A black and white photo of a man with a beard, smiling, wearing a baseball cap and a checkered shirt, standing outdoors with leafy plants and flowers in the background.

👋 Hi there, I’m Mark!

I believe design is about empowering people.

I love creating experiences and products that elevate peoples’ work. I navigate complexity through research-driven design thinking, translating insights into solutions that scale and make real impact.

My sweet spots include building from scratch, driving a vision, bridging cross-functional gaps, and developing teams that deliver great results.

I've spent 12+ years shipping 0→1 products.

Mainly in venture-backed startups with great teams. I also created and sold a successful agency, and co-founded my own startup.

Head of Design
Observe

2019 - now

Founding design member • Major contributor to raising $300M+ and 200% ARR increase • Led large redesign that contributed to 250% increase in MAUs • Leading design & research for agentic experiences

Product Design Lead
Eversight

2017 - 2019

Led product design for 3 AI/ML-powered products • Increased deal flow 25% by redesigning consultant tool into user-friendly product for CPG manufacturers • Designed 0→1 MVP that directly led to 3 major pilot programs • Contributions led to acquisition by Instacart

Founding Designer
Sureify

2014 - 2017

Major contributor to raising $500K Seed and $5M Series A • Prototypes led to signing of 500-user pilot program

Product Designer
Vendus Product Labs

2014 - 2016

Started in garage, built out offices in Silicon Valley and India • Major contributor to producing $1.5M+ in sales for first year • Sold the agency and spun out an internal side project into new company

Product Designer
Sazze

2014

Visual Designer
Google

2013 - 2014

Worked across products used by millions of people every day — AdWords, Google Shopping Express, Google Play, Google Analytics, Google Partners, and Google Fiber

Visual Designer
Protective Life

2013

Production Designer
Williams-Sonoma

2012 - 2013

I’ve also collaborated with various clients

Sutter Health logo consisting of a stylized cross and the text 'Sutter Health'.
Stanford University logo with text
Genentech logo in black and white
Honda logo in black and gray

Outside of design

Just another Californian, loving good vibes and great outdoors.

🏒 Ice hockey

🥁 Drums & music

🐶 Hiking with my dog

🧭 Exploring in my Rivian

🚵 Mountain biking

🏂 Snowboarding

Two smiling people taking a selfie in front of off-road vehicles at an outdoor event.
A happy Australian Shepherd puppy with blue eyes and a tri-color coat sitting on a gray couch in a living room.
Hockey player in black uniform shoots the puck during practice on ice rink, with a few spectators and advertisements in the background.
A man lying on a foldable step stool with his head resting on his hand, smiling, next to a gray pickup truck parked on a hill with ocean and coastal scenery in the background.
A smiling couple with a dog, snow-covered landscape with pine trees, mountains in the background, on a cloudy day.