Experience

PanasonicWELL

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Head of Design & Experience

  • Jul 2023 - Present

  Designing a future where home is a place for families to thrive and connect.



Level

• United States
• Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds
• 100 - 200 Employee

• VP of Design

  • Jun 2022 - Apr 2023

  I lead a cross-functional brand and product design team making products and experiences that will redefine the way you pay for things.



Herewith

• United States
• Home Health Care Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CDO / Founder / Advisor

  • Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

  San Francisco Bay Area Founder and advisor of Herewith, a home care startup focused on bringing care home for families and enhancing the caregiving experience. Instrumental in pivoting the company and shaping its initial product strategy and design, go-to-market approach, and business model. Secured crucial initial funding to fuel growth and success.

• Quoori: CDO / Interim President

  • Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

  San Francisco Bay Area Directed a product design team in creating a voice user interface (VUI) mobile operating system focused on enhancing well-being and safeguarding human attention. Stepped in as interim CEO, efficiently managing daily operations, leading the executive team, and maintaining positive investor relationships.



WordsAreThe.Work

• Founder

  • Dec 2020 - Mar 2022

  California, United States How we speak to each other has a profound impact on the nature of our collaborations. Are we genuinely listening to create shared value? Or are we merely hearing to respond? The EQ of knowing how to work with people is a woefully under-appreciated skill. By simply learning how to listen, organizations (and perhaps the world) can do better. Working primarily with design organizations, WATW helps leaders harness design's collaborative power along with a listening framework to bring teams… Show more How we speak to each other has a profound impact on the nature of our collaborations. Are we genuinely listening to create shared value? Or are we merely hearing to respond? The EQ of knowing how to work with people is a woefully under-appreciated skill. By simply learning how to listen, organizations (and perhaps the world) can do better. Working primarily with design organizations, WATW helps leaders harness design's collaborative power along with a listening framework to bring teams together and realize the full potential of design. https://www.wordsarethe.work Show less



Uber

• United States
• Internet Marketplace Platforms
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Design Director

  • May 2018 - Jan 2020

  San Francisco Bay Area Established and directed the Brand Experience team at Uber, a 35-member cross-functional design team collaborating with marketing and product groups. Spearheaded the rebranding of Uber, resulting in recognition as the best rebrand of 2018 by Adweek and Brand New. Led the brand and product experiences surrounding Uber's IPO at the NYSE in 2019 and played a key role in the design and launch of Uber's first fintech product, Uber Money. His team contributed substantially to improving… Show more Established and directed the Brand Experience team at Uber, a 35-member cross-functional design team collaborating with marketing and product groups. Spearheaded the rebranding of Uber, resulting in recognition as the best rebrand of 2018 by Adweek and Brand New. Led the brand and product experiences surrounding Uber's IPO at the NYSE in 2019 and played a key role in the design and launch of Uber's first fintech product, Uber Money. His team contributed substantially to improving Uber's safety communications through close collaboration with the Safety Product and Marketing teams. Directed the redesign of Uber.com, ensuring AAA accessibility across all of Uber's web and product interfaces. He led the development of Uber Move, a proprietary 13-language typeface, contributing to Uber's debut on the Best Global Brands list.

• Director of Brand

  • Sep 2016 - May 2018

  San Francisco Bay Area



MM_SF

• United States
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder & Executive Creative Director

  • Jul 2006 - Sep 2016

  San Francisco Co-founded and successfully led MM, an award-winning brand and product design firm serving significant clients such as Amazon, Nokia, XBOX, Genentech, and Facebook. Managed a talented integrated design team responsible for User Experience, User Interface, Brand Identity, Marketing, Brand, and Product Strategy efforts.



AIGA Design

• Design
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Member

  • Jan 2007 - 2016



Markatos

• Founder & Designer

  • Jul 2003 - Jun 2006

  San Francisco Expert in Identity, Print, and Interactive design, serving a diverse range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies. Played a key role as one of two designers in creating the original Facebook identity.



The Online Investor

• Web Designer

  • Jan 2000 - Apr 2002

  Woodside, California The Online Investor at the time was one of the leading educational and informational investment sites for day traders. I was responsible for creating a suite of interactive investing tutorials that were licensed to companies such as CBS Marketwatch and AOL Finance.