Magic Leap

Principal UX Designer | Aug 2018 - Present

• Design lead

  • SysUI including Home/Launcher, settings, and sys comms

  • World understanding platform and spatial mapping application

  • Enterprise enablement, including multi-user accounts, OAuth, and licensing

  • Core platform features such as user privacy, power management, and medical device compliance (60601-b)

• Most senior IC on the team, entrusted to mentor other ICs by hosting design critiques, jams, and one-on-one sessions

• Established universal AR design principles to help educate the developer ecosystem

• Identified, categorized, and provided best practices for over 200 AR content behaviors that are based on human movement patterns, interactions, and content types 

• Led developer tools design and APIs. Merged 7 disparate apps into a single portal, resulting in a more efficient workflow and corporate communication tool

Cahoots, LLC

President & Co-Founder | Apr 2016 - Apr 2022

• Founded a SaaS telecommunications workplace app that helps organizations coordinate events and security through live voice communications

• Directed product development, product design, corporate branding, and customer support for a startup environment

• Successfully raised capital and managed marketing and sales strategies

Aspyr Media, Inc.

Studio Director of IP | Dec 2006 - Apr 2016

• Founded and managed an internal IP development studio, overseeing design, development, personnel, protocols, and greenlight processes

• Delivered multiple IP brands, including Poker Pals, FutureU (Kaplan SAT Prep), Treasure World (DS) & Club Treasure World (Social)

• Collaborated with Sales, Marketing, Development, Production, QA, and Publishing to bring unique software products to market

• Aided in successfully raising capital for the organization

Earlier Career Experience

Co-Founder & Creative Director, The Fizz Factor Games (Nov 2001 - Dec 2006): Scaled studio to 45 employees; delivered DS & PC game titles including Spider-Man, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, X-Men, Spyro, Fantastic Four, WWE, and Ice Age on time and on budget; successfully engineered company acquisition to Amaze Entertainment

Design Director, Human Code/Sapient (Jul 2000 - Nov 2001): Managed $4.5M budget and 65+ staff across consumer, learning, and enterprise divisions; delivered over 80 finished products on time and on budget