Product Designer & Creative Problem Solver
I’m a versatile designer specialized interaction design, UX research and information architecture— and an aspiring Renaissance Man.
Selected Work
T-Mobile: Sync-UP KIDS Watch
School Mode Navigation
4 Months
Conducting in-depth usability studies and redesigning mobile app to increase the usage of a key feature.
Affirm Health: Daily Huddle Tool
3 Months
Redesign of a pre-visit planning tool for primary care physicians, which pulls data from the EHR, to increase active daily users.
Canada Monopoly
4 Months
Using quantitative data analytics to redesign responsive web-app to increase winner believability and increase code entries.
App Library
2 Months
Conducting competitive analysis and designing a new feature to open the door for huge growth in the number of apps and themes.
UCHEF
1 Year
Accepted into ACM UbiComp Conference (20% acceptance rate). Design of a multimodal system, which includes a tablet app and a separate companion mobile app, for making it easier to find and cook recipes based on the ingredients you already have on hand.
Lexington Squares
6 Months
Design and development of a unique responsive website for a senior living community to increase sales— from research to information architecture to brand expression.
Physical Prototyping
Collection of physical prototyping projects from paper prototyping to interactive installations.
Charles Schwab: Designated Brokerage Services
6 Months
Redesign of trade compliance platform to increase the client’s ability to prevent insider trading.
TeachAR
4 Months
Design of a multimodal augmented reality platform that allows teachers to create custom gallery walk experiences in their classrooms using augmented reality in order to increase student engagement and learning.
Camp McDonald’s
2 Months
Creating user flows and wireframes for successful mobile app promotion featuring Kid Cudi.
Washington State Voting App
2 Months
Design of a multimodal state election voting app and a design system for mobile and tablet.
Weather App
2 Months
Combining graphic design, motion design, UX/UI design skills to create new important app for smartwatch.
My Process
Discover
Conduct research, gather business goals and technical restraints
Define
Analyze research findings to define user problem(s) and identify opportunities
Ideate
Brainstorming workshops, ideation sketching, storyboarding
Design
Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and graphics
Test
Conduct user testing, analyze and iterate
Testimonials
“I had the pleasure of working with Sam for about six months on some feature improvements for SyncUP KIDS Watch, where his focus on elevating customer experience was impactful. From conducting insightful user research to proposing data-driven design solutions, Sam demonstrated creativity and strategic thinking. I recommend Sam for his valuable contributions to our project.”
— Ola Smolskaya, Technical Product Manager at T-Mobile
“Sam played a supportive role on my SyncUP team at T-Mobile. It was a pleasure working and collaborating with Sam and I appreciate his attention to design detail. He was responsive, personable and took pride in his assigned projects.”
— James Jeffcoat, Senior Manager User Experience at T-Mobile
“I worked with Sam on the design of the mobile app experience for the Camp McDonald’s promotion. He did a great job designing the layout of the experience, allowing the users to redeem their prizes with ease. This was a huge hit with the customers and contributed to the overall success of the program. On top of being a fantastic and thoughtful designer, he was easy and fun to work with and he gets the job done.”
— Bridget Sweeney, Associate Creative Director at The Marketing Store
“Sam immediately brought his experience and knowledge of user experience design to our team and continues to be a valuable partner. Beyond showing his strength as a product owner, his passion for design is an asset through the design process. He tirelessly advocates for the design team’s role with leadership and business stakeholders, helping us advance awareness of our value to the organization and our customers. Sam’s curiosity also adds greatly to the team’s growth and knowledge as he stays ahead of current best practice and shares his knowledge with the team.”
— Bret Schwalb, Principal UX/UI Designer at Discover Financial Services
“Sam is creative, thoughtful and collaborative. He is a pleasure to work with and contributes nicely to the team and development of projects.”
— Debra Sheridan, President at IVY Marketing Group
“Sam has the ability to quickly learn new and complex domains and problems, combine his technical expertise with big picture thinking to come up with creative solutions, and communicate and present designs effectively.”
— Mahesh Bangalore, Technology Lead at Charles Schwab
“What I enjoyed most about working with Sam was his eagerness to collaborate and his ability to generate creative ideas based on customer and market insights.“
— Ted Thayer, Product & Business Development Manager at Earable