Hiya!
I’m Russell,
I’m the dad of a Pokemon-loving 3rd grader, an adventurous kindergartner, and a partner to a pretty stellar human.
I’m also thoughtful product design leader with a broad design and leadership skillset that I have developed over the past 20+ years. I’ve worked in start-ups and enterprises, spanning food services, sales tech, cyber-security, event management, retail, and energy. I’ve scaled and managed product teams, led design systems as well as delivered product ecosystems to power in-person events.
I’m enjoying my work most when I am enabling others around me to succeed and grow as design thinkers/do-ers. I lead with kindness, empathy, and inclusivity.
Companies I’ve worked with over the past 20+ years
…and about 30 more if you go back to my 10 years as a consultant.
“Russ is an insights-driven, methodical change agent, driving impact across the entire organization. He leads with empathy and acts with intention.”
Work Samples
Rituals and Ceremonies to power a distributed, 100% remote team
Motivating and connecting a remote team needs thoughtful and intentional points of contact.
Journey Mapping
We had a cluster of disparate survey products that worked independently of each other. This caused workarounds, support calls, and frustrated users. Before making any future roadmap decisions, the product team wanted a way to understand the current experiences and how they served our users.
Building Partnerships
How did we break down the walls that have been erected and were preventing us from accessing our users?