@climbingjohn • Product Designer / AI Design Engineer • Salt Lake City, UT
For 24 years, I’ve made a career out of being a professional figure-it-outer. I blend product design, frontend development, AI, SEO, marketing, and business strategy to turn ideas into things that actually succeed for what teams need in the moment. Along the way, I’ve helped 300+ companies, designed for multiple successful 0-1 startups as their first design hire, and built+sold several businesses of my own.
I move fast because experience helps me know where to slow down, what to question, and which data matters at the current stage of the company.
Thalamus I was the sole designer and created four applications: Core Scheduler, Custom Video Meetings, Application Screening, and an an Itinerary Builder. Along with marketing websites, email designs, conference materials, and investor presentations – contributing to a successful investor raise.
Hundreds of designs were needed for this comprehensive sofware.
The sole designer, I worked with the founders to build the marketing website, trust creation app, design system, and marketing materials. We simplified trust creation, transforming a complex, lawyer-driven process into a quick, mobile phone solution with digital signing and in-platform notary scheduling.
In combination with my developer partner and I, we wanted to create a SaaS business for passive income. Together we studied the competition and identified a unique strategy to differentiate our business. We are currently in testing with two large websites before officially launching.
At LSQ, I was one of 4 designers. I was brought on to manage the Seller side of the platform and help launch new design initiatives in the industry that lead to their growth. I lead the project to convert the companies design system from Sketch to Figma and scale the components.