Hello. I’m Nathan, a design-first product leader who believes design, strategy, and thoughtful product work are what really move the needle.

My background spans mobile, UX, visual design, motion, prototyping, and more, grounded by two decades of industry work. I care deeply about useful, beautiful products and the teams and culture behind them.

This winter, I took a step back to focus on a personal project (a multi-day art event) and develop sustainable living in my home. I’ll be open to IC and leadership roles from August 2025.

Values

Useful

Design must solve a real problem and create tangible value for the person using it.

Considered

Every detail from hierarchy to motion should exist for a reason and respect the context it lives in.

Beautiful

Clarity, balance, and rhythm make a product feel effortless and human, not just visually appealing.

Well made

Quality comes from craft and care. The small decisions that make a product worth trusting.

career

Plaza Finance Principle Designer

2024 – New York Remote

A design system the devs love.

Building off an existing open source component system, I created a system loved by devs, designers, and the business side (we shipped fast!)

True zero to one design.

I led the design vision of the organization from concept to execution, aligning branding, marketing, and product with business goals to create a cohesive and scalable product.

Hit the launch button in a Plaza.

We launched the product to test-net in Victoria Square, Montreal during a team off-site. “We launched Plaza from the Plaza”.

Vidos.ID Head of Product & Design

2023-2024 – Scotland Remote

All-hands roadmap jam

Together with the CEO and CTO, we roadmapped the release of enterprise-ready services that enable you to verify, validate, and connect with digital credentials from any source, anywhere in the world.

Visual tools for an invisible product.

Through many rounds of iteration, I transformed complex credential verification processes into clear, user-friendly interfaces that built trust and transparency.

Shaped early-stage identity protocols.

I helped bridge the gap between emerging technical standards and the practical needs of developers, creating tools that made it easier to adopt and experiment with new technologies.

Mailchain Head of Product & Design

2022-2024 – England Remote

From protocol to product.

I designed Mailchain from the ground up as a Web3 email platform where identity and anonymity could coexist. Every detail from interface to brand was crafted to make wallet-to-wallet communication feel personal, trustworthy, and human.

Making Web3 feel like the web.

Onboarding and wallet connection flows were reimagined to guide users through complex ideas like keys, addresses, and encryption without breaking clarity or confidence. Each screen teaches through design, making connecting a wallet less scary.

Spotlight on the ecosystem

The Spotlight feature introduces the wider Web3 network inside the inbox, surfacing integrations with Tezos, Lens, ENS, and NEAR. When no message is selected, users see partners and discover what’s possible turning downtime into discovery.

Coinberry​ Head of Product & Design

2021-2022 – Toronto Remote

Compliance by design.

I led the design work that helped Coinberry become Canada’s second OSC-regulated crypto exchange. Product flows, visuals, and messaging were rethought to meet regulatory standards while keeping the experience simple and approachable.

A unified experience across web and mobile

Redesigned the full platform from web to native apps to create a consistent, modern experience for onboarding, trading, and account management.

Roadmaps, workshops, and momentum.

Ran road-mapping jams and guided a cross-functional team of product managers and designers, aligning vision and execution to ship faster and smarter.

Blockstream Lead Designer, Wallets

2020-2021 – Victoria Hybrid / Remote

Security, usability, and open source aligned.

As Lead Product Designer on Blockstream Green, design decisions balanced user trust with technical depth making multisig, hardware wallet, and Bitcoin & Liquid asset management accessible to both new and advanced users.

Designing for the full stack

From native and desktop apps to the Jade hardware interface, every touchpoint was unified around clarity and control, turning complex self-custody workflows into clear, consistent experiences.

Building products and the process.

Partnered closely with TPMs and developers to plan and run sprint cycles, refine flows in real time, and evolve the wallet alongside the broader Blockstream ecosystem including the Mining Note platform and Liquid.net.

Work

To be replaced with my additional work

Helping teams  innovate.

Coinberry
Acquired in 2022 by Wonder.fi

Coinberry – 2021

Blockstream
$210 million Series B @ $3.2B

Blockstream – 2020

Bitcoin Open Design Group

Independent – 2020

Blackpress.ca
Used.ca
StarAdvertiser.com
SoundPublishing.com
Black Press Media – 2020

Used.ca  

Black Press Media – 2019

Hearts & Science

OneNet Inc – 2018

XBox Sea of Thieves AR Launch

OneNet Inc – 2018

Ebillity

OneNet Inc – 2017

Lenovo

OneNet Inc – 2015

Kick-starting Startups.

Hiive Markets

Independent – 2021

Adventu Financial

Independent – 2018

Warp Academy

Independent – 2018

HyperScience
$10.9m Series A

OneNet Inc – 2018

Kin Ecosystem

OneNet Inc – 2017

Kik Messenger

OneNet Inc – 2017

Solidus Ecommerce
Acquired by Juul after release

OneNet Inc – 2016

Trustpipe Security
Acquired by EvengX after release

OneNet Inc – 2016