The happy marriage of software & hardware.
I'm a former Uber, PayPal, Samsung, and T-Mobile product designer that loves the happy marriage of hardware and software. I believe in the power of play, and seek to incorporate it into work, teams, and experiences. "You can learn more about a person in an hour of play, than a year of conversation." — Plato
I’m a product designer and leader. I discover, inspire, design, and ship billion-dollar product lines and proof-of-concept experiences, both software & hardware. I've directed and managed design teams at fortune 500 companies, small agencies, and startups. I’ve won awards and I’m also a founder.
With a holistic design approach across multiple touchpoints (digital and physical interfaces, branding, print, web, social, video), I obsess over the details.
I'm an advocate for the customer, design talent, and team culture.
My story
I was born in Chicago to parents with backgrounds in education and medicine. Growing up in Baltimore, MD, the thirst for learning and analytical thinking was already in my blood. I had always been a maker but never realized it until college.
During my freshman year studying Geological Oceanography at URI, I took an intro to Photoshop class since I had been making mixed CDs to dorm mates with custom album covers depending on the mix. Since photography classes in high school, I never knew that there was this "thing" called design and how important it would become to me.
After finishing my BS in Visual Communication Design from Stevenson University in Maryland, I joined a few small design firms around Baltimore and even freelanced throughout undergrad and afterwards. I guess I have always been a bit entrepreneurial too. I gained the "HOW", but now I was craving the "WHY". I found this at Art Center in Pasadena. I also took my electronics hackery to new levels conceiving and designing experiences within interactive objects and spaces. If the tools didn't exist, I would find a way to build it or communicate my concept.
These days my passion still lies with building holistic experiences across an app, it's brand and online touch-points, or the next big thing in physical and digital consumer products. I firmly believe that the best interface is no interface, and that a good truly cohesive holistic experience can never be designed from siloed teams.
I spend my weekends climbing the cascades, snowboarding and snowshoeing down them, off-roading, sailing, or hunting down new delicious wines in wine country to share with friends on my next adventure.
I'm Parker—let's design something big together.