Testimonials
Product Manager, Consumer Payment Experience at East West Bank
Brian worked with Coco in the same group
Brian was a great asset to the team here at Velo by East West Bank. Not only does he possess a deep understanding of design methodologies and hardcore UI/UX design skills, but also added unmeasurable value to our team with his leadership skills. The design project that we worked on together was one of the largest product initiatives in terms of LOE and visibility. Brian's creative thinking & ability to find elegant design solutions, under the pressure of tight deadlines, greatly improved our customers' experience. I would recommend Brian to any organization.
As a designer, Brian goes above and beyond just "make things pretty". At Chartboost he took the time to understand business goals, prepared a competitive analysis to determine industry best practices and find the cutting edge, and worked closely with product management to set and measure appropriate success metrics. That framework enabled the engineering team to iterate quickly toward a common goal and resulted in great improvements to the ad formats seen by millions every day. Also, they were pretty.
Principal UX Researcher at Hotwire (Expedia Group)
Brian worked with Kris in the same group
Brian was a UX Developer on our concept labs team and helped establish our new team as the place to go with ideas. Rather than a roadmap of predictable work, Brian was given a variety of challenges and nailed them every time. Whether building complex and fully-functioning prototypes, creating a testing environment, making chrome extensions, or developing a stand-alone app, his resourcefulness and addiction to problem-solving would always produce solid results. His work improved our team’s research capabilities and was crucial to pitching new concepts to the leadership. He’s also a lot of fun to have on a team.
Brian and I tackled many difficult projects together. His ability to take difficult requirements and translate them into beautiful, functional pieces was top-notch. I personally saw a number of situations where the deadlines were too soon, the requirements too vague, and he still produced a great result with a smile on his face the whole time. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Brian, and would be happy to work with him again.
I've had the pleasure of working with Brian at both McCann and SAY Media. I'd simply say one of Brian's best attributes is his solutions oriented mindset. Our technologies and design fancies changes so rapidly and that is a skill that endures. I concur with everyone else's recommendation...Brian is a great person and would be an asset on any team.