Bio
I've worked with startups, small businesses the largest organizations in the world to design and build user-centered digital experiences. 15 years into my career, I've never been more thrilled about the intersection of technology and design and its impact on humanity.
Based in Chicago, USA 🇺🇸
Work
Google 2017 — now
Designing security-centric products that enable Alphabet to lead the world in keeping people's data — and the internet — safe for everyone.
Before that I was focused on transitioning Google+ from a consumer-centric social platform to a business-centric internal communications platform named Currents.
Experian 2016 — 2017
Led a small "innovation" 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 a 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
I'm building tools and resources to help others in addiction recovery. After living in recovery for over 7 years, I understand what it's like to feel hopeless in my addiction and find lasting freedom.
I write about my 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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