 20 person remote, 50 person engineering/manufacturing), achieving seamless synchronization across all operational phases.
- ▸Facing strict execution timelines on massive capital builds requiring absolute reliability, I established and enforced rigorous team diagnostic frameworks and performance metrics, achieving a 100% on time completion record.
- ▸Secured a 75% concept approval rate by crafting and presenting high-impact design vision narratives and operational frameworks to institutional asset owners and C-suite partners.
Director of Digital Product and Design
Demetree Global
Winter Park, FL (Onsite) · August 2017 — August 2021
Owned Digital Marketing as a direct function alongside Design during this role, not just influencing marketing outcomes through design work, but directly managing Digital Marketing as its own function.
- ▸Facing outdated legacy systems and poor information architecture that limited platform scale, I spearheaded a comprehensive digital transformation and legacy information architecture overhaul, establishing governance models that positioned design as a core engine for scalable growth.
- ▸To address low platform user adoption and stagnant engagement across the digital ecosystem, I directed a platform strategy centered on user journey optimization, successfully scaling the active user base from 10,000 to over 50,000+ users.
- ▸Countering slow organizational decision-making and sluggish delivery velocity across teams, I streamlined organizational decision-making processes across a 60-person cross-functional organization, reducing time-to-decision by 35% and accelerating concept-to-launch velocity by 40%.
- ▸Owned Digital Marketing as a direct function alongside Design, driving a 25% increase in brand engagement and 15% lift in sales conversions by rebuilding the user journey across design and digital production.
- ▸Leading a five-department team through a two-story Amazon Go concept for the City of Oviedo, I delivered a full civic development package, from site planning to final presentation renders, that the client approved without a single revision requested. View case study
Senior Product Experience Designer
Falcon's Creative Group
Greater Orlando, FL (Onsite) · November 2014 — August 2017
- ▸Addressing the complexity of multi-million dollar physical-digital touchpoints ($500K to $20M+ scale) requiring intuitive software, I orchestrated UX strategy and human-computer interaction models, translating intricate operational requirements into seamless software workflows.
- ▸Facing the challenge of managing large, multidisciplinary teams across high-stakes destination entertainment environments, I built and mentored distributed teams of 30 to 75+ creative and technical professionals, maintaining peak cross-functional performance and execution quality.
- ▸To tackle high customer support requirements driven by confusing visitor interfaces, I spearheaded comprehensive information architecture overhauls for high-traffic visitor systems, driving a 25% increase in user engagement and a 30% reduction in customer support requirements.
- ▸To secure long-term product vision alignment with high-profile global accounts, I designed and delivered executive presentation frameworks for major clients including National Geographic, Busch Gardens, and Katmandu Punta Cana, securing lasting strategic alignment.
3D Visual Design Manager
The Nassal Company
Winter Park, FL (Onsite) · November 2012 — November 2014
- ▸Directed 3D modeling standards and production pipelines for large-scale immersive environments, bridging creative vision with fabrication-grade structural constraints.
- ▸Delivered a signature centerpiece project ahead of schedule by pioneering modeling standards that cut fabrication errors 20%.
- ▸Led a 10-person multidisciplinary creative team through full-scale spatial environment redesigns on highly compressed timelines.
3D Designer Specialist
Advanced Recreational Concepts
Melbourne, FL (Onsite) · February 2009 — October 2012
- ▸Served as primary creative lead for a high-volume design firm, architecting the team structure and design-quality framework the studio ran on.
- ▸Built and scaled a 42-person multidisciplinary department, integrating 3D design, marketing, and media production into one operating unit.
- ▸Secured recurring C-suite buy-in on complex projects by translating technical datasets into visualization frameworks executives could act on.
Regional Operations Manager
Publix Super Markets
West Palm Beach, FL · October 1996 — January 2009
- ▸To manage complex multi-unit operational performance and scalability across a wide geographic footprint, I held full P&L accountability for a distributed territory of 47+ locations, establishing the financial governance and operational frameworks that underpin my current approach to product strategy and organizational design.
- ▸Facing inconsistent execution standards across multi-unit leadership teams within a complex, geographically diverse enterprise environment, I institutionalized performance frameworks for regional teams, ensuring operational excellence and high-performance consistency.
- ▸To drive company-wide commercial objectives within disciplined enterprise environments, I orchestrated large-scale organizational initiatives, proving an early-career capacity to drive measurable business results.
Education
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Digital Design Media
Full Sail University
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), 3D Computer Animation
Digital Media Arts College
UX/UI Design Certification
TripleTen
Certifications & Credentials
Ongoing certifications across AI systems, generative platforms, design, and business strategy from IBM, Google, LinkedIn, Databricks, and more.
IBM
- UX/UI Design Fundamentals: Usability and Visual PrinciplesIssued Sep 2025
- Introduction to UX/UI DesignIssued Sep 2025
- Introduction to Agile Development and ScrumIssued Sep 2025
- Google Design PromptingIssued Oct 2025
- Google AI Creative Expert PartnerIssued Oct 2025
- Google Data Analysis and Presentation BuildingIssued Oct 2025
- Google Prompting EssentialsIssued Oct 2025
- Google Digital Marketing & E-CommerceIssued Oct 2025
- Speed Up Data Analysis and Presentation BuildingIssued Oct 2025
Google Cloud Security
- Google Cloud Gen AI: Generative AI LeaderIssued Nov 2025
- Google Cloud Gen AI: Transform Your WorkIssued Nov 2025
- Google Cloud Gen AI Foundational ConceptsIssued Nov 2025
- Become an AI-Powered People ManagerIssued Nov 2025
- Artificial Intelligence and Business StrategyIssued Nov 2025
HubSpot
- HubSpot Certification, Digital MarketingIssued Jan 2026
Coursiv
- Certification in ChatGPT MasteryIssued Sep 2025
- Certification in Jasper AIIssued Sep 2025
- Certification in MidJourneyIssued Sep 2025
- Certification in Stable DiffusionIssued Sep 2025
- Certification in DeepSeekIssued Sep 2025
- Certification in Claude 3.7Issued Sep 2025
- Advanced Dall-EIssued Sep 2025
- Advanced ChatGPTIssued Sep 2025
Databricks
- Academy Accreditation, Generative AI FundamentalsIssued Sep 2025
Great Learning Support
- Certification in AI ApplicationsIssued Sep 2025
Section
- Section ProfAI: AI ProficiencyIssued Aug 2025