Hello, I’m Cavan.

For over a decade, I’ve been a lead product designer focused on launching new products, accelerating companies, and disrupting stagnant industries.

A little about me

Driven by passionate self-learning, I got started in design as a multi-media generalist. That broad skill set allowed me to thrive in unstructured startups, happily tackling blank canvas projects that lacked problem definition or success criteria. Over the past decade, I’ve focused on refining collaboration, organization, and craft skills that allow me to lead end-to-end design of complex digital products.

My path

Where I’ve been

In high school, I spent a lot of time exploring Photoshop. This passion led me to design and sell T-shirts, prompting me to create a website for my fledgling company. Designing websites captivated me, and my T-shirt company was quickly forgotten as I dedicated all my free time to web design. This passion drove me to pursue a dual major in college that essentially covered graphic design, digital design, and front-end development. This versatile skill set secured me a position at a genomics startup, Counsyl, where I handled all design tasks and front-end development for their foundational marketing materials and product experience. As I connected with Counsyl’s customers and better understood their needs, the groundwork for my user-driven UX focus began to solidify.

Where I’m at

Following Counsyl, my broad skill set with a UX focus appealed to another startup: Rockbot. Over the past six years, I’ve worked with product, dev, and business leaders to refocus Rockbot’s business and target clientele. We launched three new products and overhauled the platform across mobile, dashboard, and TV interfaces. I joined a company that catered to local bars and restaurants and played a pivotal role in transforming it into the preferred media service for prominent brands such as Planet Fitness and Walmart.

Where I’m heading

I am seeking an opportunity to work alongside specialized colleagues to enhance my craft, thrive within a structured design team, and continue designing on-point experiences at scale.

My skills

Craft

Problem framing

Qualitative research

Collaborative iteration

Simplifying complexity

Design systems

Prototyping

Quantitative feedback

Culture

Collaborative

Self-directed

Mentor

Over-communicator

Organizer

Adaptable

Mahalo

Mahalo

Mahalo