Work
Platform, growth, and the operating model behind them.

Global technology consultancy · 2023–Present
Spec-driven platform leadership
Replaced months-long requirements cycles to clarify a multi-application platform, contributing to $11.6M in renewals.
Spec-drivenAI-nativePlatformLeadership

Market Rebellion · 2016–2022
FinTech product-led growth
Took a fintech education subscription business from product-market search to a flagship offering—doubling revenue and scaling premium accounts 3.5×.
Product-led growthMonetizationOnboardingSubscriptions

Funnychord · Studio years
Robin Siegel Beauty portfolio site
Organized a career’s worth of makeup and red-carpet work into a branded website so a department-head artist could show history and take new clients.
Digital ExperienceBrandMarketing

Funnychord · 2012–2023
Founder studio and niche marketplace
Built a 20-person product studio, then used that operating system to take a niche collectible marketplace from concept to 100% inventory sell-through.
FounderMarketplaceDiscoveryGTM

Bay Area Metal Detecting Association · 2022–Present
BAMDA membership directory
A volunteer, AI-native Next.js membership app for a community I founded.
Next.jsAI-nativeCommunityShipping

Subscription software (anonymized) · 2016–2022
Growth practice for software subscriptions
Built subscription growth as an operating system. Standing up a dedicated growth PM practice, then proving it on a self-serve funnel that scaled premium accounts and doubled revenue.
GrowthSubscriptionsProduct-led growthExperimentation

OptionsHouse · 2015–2016
Brokerage account application prototype
Built a trust-first HTML prototype for a brokerage account with open funnel—sensitive data, usability testing, and a path that held up through the E*TRADE acquisition.
UXDigital ExperienceMarketing

OptionsHouse · 2015–2016
OptionsHouse brand system
Documented brand guidelines across digital and traditional channels, with an explicit push for diversity and inclusiveness in the visual standards.
BrandDigital ExperienceUX

OptionsHouse · 2015
Commission-free trades landing pages
Designed and built campaign landing pages for serious traders, A/B tested with ads, and found that a clear view of the platform moved people to open an account.
MarketingUXDigital Experience

OptionsHouse · 2015–2016
Brokerage email campaigns
Designed and built HTML emails for new and existing brokerage customers including photography, layout, and compliance-aware development for advanced services and futures trading.
MarketingMarTech

OptionsHouse · 2015
HTML5 display and event identity
Visual design and HTML/CSS for animated display campaigns, plus logo work for TradeSchool events, promoting offers, rankings, and education for the brokerage.
MarketingBrand

Funnychord · Studio years
Axiom Technology Group marketing system
Digital and traditional marketing for a Chicago B2B staffing firm—site, copy, tradeshow materials, and a look at how marketing actually operated internally.
Digital ExperienceUXB2B

Funnychord · Studio years
Jazz educator ecommerce site
Built an ecommerce-ready site for Chicago jazz musician and educator Peter Saxe so he could sell improvisation courses and publish as his own brand.
EcommerceDigital ExperienceUX

Funnychord · 2012
Nani’s Cafe brand and site
Logo, brand tone, and a vintage-flair website for a new cafe and beach shop in Union Pier, Michigan—the look matched a seasonal favorite on the lakeshore.
BrandDigital ExperienceMarketing

Funnychord · Studio years
Diventures digital experience
Email systems, video, and marketing automation for a growing Midwest scuba, travel, and swim retailer.
MarTechMarketingDigital Experience

Funnychord · Studio years
Bathing preferences primary research
Designed and fielded a U.S. consumer survey on at-home bathing and water temperature behavior to inform business planning for a household appliance.
MarketingResearch

Funnychord · Studio years
Awarded event program design
Design, layout, and production of print programs for clients with industry award recognition for the work.
MarketingPrint

Tribune Publishing · 2014
Tribune Publishing IPO website
Lead designer and developer for the corporate WordPress site timed to Tribune Publishing’s IPO as TPUB.
Digital ExperienceUX

Tribune Publishing · 2010–2014
CMS collections for journalists
UX exploration and design for custom content search and dynamic collections in Tribune Publishing’s proprietary CMS used by editors.
ProductUXDigital Experience

Los Angeles Times · 2011
L.A. Times news app architecture
Built an early functional testing prototype for a Los Angeles Times news app, including a topics model for following stories from CMS taxonomy.
ProductUXDigital Experience