About Me

I'm an experience designer with a long history in software UX/UI design for electronic devices and mobility. I've worked with companies from startups to Fortune 500, combining UX, visual design, interaction, prototyping, sound, animation, a bit of coding, and research to create engaging experiences. I help evaluate the needs/problems found in the use of physical products, and design software solutions that result in improved customer experience.

My design work has contributed to the success of numerous physical products: keyboards, mice, gaming peripherals, music controllers, speakers, robotics kits, medical devices, and vehicles.

I'm constantly searching out new and interesting interaction technologies: gesture, voice, electromagnetic and electromyographic sensing, radar, eye-tracking, haptics, etc. And I want to explore ways to leverage these technologies in consumer devices and experiences.

I'm currently designing the passenger experience for autonomous eVTOL transportation.

More about me: trance, groove, dubstep, electronica, and old school funk. Onion rings instead of french fries. I’m a builder, with a bit of a reputation for constructing over-the-top props each year on Halloween. Puzzle games are a passion. And if you ask me if we’re alone in the universe, I’ll quote the poster on Fox Mulder’s wall: “I want to believe.”

Endorsements

What colleagues and clients say about working with me:

“It's really hard to find people like Scott with the right blend of artistic skill, business acumen, and relentless commitment.”

Christopher Heiser,
CEO, Renovo

“I looked for a visual designer for my team at drive.ai for 6 months. Scott was worth the wait.”

Chip Alexander,
Principal Designer, drive.ai

“I would definitely want Scott working on my next project.”

James Hayes,
Senior Staff R&D Engineer, Stryker

“[Scott's work is] leaps and bounds better than what we have today.”

Adam Fenn,
Director of Events, FloSports

“Scott was instrumental in giving a vision for the next generation of software we worked on.”

Paul McAlpine,
Senior Manager, Logitech

“Scott is the consummate graphic design, multimedia, and interface professional.”

Reid Hoffman,
Co-founder, LinkedIn

Work Experience

Companies I've worked for, and projects I've worked on:

2021 - Present

Wisk Aero

Role: Senior UI/UX Designer
- Designing UX, UI, and interaction for in-cabin passenger experience of autonomous eVTOL aircraft
- Designing UX, UI and interaction for aircraft maintenance software
- Prototyping mobile app experience
- Prototyping vertiport (terminal) customer experience
- Conducting user research to assess user experience and performance
2021 - 2022

Woven Planet Holdings

Role: Principal Customer Experience Designer
- Designed UX, UI, and interaction for automotive data platform that runs on vehicle, edge, and cloud
- Produced wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and style guides
- Generated production assets and work with engineering to implement design and interaction
- Assisted in development of company communications (web site, social media announcements, slide decks, and video production).
2019 - 2021

Renovo.auto

Role: Principal Customer Experience Designer
- Designed UX, UI, and interaction for automotive data platform that runs on vehicle, edge, and cloud
- Produced wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and style guides
- Generated production assets and work with engineering to implement design and interaction
- Assisted in development of company communications (web site, social media announcements, slide decks, and video production).
2019

Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.

Role: Primary UI Designer and Prototyper (contract)
- Generated high-level concepts and converted into interactive prototypes for in-vehicle displays and voice assistant
- Designed multiple UI approaches for various target customer profiles in preparation for A/B testing
- Ensured designs followed product requirements and design specifications
- Worked closely with UX researchers to prepare prototypes for user research studies
- Iterated designs based on UX research results
- Participated in product strategy planning and user research
2018 - 2019

drive.ai

Role: Senior Visual Designer
- Led visual design efforts across all media, including mobile app, kiosk, in-vehicle/external displays, and collateral
- Produced visual design for digital, print, and non-traditional platforms, employing motion, interaction design, sound, and iconography
- Spearheaded voice integration in vehicle operation
- Conceptualized future in-vehicle experiences, services, and interactions
- Provided cross-functional creative development for engineering, robotics, AV operations, product, and management
- Co-ran user research
2018

Stryker

Role: UX/UI Consultant, CrossFlow Arthroscopic Pump
- UX/UI design for touchscreen-controlled arthroscopic pump
- UX flow, UI design, and interaction prototyping
- Co-led user research labs with Stryker PMs and stakeholders
- Developed wireframes, UI mockups, microinteractions, and visual assets for engineering
2017 - 2018

RoboLoco

Role: UX/UI Consultant, Educational Robotics
- Maintained and extended UX/UI of cross-platform educational robotics software
- Prototyped UX/UI design, animation and interaction
- Developed wireframes, UI mockups, and visual assets for engineering
- Designed/produced company marketing materials
2016 - 2017

RoboTerra

Role: UX/UI Designer
- Maintained and extended UX/UI of cross-platform educational robotics software
- Prototyped UX/UI design, animation and interaction
- Developed wireframes, UI mockups, and visual assets for engineering
- Guided engineering teams in design implementation, managed international UX efforts
- Developed consumer product support strategy
- Designed/produced company marketing materials and packaging
2013 - 2016

Logitech

Role: UX/UI Consultant, Arx Control Second Screen Gaming App
- Conducted design exploration to establish app interaction and appearance
- Worked with project managers, engineering, and management to define/refine UX flows
- Created screen layouts and static prototypes/animated mockups for engineering/management reviews
- Prepared redlines and all UI assets for engineering, along with interaction directives
2013 - 2015

Logitech

Role: UX/UI Consultant, UE BOOM Mobile Apps
- Established UI direction for mobile app based on engineering requirements and preexisting marketing
- Worked with project managers, engineering, and management to define/refine UX flows
- Created screen layouts and static prototypes/animated mockups for engineering/management reviews
- Developed UI redlines and guidelines, prepared all UI assets for engineering
2013 - 2014

Read Naturally

Role: UX/UI Consultant, Splat-O-Nym Reading Improvement App
- Created detailed design exploration to establish primary game interaction and appearance
- Established interaction and appearance of mini games based on primary game design
- Created screen layouts and mockups for review by educational designer and app developer
- Worked with app developer to prepare all UI assets, built custom interactive controls as needed
2008 - 2016

Logitech

Role: UX/UI Consultant, Logitech Gaming Software
- Established UI direction based on marketing requirements, management directives, and hardware product design
- Created screen layouts and static prototypes/animated mockups for engineering/management stakeholders
- Worked with project manager, engineering, and management to showcase features and address user needs
- Developed UI redlines/guidelines/screen mockups, prepared all UI assets for engineering
- Created ongoing screen layouts and mockups as new products were released
1994 - 1995

Apple Computer

Role: UX/UI Consultant, eWorld Social Network
- Developed UI concepts/prototypes/interaction for early social network based on spatial metaphor
- Prepared visual assets for engineering, assisted publishers in preparing brand content for platform