Give me the messy part
I like finding the real decision hiding underneath a crowded workflow, a vague request, or a pile of conflicting feedback.
Hi, I'm Erik. Denver based, Chicago raised.
Senior Product Designerand Design Engineer
I like the messy problems: too many moving parts, people under pressure, and no obvious answer. Right now that means aviation. I design the experience, build the prototype, and keep iterating until it feels clear and human.
Art lover, wannabe musician, relentless tinkerer.
I build to think
Figma gets an idea moving. Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and React help me make it real enough to challenge before the team commits.
The details are the product
Motion, feedback, copy, and implementation are not cleanup work. They are often the difference between usable and genuinely intuitive.
Selected work
The work, with the messy parts included.
2026 to presentAviation technology
ONEflight International
Senior UI/UX Product Design Engineer
I redesigned and shipped an operator quoting platform, then designed and built the front end for a new booking experience. AI-assisted prototypes helped turn operator feedback into working software quickly.
2022 to 2025Education technology
The National Society of Leadership and Success
Senior Product Designer
I helped turn a low-use community feature into a mobile-first learning and connection experience that students returned to for courses, events, and chapter conversations.
2021 to 2022AI communications
Dialpad
Senior Product Designer
After Dialpad acquired Koopid, I helped migrate its conversational AI workflows into a larger product system while protecting the clarity users already relied on.
2020 to 2021Conversational AI
Koopid
Lead Product Designer
As the product designer for an early conversational AI platform, I translated powerful but technical tools into a coherent experience for customers, agents, and administrators.