I am a strategic design leader, entrepreneur, and advisor. I’ve built and led globally distributed teams for world class products, services and brands.
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Big Companies
Amazon
Samsung NEXT
eBay inc.
Microsoft
BMW | Designworks
Start Ups
Trōv
Kalibrr
VUVOX
Scient
Quokka Sports
Pulse Entertainment
Patents
Years of Experience
“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: We did it ourselves.”
LinkedIn Profile
My professional profile and work experience.
Instructor / Speaker
Since 2005, I’ve had the pleasure to work with Lynda.com and Stanford University to help the next generation of designers and product designers. I also speak around the world on design and culture transformation.
Artist
Principal, Founder of Dane Howard Studio
Author
‘The Future of Memories” Peachpit Press 2003
Photographer & Traveler
Photography from the street and travels…
Years
Building & Managing Remote & Distributed Teams. I’ve Hired and grown Distributed teams across 15 timezones, including Israel, UK, Ukraine, NYC, SF, and Seattle. Increased hiring velocity at Amazon by 167% through Distributed hiring approach.
Average CSAT
I’m thrilled that customers love our products and services. At Amazon, I led the Voice of the Customer Program and maintained an average 4.7 out of 5 for Customer Satisfaction while increasing utilization from 35% to 74%. Our registration completion rate was 93%.
Trained Facilitators
During the Pandemic, I trained our team of designers, product managers, researchers and operations on Remote Workshop Facilitation. This led to over 85 Remote Workshops, kickoffs, and Design sprints conducted between 2020-2022.
Lives Shaped
Since 1998, I have personally managed over 175 lives and careers. Over 500+ designers and researchers have been shaped by the work and mentorship I’ve had the privilege to shape.
I take this very seriously.
My Visual Journey line
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AWARDS
2017 Honoree
Financial Services / Banking
2017 / Yellow Pencil
Digital Design / Service Design /
2017 / Service Design Award