Scott’s been outstanding at juggling both the execution of an individual contributor and the strategic responsibilities of a manager—to name just a few of his project contributions this quarter, he’s worked on DEI Intelligence, Recruiting Redesign, Foundational Research, Chat, and Office Hours for both the US and APJ/Mauritius teams. That in and of itself is impressive, but when you consider that he’s been working as a leader of a discipline new to Ceridian and all the communication, planning, and process problems that brings with it while also being a key part of recruiting and on boarding as we doubled his team

Scott is a true genius of a designer, particularly in the ideation phase a of a project…He works extremely well with stakeholders and other designers and is very successful at bringing engineering, product, and the business along through the design process. He’s great at not only revealing effective project strategies but creating and executing a plan to bring the idea to market. Scott has a very strong drive for self-improvement, takes (and indeed, solicits) feedback continuously…should he decide to move into people management, Scott possesses all the hallmarks of an effective, empathetic, and inspiring leader.

…Starting with the number of projects shipped and either in the hands of devs or customers is incredible… The work you have done for the roadmap really helps keep the full cross-functional team aligned and ensures we are all headed in the same direction. The project planning template has allowed both Sr and JR designers to get a better sense of how to break down their work and plan a whole project… The product team really relies on you and the team to ensure we are getting the most out of the time we have with our customers, while also being sure the customers gain value…

Your ability to lead a team has evolved beyond my expectations. Your team has received amazing mentorship from you and have each shown growth under your lead… Your ability to break down projects with your product and technology partners has been great to watch! …Your ability to jump on new projects and take on complex initiatives is always refreshing. You are able to compartmentalize and work on many different areas…Ensuring decisions are made with the end users interest at heart is so important and I love watching you feel comfortable pushing back on your stakeholders to look out for the users…Keeping the research team involved is critical to our success and you do a great job making them feel like part of the team…You are doing a great job helping the designers around you grow and succeed. 

I’ve had the opportunity to work both along side Scott at a boutique agency, and as his manager at Avex. Over the years his skills have grown from a talented graphic designer into a user-experience and product design expert. It is rare to find a designer that has an amazing design sense, as well as extremely thoughtful UX skills. Scott is that rare combination. He truly cares about the outcome of the product and the people who will be using it. Scott continues to master his skill set while also teaching young designers and giving back to the design community.