Profile

I believe design is an answer to a question and the teams that I lead have been answering those questions for businesses in the entertainment, travel, advertising, and cloud computing verticals for years. From designing the first-ever event website to promote the opening of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park to launching IBM’s commerce platform, I have led teams that deliver value to the business goals while advocating for our users to ensure the intent of the business aligns with the impact to the end-user.

As John Watson, Jr. stated, many years ago when he took over IBM, that “good design is good business” and Apple’s rise as on of the most valuable companies in the world affirms, design-driven businesses enables customer empowerment, shareholder value, and opportunistic growth for those willing to answer the real questions that challenge businesses today.

At present, I am the Director of Digital Product Design for Wyndham Destinations. In my role I am privileged to grow and shepherd a world-class design team focused on innovative ideas that solve our company’s business challenges while delighting our owners, customers, and users.

Experience

Travel+Leisure Co.

Director, Digital Product Design

Live sites:

Travel+Leisure

Wyndham Destinations

Director, Digital Product Design

Live sites:

Club Wyndham
Wyndham Destinations
Wyndham Destinations investor relations website
Wyndham Destinations careers site
Panorama Co. promotional site

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation

Manager, Digital Products

designomatt

Owner, creative director

IBM Design

Senior Design Manager

Live Sites:

X-Force Exchange
IBM Cloud Marketplace

Ypartnership

Vice President, Interactive Creative Director

Maka’s Surf Shop, Inc.

Partner, Creative Director

Hallmark.com

Associate Art Director

The Walt Disney Company

Multimedia Producer, Graphic Designer

Skills

Remote and Co-located Team Leadership

Enterprise application design, e-commerce design, process implementation, service design, design thinking, creative direction, business strategy, brand management, content strategy, new business development, iOS application development, responsive web design, web app design, user interface design, user experience design, user modeling, information architecture, illustration, photography, graphic design, storytelling, release management, video production, new business development, project management, user-testing, advertising, marketing, public speaking, and training.

Juried Competitions

Recipient

The work I, and my teams, have created have been recognized by: Addy, Adrians, HSMAI, TIA Odyssey, IAC, and Web Marketing Associations Awards, as well as the Webby Awards

Judge

I have work as a judge for numerous competitions over the years and have consistently participated as a judge for the Internet Advertising Awards (IAC) and Mobile Web Awards

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