Hi, I'm Simon
I'm a Staff Product Designer working on AI and developer platforms at IBM. I turn complex systems into clear, usable, and durable products. I'm experienced across OSS, startups, and enterprise.
Staff Product DesignerAcquired | IBM | '25 - Now2025 – Now |
Staff Product DesignerPromoted | DataStax | '24 - '252024 – 2025 |
Product Design ManagerPromoted | DataStax | '23 - '242023 – 2024 |
Senior Product Designer | DataStax | '23 - '242023 – 2024 |
Ways of Working
- End-to-end: problem framing through shipped UI
- Strong in ambiguous, zero-to-one spaces
- Strong product intuition. I make calls and keep momentum without waiting on perfect inputs or PM coverage
- Systems-minded, human-centered. Clarity, hierarchy, intent over novelty
- Partner tightly with engineering, often in code or prototypes
- Flexible on process and tools. I'll use what works and drop what doesn't
- Focused on developer tools and agentic systems where UX shapes what's possible
Outside of Work
Outside of product design, I'm a parent, husband, runner, musician, and D&D player.
I spend a lot of time thinking about creativity, constraint, and sustainability. I make music that blends ambient, electronic, and guitar-driven textures, and I'm interested in long-term lifestyle design, balancing ambition with family, health, and creative output.
