Scotsman Guide

When I was first hired, the company was at a crossroads. The brand has always had strong industry support, but was largely stuck in the past. With print journalism in decline and a website that, as late as 2017, was not mobile friendly, it was time for a major change.

Since then I've seen the company flourish. Diversifying its business model beyond the core product of the magazine, and embracing a variety of digital revenue streams. The new website marked the beginning of a renaissance in the business as a whole.

While it breaks from conventional wisdom, I often find it easiest to dive directly into code when sketching out an idea for an interface. A good design system has consistent rules and I like the logic of setting those rules through CSS.

I worked alongside a dedicated UI Designer during this process, and was able to carve out an intermediary role where I would prepare front end prototypes for the development team to use as a starting point, and recreate my prototypes in Sketch to allow the UI designer an easy way to make edits and communicate changes to an existing style.

In my free time, music production is one of my main creative outlets, and I'm always excited to get to use that skill set at work. Recently I've been tasked with cleaning up the source audio on interview videos uploaded to the company Youtube channel.

Understandably most mortgage industry professionals don't have access to studio quality recording equipment at home, but with over a decade of experience producing music and a minor in audio technology, I enjoy the challenge of getting the most out of any source material.