Director. Design at Tableau as Salesforce Company
- Oct 2019 – Present
First, responsible for Tableau’s core analyst focused authoring product. Instrumental in shipping Map Layers. Later, main driver and initiator of new projects for a new and growing segment for Tableau called “Business Users”. Main author of Business Users strategy. Created Business User design team with the purpose of bringing a fragmented portfolio together and design for outcomes instead of technology. Most of our Business User focused work is AI/ML based.
Sr. Manager. Design and User Research at Honeywell
- Jan 2019 – Present
Responsible for all Honeywell’s warehouse automation software, voice, and robotics. Focused on re-envisioning our software portfolio and on delivering a cohesive portfolio to an expanding set of customer segments. Manage design and user research across Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and Seattle.
Design Manager at Honeywell
- Dec 2016 - Dec 2018
Established design prototyping team and discipline. Leading product definition, design, and development of digital prototypes, prototypes that mix physical and digital i.e. hardware with sensors or augmented reality.
Design Lead / Team lead at Honeywell
- Oct 2015 - Dec 2016
Led design of new IoT and SaaS healthcare offering from nothing to proof of concept testing with hospital. Took over as lead of eight-person multidisciplinary team. Led customer engagements.
Designer at CareZone (VC funded healthcare startup)
- Jul 2012 - May 2015
Responsible for iOS, Android, and web design. Worked on growth and product design. Concept to many shipped products as we iterated through customer segments and business models. Got deep appreciation for how hard it is to start from nothing.
Senior UX designer at Microsoft, Office Mobile
- Aug 2010 - Jul 2012
Design lead for Microsoft Office on Windows Phone. Design liaison between Microsoft Office and Windows Phone design and Program Management team.
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Management
Strong coach who has turned employees from unhappy / low performers to promotions. Great at managing people with very different skills and personalities. Hired, managed, and grown diverse and inclusive team. Managed managers. Managed developers and project managers as well as of course designers and user researchers.
Design
Can take a team from earliest ideation to released product. Worked on both platform and applications across mobile, web, and desktop apps in both consumer and enterprise. Deep knowledge of interaction design, solid foundation of user research. Experience in digital, hardware, and environmental.
Prototyping
Design and prototype in Figma. Has worked in Framer, Swift, web technologies, and Python. Has also created physical prototypes, installations, and done some 3D design and 3D printing.
Product and Project Management
Always been part of defining product direction and currently deeply involved in strategy. Strong background in Outcome Driven Design and Jobs-to-be-done. Can run multiple projects across many time zones at the same time. Take pride in being a great partner to product management and engineering. Would like to partner more with marketing, sales, and support.
IT University of Copenhagen - 1999-2001
Master of Science, Design, and Communication
University of Copenhagen - 1995-1999
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, and Media Science.