Product
I ship work that drives business through: design strategy, product planning, product design, user research, content design and design systems
People
I build high performing teams that thrive through: hiring, team structure, coaching, skills and career development, team culture, inclusion, collaboration
Process
I improve efficiency and quality through: design process, design principles and standards, design reviews, resource planning
Director of Product Design, StreetEasy 2019-2023
As head of design for Zillow's New York City brand, I built a global remote, cross-functional experience design team. I accelerated success of the home sales product by modernizing the search experience and developing tools for partners and sellers.
Grew team from 1-8
Increased influence and impact of design
Drove success of flagship sales product
Launched suite of sellers services
Launched robust design system
Marketplace
Real Estate
Management
Product Design
UX Research
Content Design
Design System
Modernizing the Search Experience
Modernized map search experience
Refined NYC-centric filters
Increased search efficiency
Increased quality of listings
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Building the Experience Design Team
Grew global remote team from 1 - 8
Established Design as a strategic partner
Increased efficiency of product dev process
Established exemplary ops and culture
Standardized skills and career development
Established UX Research and Content Design
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B&H Photo, UX Team Lead 2013-2019
I crafted critical experiences for consumer and business customers while leading a cross-functional team of 16. I was responsible for operational improvements that dramatically increased the team’s speed and quality.
Crafted B2B e-commerce platform
Crafted industry leading product detail page
-40% new product launch time
-70% holiday promo program execution time
UX Design
Player Coach
E-commerce
Consumer
B2B
Designing a B2B E-commerce Platform
+140% B2B revenue YoY
-68% manual quote requests
+3x in-person contract signups
+2x segments served online
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Working with me is like…
Dan, you've made a huge impact on the products and culture of StreetEasy and will be dearly missed. Thanks for being a great leader and fun person to work with.
- Product Manager
Thank you for building this team from scratch and creating such a strong team culture. I can't thank you enough for the advice and mentorship you've given us.
- Senior Product Designer
You always challenged me and improved my ideas and I'll miss that!
- Director, PMO
It's been a pleasure working with you and your team. You've fostered a collaborative environment that has led to closer relationships between UX, product and engineering and ultimately better products for our consumers.
- Sr Manager, Engineering
Thank you, Dan, for elevating everything you touched here at SE over these past handful of years. Your warm demeanor and clear, communicative leadership will be missed!
- Senior Copy Writer
