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

Global technology consultancy · 2023–Present
Spec-driven platform leadership
Replaced months-long requirements cycles with RFCs, prototypes, and AI-native specs—clarifying a multi-application platform and helping secure $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 · 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

GoPro · 2022
Growth practice for software subscriptions
Stood up a consumer hardware company’s first dedicated growth PM practice for software subscriptions—roadmap, testing strategy, and alignment between product and the business.
GrowthSubscriptionsProduct

OptionsHouse · 2015–2016
Brokerage account application prototype
Designed a trust-first HTML prototype for a brokerage account-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 email for new and existing brokerage customers—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
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 · 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—list hygiene, lifecycle mail, and a path to agency scale.
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 including Music for All in Indianapolis, with industry award recognition for the work.
MarketingPrint

Tribune Publishing · 2014
Tribune Publishing IPO website
Lead designer, developer, and project manager for the corporate WordPress site timed to Tribune Publishing’s IPO as TPUB—history, IR, and national coordination.
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