Hi, my name is Joe.
I'm a software engineer and design technologist.
I currently work at Nike as a lead software engineer on the design systems team.
I bring a wealth of Knowledge and experience to the table, with more than 10 years working on web applications and design systems. I love working at the intersection of technology, design, and business. My mission is to empower all creative types (designers, developers, product managers, etc.) to build great products with spedd and confidence.
What I Enjoy Working On
My biggest passion is to help teams and businesses have big wins. And I'm willing to jump in where needed to make that happen.
Web Engineering
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Software Architecture
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Tooling
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Design Systems
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Design Tokens
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Strategic Technical Planning
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Project Management
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Product Ownership and Leadership
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Mentorship
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Project Highlights
Below are a few highlight projects I've worked on over the years. See my Projects Section for more examples.
Nike's Enterprise Design Systems
Nike's Enterprise Design System serves hundreds of internal applications and digital products across the globe. As the lead engineer and product owner, I helped take this design system from inception to wide spread adoption.
- Led the team in building a Figma UI Kit, a structured design token system with theming capabilities, a UI component library, and custom web portal/documentation site.
- Drove adoption by more than 200 products across multiple global business domains.
- In addition to technical engineering leadership, I also acted as product owner and project manager for the design system team.
Knapsack
Knapsack is the "Design Once, Build Once, Use Everywhere" design system platform. As a engineer at Basalt, I worked closely with the CTO to ideate, design, and build Knapsack, laying the groundwork for the founding of Knapsack as a VC backed startup with more than $7 million in funding.
- Features 1,2,3 check website
- Worked with the CTO to architect, design, and build Knapsack.
- Gave the debut presentation of Knapsack at Clarity Conference 2019.
Nike's Enterprise Design Systems
Nike's Enterprise Design System serves hundreds of internal applications and digital products across the globe. As the lead engineer and product owner, I helped take this design system from inception to wide spread adoption.
- Led the team in building a Figma UI Kit, a structured design token system with theming capabilities, a UI component library, and custom web portal/documentation site.
- Drove adoption by more than 200 products across multiple global business domains.
- In addition to technical engineering leadership, I also acted as product owner and project manager for the design system team.