A thinker. An empathetic, roll-up-your-sleeves team lead. A design enthusiast, technology nut, and animation geek.
Products demonstrating what I can do with a dedicated team behind me.
Hello.
I’m David. I build focused, high performing, tight-knit design teams that deliver exceptional digital products and media experiences for our clients.
My approach is creative, deductive, and very hands-on, relying on coaching, empowerment and inclusiveness to get everyone performing at their best. I like exploring new problem spaces, creating intuitive solutions for innovative technologies, and raising the bar when it comes to craft and professionalism as well as the experience we’re offering to our users. My experience covers responsive web, mobile and web apps, and desktop platforms.
Designed, shipped and maintained more than a dozen products and services, including mobile and web apps, responsive sites, desktop platforms, and a design system
Experienced with the full spectrum of product-adjacent roles, having led hundreds of projects in brand and marketing design, animation and interaction, product prototyping and validation, web accessibility, and design operations
Directed cross-functional marketing and product teams ranging from 2 to 10 people
Shipped client-facing products in a range of contexts and for diverse audiences
Managed vendors and resource networks alongside core teams
Directed the creation of an company-wide design system and its dedicated team
Long-term agency experience as an independent designer and animator
Familiar with video and film environments ranging from broadcast to agency-produced ads and post-production
Projects have included music videos, environmental and events, title sequences, show packages, and other commercial and broadcast work