UX Designer, Problem Solver, Collaborator, Artist, Musician, Husband, Father, and all around Geek.

Utah, USA
Joined June 2015
"As a leader, it’s your job to keep your team motivated toward its own growth as well as toward the common goal of growing and building the company. Celebrating wins is a great way to do both..." reliableplant.com/Read/22191…
The products we design should be striving for relevance and comfort... Ultimately, our metric will become making sure users themselves are achieving their own personal KPIs. trends.uxdesign.cc/
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“People don’t care about your product. They care about making progress in their lives.” invisionapp.com/inside-desig… #InsideDesign via @InVisionApp
It’s as important to design the right thing (strategy) as it is to design the thing right (tactics). bigmedium.com/ideas/only-one…
So much "YES" in this talk by Wade Shearer. "I was close to the customer, but I learned more in 24 hours [using the product] than I did from 3 years of research!" youtube.com/watch?v=jgSGV1pE…
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"It’s much more than creating, it’s about understanding your problem so well that the solution is obvious." uxdesign.cc/questions-ux-des…
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“‘Design Thinking is the understanding that the process is the design and therefore all people involved, no matter their role, are responsible for creating a product that is useful, functional, aesthetically appealing, and affordable.’” — @maxspeicher medium.muz.li/what-is-design…
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A user interface is like a joke. If you have to explain it, it’s not that good.
Was inspired after reading "Originals" by @AdamMGrant, and proposed some improvements to our team's design review process. Knowing that our fellow "creators" are the best predictors of the success of our work, helps us create better experiences faster.
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You cannot travel within, and stand still without. - James Allen
I very much enjoyed speaking at @SLDesignWeek today! Grateful for the opportunity and the chance meet more fellow UX'ers. Thanks @benpeck! xitter.cf/benpeck/status/7866804…
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Did I really buy this self-aggrandising t-shirt from a clickbaity ad on Facebook? Yes... yes I did. #noregrets
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Had a great time on the @BYUUXD panel tonight. Best quote "We want to hire UX designers who are Legitified" made up words are fun.
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Ken Kirkland retweeted
Excited to be on the @BYUUXD career panel for ux design with @uxdken @sethjenks @RoyPeckham @bret_swan and John Van Orman. #uxutah #ux
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"...psychological safety as the most important factor to building a successful team. In short, just be nice." qz.com/625870/after-years-of…