CV 2026
Current professional work
Founder & CEO, PeopleWork Partners, Inc. January 2023–Present. See Advisory for details.
Previous professional commitments
- Chair, Master of Interaction Design Program, California College of the Arts. 2020–2024.
- Design Recruiter, Bunsen. 2022–2023.
- Head of Design (Fractional), MeetingPulse. 2019–2022.
- Founder & CEO, Startnership, Inc. 2013–2022.
- Design Consultant, Sequoia Capital. 2018.
- Founder, Design Operations, Twitter. 2016–2018.
- IBM Cloud Garage, Founding Designer. 2015–2016.
- Schwadesign, Founder & CEO. 1997–2017.
Community building
- AIGA, the professional association for design, 1994–present
- StartOut, empowering LGBT entrepreneurs, 2013–2020
- Betaspring, Mentor, 2008–2010
- ReBrand, Jury Coordinator, 2004–2007
Teaching
CCA (SF)
General Assembly (SF)
CreativeLive (SF)
College of Art and Design, Lesley University (Boston)
Rhode Island School of Design (Providence)
Massachusetts College of Art (Boston)
Presentations, panels & jurying
- 2000–2026 Guest lectures and final portfolio crits at RISD, UCLA Extension, California College of the Arts, Academy of Art SF, University of San Francisco, Lesley College of Art & Design, MassArt, University of Connecticut at Storrs, New England Art Institute, Johnson & Wales, Rutgers University, Roger Williams University
2026 Presenter, AIGA Practical Institute for Creative Studies
2025 Presenter, AIGA National Conference
2024 Juror, PRINT Magazine, IX/UX, Motion Graphics & Video, Data Viz/IxD categories
2019 Juror, Adobe Creative Live Jam
2010 Presenter, Connecticut Art Director’s Club, ReBrand Case Studies, New Haven, CT
2010 Presenter, UConn Storrs, New Haven, CT
2009 Panelist, RISD/Careers/Build
2009 Juror, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, Design Innovation Grant
2009 Presenter, AIGA, Make/Think National Design Conference, Memphis TN (invited)
2009 Panelist, RI Economic Development Corporation, “Consulting in the Downturn”
2009 Panelist, Brown University Forum for Enterprise talk, “Unique Paths to Success”
2009 Juror, Connecticut Art Director’s Club 34th Annual Awards Show
2008 Juror, AIGA Charlotte’s Boom! Regional Design Show
Press and awards
- 2024 Don Norman Design Award for CCA MDes program in Humanity Centered Design
2019–03 “Design in Tech report 2019,” cited
2018–12 “Embracing open design in 2019,” UX Collective, contributor and reviewer
2017–12 “18 designers predict UI/UX trends for 2018,” Figma blog, contributor
2017–05 “How San Francisco is Redefining Design,” Print Magazine
2014 Featured in “Gays and the Tech Industry,” Forbes
2014 Featured in “The First-Ever Meet-Up of Gay Designtrepreneurs,” ReCode
2013 ReBrand 100 Merit Award – Trinity Pharma rebrand
2010 ReBrand 100 Merit Award – Providence the Creative Capital rebrand
2010 ReBrand 100 Notable Award – Highlander Charter School rebrand
2007 Print Magazine Regional Design Annual – Peter Roux identity
2007 ReBrand 100 Notable Award – Harvard Systems Biology PhD Program rebrand
2007 Featured in “Extreme Makeover,” The Wall Street Journal
2007 Featured in “A Clearinghouse for Design Talent,” Providence Business News
2006 Featured in “Going Up,” The Boston Globe
2006 ReBrand 100 Distinction Award – 360 NeuroMuscular Therapy rebrand
2005 ReBrand 100 Merit Award – Well Well Well, Inc. rebrand
2005 Profiled in Inspirability: 40 Top Designers Speak Out About What Inspires
2005 Bookbuilders of Boston Best in Category – Great Chefs Cooking for Great Friends
2004 Best of Business Card Design 6, Rockport Publishers – Schwadesign identity
2003 What Teams Can Do, Stora Enso – BU Center for International Health brochure
2001 Best of New England Show, AIGA Boston – Thompson Design Group rebrand
1994 Advertising Women of New York [AWNY]
Education
- 2011 — Yale School of Management, Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders
1994 — Ithaca College, B.A. Media Studies, English minor