Outcomes-first design leader with 20+ years in US and global regulated healthcare.
Open to Design Manager, Principal Designer and IC roles, full time or on contract.
Work shipped for
Results
What the work did, in numbers.
The first five are from my years leading product design at IPG Health, 2020 to 2025, and the last from my consulting years. The three website results compare each site’s first 30 days with the version it replaced; clients shared only these top-line figures.
Selected work
Four products conceived, designed and shipped alone in 2026.
Zamborin GamesShort, clever web games for every age, built to run on any screen, travel to the major game portals, and earn their keep.Case study
ZynkexZynkex is a strategic deliberation system: a structured conversation that ends in two documents you can act on.Case study
CascadeCascade is the control surface for an algorithmic trading system that runs unattended, with real money at stake.Case study
TokenStylesTokenStyles is a browser-based token editor: tune a theme on a live page, then export production-ready tokens in ten formats.Case studyBig-pharma product depth, plus an AI-first builder who ships solo.
I’ve led a team of fifteen, and since February I’ve been hands-on again, leading the design on two launches. I’m as glad to lead the work as to lead the team.
I still build things with my own hands. In 2026 I conceived, designed and shipped four AI-first products entirely on my own, from the positioning through to the production code, with AI as my whole engineering team. These aren’t mock-ups. Three are live for anyone to use, and the fourth, Cascade, is the console for my own trading bot.
For a healthtech or life-sciences team, that’s a rare combination. I know first-hand how pharma actually buys, launches and gets things approved, and I can design and ship the product itself at AI speed. Most people offer one of those. I bring both.
Trusted with
Decisions, rather than a list of tools.
Naming the number
Getting everyone to commit to the metric before anyone opens a design tool, including what we do if we miss it. Most projects skip this and pay for it later.
Regulated healthcare
MLR review, claims and ISI handling, Veeva CLM and CRM, HCP versus patient audiences. Twenty years of shipping work that has to survive legal, medical and regulatory sign-off.
Leading designers
Fifteen designers across three pods, against 55–65 live initiatives. Hiring, aiming to lift every junior designer a level in as few as two cycles, and defending craft when the delivery pressure says not to.
AI product design
Designing for models that are probabilistic, occasionally wrong, and improving underneath you, including where that meets regulated claims.
Saying when it missed
Measuring against the number we committed to, and reporting it straight when we fell short. Teams that can’t do this never find out what actually works.
Recommendations
In their words.
“He helped me build confidence in owning my projects and speaking up in meetings, and he always advocated for me when I needed it. … His support played a major role in my promotion to mid-level Product Designer.”
“He gives direct and useful feedback which has helped me grow as a product designer. … I would be happy to work with him again on any digital design team and wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone looking for a design manager to build a team.”
“Indy is a standout talent: calm under pressure, patient with people, and decisive when it matters most. … His ability to quickly grasp complex technologies, systems, and processes, and translate them into elegant, impactful design solutions, set a high bar for excellence.”
“He is a vocal and tireless champion of design excellence, usability, and accessibility, always pushing teams to think beyond just aesthetics and focus on real, inclusive user experiences. … He has a natural ability to influence teams, elevate design standards, and strongly advocate for users, especially those who are often overlooked.”
Experience · 2000 to present
Two decades in regulated healthcare.
Publicis N.A. (Digitas Health)
2026–present · New York
Contract Lead Product Designer
- Lead Product Designer on Rinvoq, an AbbVie brand, for a new indication launch.
- CRM programmes for a GLP-1 launch at Novo Nordisk.
Independent · AI-first products
2026–present · Remote
Solo founder · Product design and build
- Conceived, designed and released four 0→1 products alone, alongside client work: Zamborin Games, Zynkex, Cascade and TokenStyles.
- Built with AI as the entire engineering capability: no team, no engineering hires, no handoffs. Product design skill and AI were the whole stack.
IPG Health
2020–2025 · New York
Product Design Lead, then Associate Director, Product Design from 2023
- Grew the product design team from one pod of four designers to fifteen in three pods, across 55–65 concurrent initiatives for global pharmaceutical brands.
- Built and scaled design systems and workflow frameworks across enterprise ecosystems, improving consistency and delivery speed.
Independent consultant · agency engagements
2012–2020 · New York
Product Design, UX/UI, CRM, Experience Design
- Agencies including J. Walter Thompson, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness, DDB and Havas Health Plus.
- Brands and clients including Pfizer, GSK, AstraZeneca, Sanofi, AbbVie and Google.
IPG Health · Area 23 and NeON
2008–2012 · New York
VP, Group Art Supervisor · Group Art Supervisor
Unit 7 (Omnicom) · Wunderman
2000–2007 · New York
Art Supervisor · Senior Art Director
Syracuse University
MFA, Advertising Design · Syracuse, New York
Directorate of Art
BFA, Advertising Design · Mumbai, India
Contact
Open to Design Manager, Principal and Staff Product Designer roles in healthtech and life sciences, full time or on contract.
Based in New York. Open to remote, hybrid and on-site roles. Available at short notice.