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Mindgrub

Strategy, research, and design for over 300 clients at Mindgrub.

An exhibit, not a full case study. This work is confidential, so rather than walk the whole project I'm showing what I can share publicly.

MINDGRUB INC.

1300 BANK ST · BALTIMORE MD

DATE2013 — 2024
CASHIERS. HOSMER

RANGE AND IMPACT

5 years as a Researcher and UX Designer · 10 years total at Mindgrub

INDUSTRIES

Utilities and energy · Federal, state, and space agencies · Defense · Higher education · Research institutions · Healthcare and pharma · Consumer brands · Hospitality and food service · Shipping and logistics · Enterprise tech · Venture capital.

PLATFORMS SHIPPED

Websites · Web apps · Native mobile (iOS + Android) · Hybrid mobile · Desktop apps · Kiosks · Watch apps · AR/VR.

CUSTOMERS · RATING

Utility mobile app I led UX on at Exelon. Three operating companies (BGE, PECO, ComEd), shared codebase, 5+ years of partnership.

FINEFIX DRIVERS

Got off the road through Maryland's FineFix amnesty program. I led creative direction translating government legalese into an e-commerce-style web product.

INDUSTRY AWARDS

2 w3 Silver Awards · 2 Communicator Awards. Best User Experience, across apps for Entergy, Exelon, and Maryland Auto FineFix.

WHAT I BUILT

5 years as Group Creative Director

DESIGNERS · MGRS · TENURE

Hiring, interviewing, financial justifications, and succession planning across 5 years. Promoted 1–2 ICs each year on top of the manager track.

CLIENTS · CONTRACTS · REVENUE

Across my GCD tenure: companies I pursued in pipeline, deals I helped close, work I helped ship.

REV · GROSS MARGIN · UTILIZATION

My consulting practice group's performance in 2023 — the year before I left.

MINDGRUB GROWTH

Mindgrub's growth over my decade there. Part of the leadership team driving it.

LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS FROM THE WORK

Many of my closest friends today are former colleagues. The kind of team I build is the kind people stay on — and the kind they keep in touch with long after the project ships.

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Hos Bux

$4.00

Rewards

OUTSIDE THE AGENCY

Speaking, teaching, and civic work

TALK · AUDIENCE

Audience for my panel on inclusive design at the Maryland Tech Council Digital Transformation Summit, 2022.

SMART CITIES KJ

KJ session I co-led for the City of Baltimore Smart Cities Initiative, 2019.

MICA UX DESIGN GRADUATE PROGRAM

Invited to co-teach a practicum on real-world UX work at the Maryland Institute College of Art, 2019.

AIGA DC SHINE PROGRAM

Mentor to an early-career UX designer, 2023. Three months building a portfolio piece together.

MAKE A MARK BALTIMORE

Event Committee for a hackathon connecting designers, developers, and PMs with local non-profits, 2017.

SUBTOTAL · 15 LINES10 YR 10 MO
TOTAL

FULL PORTFOLIO ON REQUEST ↓

Selected clients · 2013 — 2024

NASA logo
Wendy's logo
Exelon logo
Crayola logo
Johns Hopkins APL logo
USO logo
Maryland Lottery logo
Renuity logo
Entergy logo
Museum of Science logo
University of Maryland logo
Royal Farms logo
Idaho Power logo
Medifast logo
MICA logo
Atlas Restaurant Group logo
Maryland Auto logo
USP logo
TAK logo
Morningstar Corp logo
SESYNC logo
Shapiro logo
Unisys logo
Sequoia logo

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