I’m Zach, I specialize in solving complex defense problems using product design and strategy. I’m located in Los Angeles, CA.

I’m proud to share (what I can) of my work, solving some of the hardest mission sets.

Design Process

Always iterative and customizable to the problem at-hand

  • Defense users are specialized, located across the world, with lots of access or limited access. I scale research to what we have access to, and tie qualitative data and create metrics where we can.

  • Napkin sketches to high-fidelity prototypes and workflows to illustrate the workflow needed

  • Test in-person, remote, or with proxy SMEs we work to validate our benefit hypothesis for qualitative and quantitative metrics

  • Prioritize the biggest user pain points and needs and deliver new designs for dev teams to execute.

  • Integrate with the development team process and adjust the prototype as needed, validate success, and grow.

Government customers I’ve worked with:

U.S. Space Force

U.S. Army

U.S. Navy Aviation

Intelligence Community

Australian Air Force

Skills

Solution architecture
Interaction design
Visual design
Design systems
Product strategy
Product growth
Prototyping
Usability research
Accessibility
Collaboration
Sprints and workshops

Tools

Pen and paper
Figma
Sketch
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe XD
Adobe After Effects
Miro
Atlassian suite of tools
Microsoft Office