Fractional Design Leadership.

Launching a new device and need a bit of design leadership? I can help be the design voice you need.

As a Fractional Design Officer, I provide high-level, part-time design leadership to drive strategy, product development, and team growth. I integrate design thinking into the core of the business, ensuring it aligns seamlessly with company goals.

Strategic Leadership

Shape product vision and align design with business objectives, driving innovation and consistency across all touchpoints.

Product Development Guidance

Oversee design from concept to execution, ensuring user-centered designs, regulatory compliance, and successful product launches.

Mentorship and Team Development

Mentor design teams, foster internal growth, and build a strong, collaborative design culture focused on creativity and leadership.

01 / Strategic Design Leadership

As a Fractional Design Officer, I embed design into a company’s strategy, aligning product vision with business goals. I drive innovation with user-centered thinking, track market trends, and shape long-term design roadmaps to ensure impactful, optimized user experiences.

    • Define and refine product vision and user-centered strategy.

    • Comprehensive product vision document

    • Align design goals with business objectives and market trends.

    • Strategic alignment report, including design goals and business objectives

    • Develop design roadmaps and long-term vision for product portfolios.

    • Design roadmap and timeline for product portfolio development

    • Provide ongoing assessment of design impact on user experience and product success.

    • UX impact assessment reports and recommendations

    • Drive innovation by identifying design opportunities based on emerging user behaviors.

    • Innovation opportunity analysis

    • Guide cross-functional teams in integrating design into business strategy.

    • Cross-functional design integration plan

02 / Product Development Guidance

I guide product development from concept to launch, ensuring designs are user-friendly, functional, and meet business and regulatory needs. By collaborating with design, engineering, and marketing teams, I help create cohesive and compelling products through prototyping, testing, and refinement.

    • Oversee design phases from concept ideation to final execution.

    • Concept sketches, CAD models, and execution plan

    • Facilitate collaboration between design, engineering, and marketing teams.

    • Collaboration framework and communication guidelines

    • Ensure products are both user-friendly and meet business and regulatory requirements.

    • Compliance checklist and user-centered design validation report

    • Offer input on UX/UI and industrial design, ensuring consistency across touchpoints.

    • UI/UX design and industrial design review document

    • Support prototyping, testing, and iterative development processes.

    • Prototype iterations and testing results

    • Guide design validation through user testing and feedback loops.

    • Design validation report with user feedback

03 / Mentorship and Team Development

I empower teams to embrace design thinking and grow as creative leaders. Through mentorship, workshops, and guidance, I foster a culture of human-centered design and collaboration while aligning efforts with the company’s design strategy. I also advise on recruiting and building top design talent for sustained growth.

    • Offer mentorship to internal teams on design best practices and methodologies.

    • Mentorship plan with individual/team development goals

    • Provide workshops or training on design thinking and human-centered design approaches.

    • Workshop materials and post-workshop evaluation

    • Help in building an internal design culture that promotes creativity and collaboration.

    • Internal design culture strategy and progress tracking report

    • Foster leadership skills in design managers and team members.

    • Leadership development plan

    • Facilitate cross-team knowledge-sharing to align company-wide design goals.

    • Knowledge-sharing platform and best practice documentation