Hello!

I'm a doer. A maker. A listener. A storyteller.

Above all, I’m a solution-focused designer who believes the best work happens in genuine partnership.

For over 20 years I've worked alongside clients and colleagues to create experiences that transform businesses, processes, and the people who use them. This is the work I’m most excited about.

Skillset, industries, technologies, select clients and awards are below.

"One of Gary’s greatest strengths is his ability to listen and respond to the client in a way that helps build trust throughout the project."

— Max Brettler, Design Strategist, design team member

    • UX/UI Design

    • Facilitation & Workshops

    • Prototyping & Interaction Design

    • Information Architecture

    • User Research & Usability Testing

    • AI-Assisted Design

    • Creative Direction

    • Visual Design

    • Brand & Identity Design

    • Design Systems

    • Content Strategy

    • Copywriting

    • Community Strategy & Engagement

    • Event Design & Production

    • Photography

    • Video Production & Editing

    • Screen Printing

    • Radio Broadcasting & Production

    • Aerospace & Manufacturing

    • Education

    • Financial Services & Banking

    • Food & Beverage

    • Forestry & Wood Products

    • Government & Public Sector

    • Healthcare

    • Logistics

    • Media & Publishing

    • Non-Profit

    • Professional Services

    • Technology & Computing

    • Telecom

    • Travel & Leisure

    • Figma

    • FigJam

    • Figma Make

    • Adobe Creative Cloud

    • AI-Assisted: Claude & Microsoft Copilot

    • Microsoft 365

    • Miro

    • Jira

    • HTML, CSS & JavaScript

    • React & Next.js

    • WordPress

    • Squarespace

Select clients

Internal Slalom Award, 2025 Q4

“Gary is a designer who transforms customer experience into meaningful digital reality.

Beyond his technical aptitude, Gary is extremely adaptable, collaborative, is client focused, and is calm under immense pressure.

He is solution oriented and can be relied on to lead difficult situations and shift energy towards creative solutions.”

— Jila Javdani, President, West Coast Region, Slalom

Awards

Slalom Summit ‘Freestyle’

Culture Crew Recognition: Slalom Culture Curator

2025

Slalom Summit ‘Innovation’

Outstanding Team Award: State of Idaho Judicial Branch

2023

Slalom Summit ‘Partners for Good’

2021

Achievement award: Movember Campaigns 2011-2021

WMA

2009

McKesson corporate website

Davey

Microsoft Pro Photography, community website

2008

W3 ‘Gold Award’

Microsoft: Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe website

2006

Boeing: 787 Dreamliner website

Adobe ‘Site of the Day’

2005

Boeing: 787 Dreamliner website

Webby ‘Honoree’

2005

PRINT Magazine ‘Certificate of Excellence’

2000

Regional Design Annual: Zeitgeist Coffee Logo