The path here
A studio owner’s eye. A product leader’s perspective.
The career path began in commercial photography and studio ownership, with web design developing alongside it. That combination of craft, business responsibility and hands-on delivery still shapes this approach to leadership.
1994
Portland, Maine → Miami
Formed Lincoln Studios LLC in the United States in 1994. In Portland, Maine, worked as a commercial photographer for the L.L.Bean catalog and other clients before moving to Miami for magazine work.
Photography · Production · Client relationships1998
Moving to Japan
Moved to Japan, continuing work in commercial photography and creative production.
Photography · Production · Client relationships2001
Building Lincoln Studios in Japan
Founded Lincoln Studios Japan, a commercial photography and stock-production business. Studio ownership connected creative direction with budgets, logistics and the responsibility of delivering for clients.
Business ownership · Creative direction2005–2006
Amana Images
Led shoots from concept to delivery. Commissioning photographers in the target countries reduced production costs by 35%.
Production strategy · International teams2008–2012
Factory Water Design
Directed design and production across campaigns and e-commerce websites, connecting the creative idea to implementation.
Team leadership · Digital commerceSeptember 11, 2015
Returning to the United States
Returned to the U.S. and began a new chapter in digital commerce and enterprise product design, carrying the studio’s craft and production discipline into software.
A new chapter2016–2017
Sunglass Monster
Brought studio production, offshore team development, automation and marketplace operations together as Digital E-Commerce Manager.
Commerce operations · Scalable content2017–2018
Bank of America & Quorum
Early conversational UX for Erica led into enterprise UX architecture at Quorum, including field research and reusable coded components.
Conversational UX · Enterprise architecture2018–2019
TMX Finance
Research-informed mobile journeys, a reusable design system and collaboration with product, engineering, Legal, Compliance and Risk.
Financial services · Mobile platforms2019
7-Eleven R&D
Led a six-person team, helped deliver a working cashierless-store prototype in under 30 days and established a Maker Lab for software and hardware experimentation.
Innovation · Physical and digital experiences2019–2022
Walmart Global Tech
Led UX for data-science and AI platforms, guided an eight-person team and connected Unity design standards to reusable production components.
Data science · Shared product infrastructure2022–Present
Albertsons Companies
Built UDS into the company-wide standard for 100+ teams, led 25+ direct reports and developed shared delivery practices across UX, engineering and AI-assisted work.
Organizational leadership · Sustainable systemsAlongside enterprise work
Independent products & new ventures
Zenna, Your RV, Fiesta! Bingo, UX Prototype and UserX connect product strategy to hands-on design, implementation, operation and continued learning.
Product ownership · AI enablement · Connected hardware
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