Hey there! 👋
I’m Chad, and I use design thinking and innovation to lead product teams
I’m a storyteller who builds empathetic, empowering environments
Experience
60+
Projects
Leadership
50+
Managed
Accolades
5
Innovation Awards
Innovation
10+
Industry Shifting Products
Transforming Products through Experimentation
Strategic Leader
Using Design Thinking, user engagement and impeccable craft, I solve enterprise problems quickly at a massive scale.
Collaborative Thinker
I build strong relationships with diverse teams, leveraging multiple viewpoints to solve problems creatively.
Results-Oriented Achiever
I lead experimentation, prototyping, and emerging tech efforts to improve the digital and physical experiences.
A Little About Me
An innovative leader with a proven track record of creating industry-shifting products through creative solutions and experimentation. Specializing in transforming conventional products via strategic frameworks and cross-functional collaboration, I enhance user engagement with digital and physical experiences. I lead teams to embrace rapid iteration and effective problem-solving through design thinking, while championing a culture of continuous improvement and empathy in aligning user needs with business objectives.
My Portfolio Highlights
Me@Walmart
2020
MerchOne
2022
Experimentation Framework
2024
Building Trust , Builds Potential
“His teams always delivered high quality results, quickly”
Chad is able to navigate through convoluted topics with leaders of varying levels, and he always knew the perfect balance of when to accept and when to push back to inject the design mindset.
Edward Garcia
Head of Store Operations
“Chad is the most supportive manager I have ever had”
He has a way of guiding his team to success by embracing their potential, offering encouragement along the way, and maintaining a seemingly impossible balance of oversight and autonomy.
Gina Smith
Senior UX Designer