Experience
Design Leadership & Expertise
Highlights:
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15+ years leading Product Design, building high-performing teams and driving product innovation at scale.
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Deep expertise in customer-centered design, interaction systems, and accessibility across mobile, web, and connected TV platforms.
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Leading AI adoption across Product Design, building team capabilities and evolving how designers explore, prototype, and deliver experiences.
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Proven ability to align cross-functional teams across Business, Marketing, and Ad Sales to deliver measurable business outcomes.
Key Achievements & Innovations
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Lead design strategy at Versant across Fandango, Fandango at Home, and Rotten Tomatoes, building on my leadership at NBCUniversal.
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Led product design for an AI-powered Fandango ticketing experience with ChatGPT, from concept through launch.
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Led design for AI conversational experiences for Rotten Tomatoes.
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Patent holder for Mobile Enhanced Ticket innovation.
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Built design systems and governance to improve consistency and collaboration across brands.
Strategic Product & Design Impact
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Advancing an AI-first design practice with Codex, Figma, and working prototypes to connect design decisions with implementation.
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Leading prototype-led reviews that address interaction quality, accessibility, and edge cases.
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Keeping user research and testing central to product decisions and experimentation.
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Establishing clear handoffs and shared expectations across Design, Product, and Engineering.
Roles
Notable Leadership Roles
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VP of Product Design, Versant (2026–Present), following NBCUniversal (2017–2025). Lead multi-brand design strategy, AI-first workflows, and high-performing teams.
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Sr Director, Product Design at Live Nation Ticketmaster (2009–2017) – Led commerce-focused design initiatives, including seat map and checkout transformation.
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Product Designer at NBCUniversal (2006–2008) – Designed large-scale digital platforms and received NBC Ovation Award for outstanding teamwork.
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Interaction Designer at IMG World (2004–2006) – Delivered mobile experiences for high-profile clients including Tiger Woods and Dwyane Wade.
Core Skills and Competencies
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Strategic product vision and multi-platform design leadership
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AI-enabled product innovation and intelligent workflow integration
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Research-driven decision making tied to measurable business outcomes
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Design Operations and scalable system architecture
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Cross-functional executive alignment and stakeholder influence
Industry Expertise
Video Streaming Platforms
Extensive experience designing multi-device streaming experiences across mobile, web, and connected TV.
AI in Product Design
Lead AI adoption across design teams, using agent-assisted workflows to explore ideas, build working prototypes, and validate experiences earlier. Set standards for design quality, customer research, and collaboration with Product and Engineering.