I help in-house teams make innovative digital products through Research, Prototyping, Design System Engineering, and Design Consulting.

<aside> <img src="/icons/bookmark_gray.svg" alt="/icons/bookmark_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Simply put, my work helps your organization build user-centric digital products that are validated for development with more accuracy and consistency. There’s certainly more to it, but that’s a decent starting point. If you need help making a product from scratch or evolve an existing one, I’d love to talk with you about how I can help.

If you don’t have the need right now but want to brainstorm, talk, or learn about my work, I’m always game for a conversation.

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Projects I’d love to participate in

• Product Design and Prototyping: I excel in crafting user-centered product designs and prototypes that resonate with your target audience. If you are looking to create or revamp your own digital product with greater efficiency and consistency, that’s my sweet spot.
• Design System Engineering: I thrive in creating, implementing, and maintaining a robust design systems that ensures speed and scalability across your digital platforms and extends your organization’s visual identity in a consistent and impactful way.
• User Research and Strategy: I am dedicated to conducting comprehensive research to uncover valuable insights about your users' behaviors, preferences, and pain points. By aligning user needs with business goals, I develop strategic roadmaps that guide the design process and enhance the overall user experience.

Reasons not to work with me

While I value collaboration and innovation, there are certain scenarios where I may not be the best fit for your project:

• You’re shopping around for the lowest price: I believe in delivering high-quality solutions that prioritize user satisfaction and business success. If your primary focus is solely on obtaining the lowest price without considering the value and expertise I bring to the table, it may not align with my commitment to excellence and innovation.
• Your contractual terms are difficult to change: Flexibility and open communication are essential for successful collaboration. If your contractual terms are rigid and resistant to adjustments or revisions, it can hinder my ability to adapt to evolving project requirements and address emerging challenges effectively. For an example of the type of relationship environment I strive for, feel free to pursue my Agreement Templates.
• You “just need it built”: Effective UX design goes beyond mere execution – it requires thoughtful planning, strategic insights, and a deep understanding of user needs. If the emphasis is solely on the end product without considering the importance of user research, design iteration, and usability testing, it may compromise the quality and effectiveness of the final solution. I am committed to delivering holistic UX experiences that resonate with your audience and drive meaningful outcomes.

Still with me?

Then you’re precisely the person I’d love to hear from, drop me a line at [email protected] and let me know what you have in mind. If you’re having trouble starting, here’s a kind email template that makes me warm and fuzzy:

ᴛᴏ: ɪɴꜰᴏ@ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀᴡᴏʀᴋꜱ.ɪᴏ ꜱᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ: [ɴɪᴋᴇ] ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀᴡᴏʀᴋꜱ!

ʜᴇʟʟ’ᴏ, ᴍʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ɪꜱ [ᴊᴏʜɴ ꜱᴍɪᴛʜ], ɪ’ᴍ ᴀ [ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇʀ] ᴀᴛ [ɴɪᴋᴇ]. ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ [ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴄʟᴜʙʜᴏᴜꜱᴇ]. ɪ’ᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴜꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ [ᴅᴇꜱɪɢɴ ꜱʏꜱᴛᴇᴍ] ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ.

ᴡᴇ’ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛᴏꜱꜱɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴏꜰ [ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ/ᴇᴠᴏʟᴠɪɴɢ] ᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛ ꜱᴏ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ [ʏᴏᴜʀ ɢᴏᴀʟ ʜᴇʀᴇ]. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, ᴏᴜʀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ [ʙᴏʙ ɢʀᴇᴇɴ] ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴡᴇ ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ.

ᴡᴇ’ᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜ ɪᴛ ʙʏ [ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʏᴇᴀʀ] ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ [ᴄᴏɪɴᴄɪᴅᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇʙʀᴀɴᴅ]; ʟᴇᴛ’ꜱ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴᴀʙʟᴇ. ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ [ᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜ]. ʏᴏᴜ’ᴅ ʙᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇʀꜱ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ, ꜱᴏ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ Qᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ. ᴡᴇ’ᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ [$250ᴋ, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ɢᴏ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ $300ᴋ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴄᴀꜱᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜʏ ᴡᴇ’ᴅ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴛʀᴀ].

ꜰᴜʟʟ ᴅɪꜱᴄʟᴏꜱᴜʀᴇ: ɪ’ᴍ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ 2 ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɢᴇɴᴄɪᴇꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴏʀᴋ: [ʙʟᴇɴᴅɪɴ ᴅᴇꜱɪɢɴ] ᴀɴᴅ [ꜱɪɢᴍᴀᴀʀᴛꜱ ꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴏ].

ɪ’ᴍ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛᴇᴅ, ʟᴇᴛ’ꜱ ꜱᴇᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀᴛ, ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ [ɴᴇxᴛ ꜱᴜɴᴅᴀʏ ᴀᴛ 10ᴀᴍ] ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ?

ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ, ᴊᴏʜɴ

If you write me an email like that, you are already my favorite. I can’t wait to hear from you.