About me
I’m Josh, a senior UX leader with 16 years of experience building high-complexity, high-stakes products. For 5 years I’ve grown and managed design teams and for 11 I’ve been in individual contributor roles, both as a product designer and a UX researcher.
Experience
I have domain expertise in a several verticals including enterprise technology & SaaS, engineering & design tools, healthcare and VR/AR. Here are some work highlights:
🛡 Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Workspace privacy, sovereignty + compliance. Millions of admins managing hundreds of millions of end-users.
👂 Google X, The Moonshot Factory: Early stage concept for category-defining wearable audio computer. Designs led to the launch of IYO, an Alphabet spin-off company.
👨⚕️ Intuitive (NASDAQ: ISRG) da Vinci surgical robot. 60K surgeons + nurses, 10M procedures / yr
✏ Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) AutoCAD upgrade flow. 8M users.
🏠 Blu Homes 3D home customizer. 30K saved home configurations, first inventor on a patent, I was employee #5, company was over 300 people when I left.
🥽 Tellaport: Founded live virtual teleportation VR/AR startup
💎 Geoglitz: Founded personalized 3D printed jewelry startup
🌱 Hydrobase: Automated hydroponic food growing platform
🎓 Education: Masters in human-computer interaction from UC Berkeley (full merit-based scholarship). Bachelor of Science in architecture from the University of Michigan (full merit-based scholarship).
Design philosophy
Design is about empowering people to do something meaningful they couldn’t do before.
I believe intuitive, scalable solutions emerge from the blend of thoughtful research and creative exploration. Central to this is an inclusive environment where every voice matters and unconventional ideas can thrive. Strong collaboration between UX, PM, and engineering ensures design decisions balance human needs with technical and business realities. Finally, I’m committed to helping my team grow by challenging them, supporting experimentation, and fostering both professional and personal development.