Hands-on product design leader guiding 0→1 platforms from strategy to shipped outcomes.

Best fit for:

  • Lead Product Designer

  • Staff / Principal Product Designer

  • Head / VP of Design (hands-on)

Lead Product Designer | 10+ Yrs | Ex-ESPN | Cigna | VF Corp |

Lead Product Designer | 10+ Yrs | Ex-ESPN | Cigna | VF Corp |

10+ years across healthcare, media, and consumer platforms · Former ESPN · Led a $2M-funded startup build

Since 2014 , I’ve designed product experiences for Fortune 500 companies across healthcare, entertainment, and apparel. Most recently, I led the end-to-end product design for a startup that secured $2M in funding.

I specialize in bridging strategy and execution — helping teams align, ship, and scale high-impact delightful user experiences.

Where I create value

Product & Experience Design

  • Product Design Leadership

  • UX Research

  • Responsive / Adaptive Design

  • SaaS Design

  • UX Design

  • UX Writing

  • CX Ecosystem Thinking

  • Creative Direction

  • Brand Identity Design

  • Brand Strategy

  • Brand Voice

  • Omni-Channel Branding & Marketing

Creative & Brand Strategy

  • Team Management / Mentorship

  • Engineering Team Communication

  • Cross-Functional Relationship Building

  • Getting Non-Creative Folks (ie Executives, PM, Eng) on Board

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

What My Colleagues Say

  • Working with Doug has been a truly enriching experience. His leadership style is based on closeness, constant support, and trust in the team. 

    - Marta Aragón

    Product Designer | Direct Report

  • Collaborative, decisive, and trustworthy, Doug was an absolute pleasure to work with. He could always be counted on to deliver the right product for his customers, on time and on budget.

    - Nick Lesec

    Senior Product Manager

  • Self-motivated and coachable. What more could I ask for? Doug was the single biggest reason why his last employer experienced growth rates of approximately 300% over the previous year.

    — Josh Orendi

    CEO | Phired Up