I'm John. I'm a product designer with a penchant for product strategy, creative vision, and systems thinking at scale. I work with Claude daily and design and build with AI-native workflows across everything I ship.
Over the past 10 years I built experiences for The US Open and Sundance Film Festival, I founded and grew a beverage brand to a $5m valuation, led creative campaigns for billion dollar companies, and now I'm driving software frameworks that move almost $300B in payments annually.
If you'd like to know a little about John the person: I love art, design, music, tech, sailing, sci-fi, and tiki drinks. Let's chat.
Currently
Senior Product Designer, BILL
San Francisco, CA
Previously
President & Co-Founder, Magick Co.
Senior Brand Designer, Divvy
Senior Graphic Designer, Clearlink
Senior Environmental Designer, Sundance Film Festival
Visual Designer, DKC
L'Oreal Paris · US Open · New Balance · Delta · Jaguar Land Rover
Education
BFA Graphic Design, Savannah College of Art and Design
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My Philosophy
Master the tools so deeply they disappear. Fluency comes before expression.
When user needs, business goals, and technical constraints lock in together, that's the groove. Find it before you solo.
Design is a conversation, not a recital. Empathy isn't a phase in the process, it's a member of the band.
Scales and chord changes aren't constraints, they're shared language. The tighter the framework, the freer the team.
Impact at scale means raising the bar for every designer around you. Teaching, frameworks, and culture are design tools.
Design at scale means elevating every player on the stage. Your frameworks, culture, and mentorship become the sound.