I’m Ian, a design leader based in New York City.
With over a decade of experience, I’ve worked across various disciplines and industries, from crafting brand transformations with ad agencies to building design systems for Fortune 500 fintech organizations.
I’m currently at Visa, leading a distributed team of design managers, product designers, UX researchers, content strategists, accessibility analysts, and design engineers. Together we’re crafting innovative payment experiences and intuitive card management solutions for iOS/Android mobile apps and responsive web.
Experience
Expertise
Product Design
Leadership & Management
Design Systems
Creative Direction
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"Ian has been amazing! He has been a fantastic partner and has a great overall view that helps to balance business, technical, and design objectives. I have really appreciated his pragmatic approach, strong commitment and engagement, and combination of strategic and tactical thinking. He challenges the product team in a very constructive way that has allowed us to make great strides in improving our approach and increasing efficiencies while making our UX and UI better."
Senior Director, Product Management, Visa
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"The approach Ian has taken is smart, strategic, and presented in a visual way that is easy to understand. Bringing this kind of UX insight and expertise to our stakeholders is exactly what we need. Thanks for all the work you do, Ian. I would be lying if I said that you were the first to express this — what a great partner Ian is. I'm happy to report it's a theme!"
Senior Director, Experience & Innovation, Regions Bank
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"Ian is an extremely talented designer and creative. When Ian first joined my team, he was raw but what he lacked in experience he made up for with his passion, work ethic and eagerness to learn. I had the honor of watching him grow from a junior into a highly-skilled, confident design lead in only a few years. Ian is incredibly collaborative and can easily switch between working independently or in a supporting role, and he's also comfortable mentoring and coaching junior designers. If you have the chance to hire Ian, don't hesitate — he comes highly recommended. Actually don't, because I want to hire him again."
Digital Creative Director, Wray Ward