I’m a Scottish product designer and design leader based in Brooklyn, with more than fifteen years of experience. I work across early product exploration, consumer experiences, and design teams—moving between hands-on craft and leadership depending on what the work needs.
Most recently, I served as a Design Manager at Foursquare, where I helped lead, mentor, and grow the design team. Before that, I worked on Foursquare's 0→1 team, Labs, where I developed software that showcased how location could enhance a user's experience, making their everyday lives easier. Before joining the Labs team, I spent six years working on Foursquare's consumer applications, City Guide and Swarm.
At the beginning of my career, I spent five years at some of Scotland's most respected creative agencies. My work included a variety of clients, from national charities to some of the country's largest property and job markets. During this time, I also spoke at events, contributed to various publications, and had a project featured in the national press.
If you’re interested in how I approach the work, I’ve put together a Work With Me page covering how I collaborate, lead, and support design teams.
Outside of work, I often find myself getting lost in cooking channels on YouTube, tinkering with code, buying overpriced vinyl records from my youth, looking for another great design book to add to my collection, and consistently telling myself that this will be my last dollar slice of pizza.