Hi! I’m a product design leader with a decade of experience building high-craft digital experiences and helping other designers do the same.

Hi! I’m a product design leader with a decade of experience building high-craft digital experiences and helping other designers do the same.

Currently reimagining higher education at Honor Education.

digital experiences
product design leader

Recent Roles

Honor Education

Established a stable design practice while building a scalable design infrastructure for the Honor Education ecosystem.

Built cross-functional relationships and working norms to help increase collaboration and consistency in product output

Identified and codified core design principles to drive efficient decision making

Created a design system to be used across all products and platforms in an effort to increase speed, efficiency, and consistency

Honor Education

Established a stable design practice while building a scalable design infrastructure for the Honor Education ecosystem.

Built cross-functional relationships and working norms to help increase collaboration and consistency in product output

Identified and codified core design principles to drive efficient decision making

Created a design system to be used across all products and platforms in an effort to increase speed, efficiency, and consistency

Honor Education

Established a stable design practice while building a scalable design infrastructure for the Honor Education ecosystem.

Built cross-functional relationships and working norms to help increase collaboration and consistency in product output

Identified and codified core design principles to drive efficient decision making

Created a design system to be used across all products and platforms in an effort to increase speed, efficiency, and consistency

Halftone Digital

Led multiple in-flight streams of work while mentoring junior designers and refining internal design and business processes.

Helped strengthen our relationship and expand our LOB with our largest account by identifying new opportunities for us within their organization

Piloted new product management tools and methodologies internally to help reduce friction and ambiguity for more junior designers

Led and executed on design work for multiple projects across our two largest accounts

Halftone Digital

Led multiple in-flight streams of work while mentoring junior designers and refining internal design and business processes.

Helped strengthen our relationship and expand our LOB with our largest account by identifying new opportunities for us within their organization

Piloted new product management tools and methodologies internally to help reduce friction and ambiguity for more junior designers

Led and executed on design work for multiple projects across our two largest accounts

Halftone Digital

Led multiple in-flight streams of work while mentoring junior designers and refining internal design and business processes.

Helped strengthen our relationship and expand our LOB with our largest account by identifying new opportunities for us within their organization

Piloted new product management tools and methodologies internally to help reduce friction and ambiguity for more junior designers

Led and executed on design work for multiple projects across our two largest accounts

Led product design for our largest account, which included establishing new design processes as well as growing and managing a team to execute on the work.

Executed 117 user testing sessions over 30+ weeks, engaging with more than 2/3s of our customers

Directed the work of 2 other product designers, as well as helped in the hiring of our first User Researcher at the company

Launched a historically successful pilot for the client, leading to an acceleration in plans to roll out the software to the entire workforce 6 months quicker than initially planned.

Led product design for our largest account, which included establishing new design processes as well as growing and managing a team to execute on the work.

Executed 117 user testing sessions over 30+ weeks, engaging with more than 2/3s of our customers

Directed the work of 2 other product designers, as well as helped in the hiring of our first User Researcher at the company

Launched a historically successful pilot for the client, leading to an acceleration in plans to roll out the software to the entire workforce 6 months quicker than initially planned.

Gokart Labs

Led product design for our largest account, which included establishing new design processes as well as growing and managing a team to execute on the work.

Executed 117 user testing sessions over 30+ weeks, engaging with more than 2/3s of our customers

Directed the work of 2 other product designers, as well as helped in the hiring of our first User Researcher at the company

Launched a historically successful pilot for the client, leading to an acceleration in plans to roll out the software to the entire workforce 6 months quicker than initially planned.

Executed on creative work at all stages while mentoring younger designers on project teams.

Helped a banking startup struggling to find product market fit go from 0 to 1 and pivot to an entirely new audience

Explored how a leading Web3 sports platform could better engage MLB fans in the offseason with a mix of digital and in person rewards

Worked collaboratively to iterate on core features for a new social wellness platform, while guiding the work of younger designers on the team

Executed on creative work at all stages while mentoring younger designers on project teams.

Helped a banking startup struggling to find product market fit go from 0 to 1 and pivot to an entirely new audience

Explored how a leading Web3 sports platform could better engage MLB fans in the offseason with a mix of digital and in person rewards

Worked collaboratively to iterate on core features for a new social wellness platform, while guiding the work of younger designers on the team

Metalab

Executed on creative work at all stages while mentoring younger designers on project teams.

Helped a banking startup struggling to find product market fit go from 0 to 1 and pivot to an entirely new audience

Explored how a leading Web3 sports platform could better engage MLB fans in the offseason with a mix of digital and in person rewards

Worked collaboratively to iterate on core features for a new social wellness platform, while guiding the work of younger designers on the team

Freelance

Since 2015, I’ve worked with a number of startups to design their products from the ground up, bring their brands to life on the web, and act as a conduit between the business and engineering to make sure their product vision comes to life.

Since 2015, I’ve worked with a number of startups to design their products from the ground up, bring their brands to life on the web, and act as a conduit between the business and engineering to make sure their product vision comes to life.

Designed the MVP mobile app for a startup focused on suicide prevention and awareness

Designed the MVP mobile and web experiences for a startup on the forefront of threaded messaging

Brought a prescription discount card providers new brand to life across all of their digital properties

What Others Have to Say

Nick is a natural leader who leads by example and is the type of team member who raises the bar for everyone else […] He's collaborative, thoughtful, and always open to feedback and willing to lend a helping hand in any situation […] He's one of those rare designers that makes the people around him better. I can't recommend him enough.

Shiera R.

Design Director

Nick is a natural leader who leads by example and is the type of team member who raises the bar for everyone else […] He's collaborative, thoughtful, and always open to feedback and willing to lend a helping hand in any situation […] He's one of those rare designers that makes the people around him better. I can't recommend him enough.

Shiera R.

Design Director

Nick is top-class! During his time at Metalab […] he turned up for the team daily with a great vibe, producing great thinking and always pushing our designs forward. Thank you, Nick. For making my job easy and being a true legend mate. 👊

Luke M.

Design Lead

Nick is top-class! During his time at Metalab […] he turned up for the team daily with a great vibe, producing great thinking and always pushing our designs forward. Thank you, Nick. For making my job easy and being a true legend mate. 👊

Luke M.

Design Lead

Working with Nick is like working with a friend. He will instantly make you feel comfortable and at ease. He is an incredible communicator, but above this he goes above and beyond to build a team; by cultivating strong relationships and taking the time to ensure everyone feels supported and heard.

Rebecca J.

Design Lead

Working with Nick is like working with a friend. He will instantly make you feel comfortable and at ease. He is an incredible communicator, but above this he goes above and beyond to build a team; by cultivating strong relationships and taking the time to ensure everyone feels supported and heard.

Rebecca J.

Design Lead

About

If I'm not busy on my bike or with a book, you can probably catch me drawing comics and hanging out with my cats and dog 🐈 🐕

Currently learning through leading, reading, and cycling around the southeast 🚴🏻

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