Hi, I'm Fred. I'm an entrepreneurial, strategic and business-centric design leader with in-house and agency experience. I lead and facilitate the development of products and features that deliver value for consumers that translates into value for the business. Over the past 15 years, I've had the opportunity to work with brands such as Microsoft, Amazon, Redfin, Dr Pepper, Esurance, Nintendo, Pizza Hut, Pop Secret, Taco Bell, Target, VW, AXA, Legal & General, Ebags, The North Face, Vans and Zillow. I enjoy bringing innovative and effective business lines to life and working across all stages of the product lifecycle. I am an effective leader and empathetic people manager. I am as comfortable addressing an executive team as I am getting into the weeds of day-to-day design work. End of awkward intro.

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WORK

2025
MYSELF
Selfish softwares
MISC.
2025
THE ARCADIAN
Identity & Placemaking
BRANDING
2025
NOHO FLATS
Identity
BRANDING
2025
SHELBY FARMS
Wayfinding
SIGNAGE
2025
PORTER WESTSIDE
Placemaking
SIGNAGE
2024
MARKERHEADS
Design Agency
BUSINESS
2023
JOURNEY REPORTS
SaaS Product
BUSINESS
2017-23
RENT
Growth work examples done over the years
DESIGN
2022
RENT
Organic traffic growth
CASE STUDY
2022
RENT
Rent.com and RentGroup rebrand
BRANDING
2022
RENT
Answers to your most common questions
MISC.
2021
RENT
Accelerating organic traffic growth
CASE STUDY
2021
RENT
What I have accomplished over the past 5 years
DESIGN
2018
RENT
How we created the foundation for the new rent.com
DESIGN
2021
RENT
How I hire, lead and develop teams
MANAGEMENT
2021
RENT
How do you improve problem-solving across a product and design org?
LEADERSHIP
2020
RENT
Problem-solving workshop I run
LEADERSHIP
2022
RENT
Future scenarios examples for strategic planning
STRATEGY
2022
RENT
What I do and how I do it
PRESENTATION
2020
RENT
A Renter's Market - Driving demand during COVID (35 pages)
CASE STUDY
2019
RENT
Research proposal to go after an underserved segment
RESEARCH
2017
AG
Various visual identity explorations for Apartment Guide
IDENTITY
2017
MICROSOFT
Visual Studio
DESIGN
2016
AMAZON
Amazon Pay
RESEARCH
2014
DEUTSCH LA
Volkswagen (VW)
DESIGN

OTHERS

2023
NEW MEXICO AI LABS
Executive director for non-profit focused on AI
NON-PROFIT
2021
MUCKERBOT
Co-founder of robotics company
BUSINESS
2022-23
EMORY
Guest speaker for HCI program & portfolio reviews
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
2017-22
U. OF WASHINGTON
Guest speaker for HCI program & portfolio reviews
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
2020
TRIMTAB
Entry for the Rockefeller Foundation Food System Vision 2050
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
2014
HACK FOR LA
Canari
HARDWARE

AWARDS

2023
RENT
Atlanta Marketing Awards - Rent rebrand
AWARD
2015
DEUTSCH LA
Gold - Best Brand Experience Gold Prize International UX Awards
AWARD
2015
DEUTSCH LA
The ONE Show Silver Pencil - User Experience Design The ONE Club - 2015 Awards
AWARD
2015
DEUTSCH LA
The ONE Show Bronze Pencil - User Experience Design The ONE Club - 2015 Awards
AWARD
2015
DEUTSCH LA
The ONE Show Merit Award- User Experience Design The One Show – 2015 Awards
AWARD
2015
DEUTSCH LA
Communication Arts Interactive - January 2015
AWARD
2015
DEUTSCH LA
2015 Interaction Awards ixda.org
AWARD
2015
DEUTSCH LA
The FWA - Site Of The Day Winner
AWARD