Bio
For over 15 years, I've worked with startups, small businesses and some of the largest organizations in the world to design and build user-centered digital experiences.
I love working collaboratively with others to transform ideas into tangible experiences that positively impact the business and the user.
Based in Chicago, USA 🇺🇸
Work
Google 2017 — now
Currently focused on designing security-centric products that enable Alphabet to lead the world in keeping people's data — and the internet — safe for everyone.
Originally focused on transitioning Google+ from a consumer-centric social platform to a business-centric internal communications platform named Currents.
Experian 2016 — 2017
Led a team designing experiences that made credit acquisition more accessible and debt collections more friendly.
Oakley 2013 — 2016
Led a team to re-design the Oakley.com Custom experience, bespoke marketing websites and a native app for the innovative, first-in-class "wearable" for runners and cyclers called Radar Pace built in collaboration with Intel.
Interests
Family
I'm a husband and father of four kids plus one labrador retriever. Full house!
Sobriety and addiction recovery
For over 7 years, I have been living in recovery from pornography addiction. I write about my personal experience with addiction and recovery at layhold.xyz
Health and fitness
I'm on a lifelong quest to adopt healthy habits with food and exercise. I'm keen to increase my healthspan, outlive my genes and make each decade better than the one before.
Elsewhere
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Contact
I work on select design projects. Send me an email if you're interested in working together!
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