About
Hi, my name is Joe, and I work in a button factory.1
I’m a digital designer with a focus on creating practical, user-friendly software solutions. I’ve worked on a variety of products and services, at agencies and in-house, aiming to deliver designs that are functional and efficient. I’ve built my career by being fast, creative, and (trying to be) a good person. Collaboration is what excites me most—I hope to keep forming strong relationships and adding value to every team I join.
I live in Brooklyn with my husband and four-year-old son, having recently relocated from the Bay Area. When I’m not designing, you’ll find me making lists, talking to myself, or cleaning (how I defrag my brain).
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Nice things people have said about me
Joe has a drive and passion that every company should beg for. He has trait combinations that make him a productivity powerhouse: precise but pragmatic, passionate but reasonable, curious but cognizant.
– Travis Watson, Senior Software Engineer, Secureframe
Joe is talented and a very versatile interaction designer who can quickly learn technical constructs and workflows and then translate them into elegant designs that users can easily relate to. I have been impressed with his productivity, attitude, creativity, and communication skills.
– Tea Liukkonen-Olmiala, Senior UX Design Architect, VMware
Joe brings solid design expertise to the table from his experiences across a variety of projects throughout his career. He is also a pleasure to work with. He is highly collaborative and engaging, and has a fantastic way of integrating and building rapport with teams.
– Daniel Faddoul, Founder and CEO, Auditive
View more in my kudos file.
Interests
| Fitness | Star Wars |
| Clocks and watches | LEGO |
| Making lists | Logo design |
| Crystals and minerals | Tattoos |
| Vinyl | Cleaning |
| Snail mail | Gay stuff |
About this website
I don’t really know what I’m doing—I learn something new about technology every day and continue to be inspired by others in the space. This website is my latest experiment in maintaining a small, personal space on the internet.
This website was created using Blot, a super simple file-based CMS that gives me full ownership and control of everything here. I’ve designed and customized everything through HTML and CSS, branching from Blot’s “Blog” template. It uses Simple Analytics to guarantee privacy and all text is set in Source Sans.
This is from a childhood jingle that always stuck with me. Only as an adult did I realize the song was actually about me (minus the “I have a wife” part of course). 😂↩︎