PRODUCT DESIGN DIRECTOR

Output is cheaper than ever. Wisdom is hard-earned.

I've spent 12 years building teams people genuinely love being a part of and shaping the product decisions that actually mattered, and I know with certainty that both come down to the same thing. The conditions for great work are human: trust, clarity, and leading with heart.

PRODUCT DESIGN LEADER · OPEN TO DIRECTOR ROLES

Output is cheaper than ever.Wisdom is hard-earned.

25 years in design. 12+ leading teams shipping remarkable work by creating the conditions for trust, transparency, and human-centered, world-class craft.

Design leadership at HubSpot, Salesforce, Bullhorn
PRODUCT DESIGN LEADER · OPEN TO DIRECTOR ROLES

Output is cheaper than ever.Wisdom is hard-earned.

25 years in design. 12+ leading teams shipping remarkable work by creating the conditions for trust, transparency, and human-centered, world-class craft.

Design leadership at HubSpot, Salesforce, Bullhorn
Design Leader · Open to Director Roles

Output is cheaper than ever.
Wisdom is hard-earned.

25 years in design
12 years leading teams
5 global teams
Design Leader — Open to Director Roles

Output is cheaper than ever.
Wisdom is hard-earned.

25 years in product design, 12 leading teams that ship remarkable work.

Design Leader · Open to Director Roles

Output is cheaper than ever.
Wisdom is hard-earned.

25 years in product design, 12 leading teams that ship remarkable work.

Tim Merrill — Portfolio Design Leader · Open to Director Roles

Output is cheaper than ever.
Wisdom is hard-earned.

25 years in product design, 12 leading teams that ship remarkable work.

Design Leader · Open to Director Roles

Output is cheaper than ever.
Wisdom is hard-earned.

25 years in product design, 12 leading teams that ship remarkable work.

Design leadership at HubSpot, Salesforce, Bullhorn
Design Leader · Open to Director Roles

Output is cheaper than ever. Wisdom is hard-earned.

Deep SMB + enterprise experience shipping remarkable products in complex domains

HubSpot, Salesforce, Bullhorn
25 years in design 12+ leading teams
Design Leader · Open to Director Roles

Output is cheaper than ever.
Wisdom is hard-earned.

25 years in product design, 12 leading teams that ship remarkable work.

Design leadership at HubSpot, Salesforce, Bullhorn
25years
12leading
3orgs built
Led design at HubSpot, Salesforce, Bullhorn

Output is cheaper
than ever. Wisdom is
hard-earned.

25 years in product design, 12 leading teams that ship remarkable work. The conditions for great work are human: trust, clarity, and leading with heart.

Design Leader · Open to Director Roles

Output is cheaper than ever. Wisdom is hard-earned.

Design leadership at HubSpot, Salesforce, Bullhorn
25years
12leading
3orgs built
Design Leader · Open to Director Roles

Output is cheaper than ever.

Wisdom is hard-earned.

25 years in design • 12 leading teams shipping remarkable work.

DESIGN LEADERSHIP AT HubSpot, Salesforce, Bullhorn
At a Glance

12+ years crafting teams and design strategy

Scaling global design orgs

Built multiple teams from the ground up:
3 → 26 at Salesforce (inc. new Bangalore org).
9 → 35 at HubSpot (Boston + Dublin).

With high retention and top leadership scores.

Shaping Enterprise AI

Led much of Salesforce's Agentforce experience design across desktop and mobile — including discovery for a new vibe-coding platform that launched at Dreamforce.

Building design systems

Unified HubSpot's five disjointed product lines into a single platform experience — conceived and led the design system and governance model that made it sustainable.

Shipping multi-product platforms

Deep experience across category-leading product lines:

HubSpot Salesforce Bullhorn
  • Marketing
  • Sales
  • Service
  • E-commerce
  • Marketing
  • Sales
  • Service
  • Developer experience
  • Data
  • Recruiters
  • Candidates
  • Back office
Golden retriever looking out over a Maine marsh with a rainbow
Outside Work

The coast of Maine, dad life, and a wheel of clay.

I live on the rugged coast of Maine — a stone's throw from Portland and an easy train to Boston. Most of my free time goes to my two girls, our golden retriever, and getting outdoors as much as possible.

I picked up pottery during the pandemic. Working with clay is tactile and meditative, and an excellent break from screens. But whether in mud or pixels, I love creating things that consider both form and function.

CLOSE TO THE CRAFT

Personal projects.

I've immersed myself in building to stay fresh and explore new ways of working. I'm learning when to offload to AI and where a designer truly shines.

Collaborative CRM for Private College Advisors and their Clients

End-to-end discovery of a multi-persona platform for advisors, parents, and students. Conducting hands-on research with users and exploring how AI can augment my process of discovery and design.

View project →Coming soon

Job Hunting App

A desktop app that helps job seekers better understand role fit, gather key stories from their experience, manage network connections, and ensure a stronger application.

View project →Coming soon
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Background

Expertise + education

Design Org Leadership AI-Driven Product Design Platform & Systems Thinking Enterprise SaaS Design Systems & Operations UX Research & Analytics Executive Influence & Storytelling Team Scaling & Mentorship Player-Coach Leadership Interaction Design
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Syracuse University B.S. Neuropsychology · Coursework in Graphic Design and Fine Arts
Contact

Let's talk.

I'm looking for Director-level design leadership roles and open to Principal positions in the right context. I'm most interested in AI-driven products, complex platforms, and teams doing meaningful work. If that sounds like what you're building, I'd love to hear about it.

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