Welcome

Thank you for coming. I am a design leader with over 30 years of experience crafting creative solutions for a wide array of industries. Let’s talk, and find out what I can do for you.

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Who I am

I love design. I find joy in bringing creativity to bear on complex problems, whether solo on a program or directing a team. Having worked in both consulting for the first half of my career and in corporate settings in the latter has given me many fantastic project opportunities in many product categories.

You will find that this unique, broad set of experiences makes my work more efficient and well informed, which will bring incredible value to your team.

Most importantly, I am a partner. Development is a team sport and no one discipline owns a project. Business success comes from great collaboration and communication skills, and the understanding that people ultimately bring success to a program.

Samples

  • Smart Range

  • Kenmore PRO User Experience

  • Best Selling Vacuum

  • Kenmore Elite Design Language

  • Craftsman Tractor

  • OXO Silicon Colander

  • Simple Select Dispenser

  • Working with an Award Winning Team

Services

What can tss do for you?

Consulting

Your organization has grown and its getting harder and harder to manage. Annual reviews, promotions, raises, personnel planning- its a lot for a designer turned leader. Or, perhaps your team has been downsized and you need to figure out how to do more with less. Maybe you need some tools to better engage with leadership, or the marketing team.

Let’s work together and build a way to tackle your biggest challenges.

Strategy

Design teams need to know their company’s strategy. And so do those very same companies. Its not enough to just talk about developing a long term strategy, its a hands on process that requires thoughtful input based on social, economic, and technological trends. There is no crystal ball with magic answers, but having a direction is far more powerful than none at all.

Let’s build your future scope.

Innovation

You need to move the needle. Come up with something different, previously unseen. Or you need a marked improvement on something your company already does.

Let’s dive deeper into your user and their needs.

Coaching

Your team needs some upskilling in business practices. And while you may know the solutions, its just not sinking in. Bring me in! An outside perspective can help your team see things differently.

Let’s discuss how coaching can turn a page for your team.

Design Services

Sometimes you just need some additional project support. A fresh set of eyes. A few sketches, or help with some CAD. Maybe a concept or two. You want to keep it simple; a Service for Fee model. Great!

Let’s get creating.

User Experience/User Interface Design

You need a digital interface on your physical object, and the two need to make sense. Or you need some App control of a connected device. Maybe you have an app idea you need designed. I can create all of the graphics assets needed, build the libary, and deliver a shared component folder for your developers to utilize.

Let’s design a prototype.

Contact us

tony@tony-shoe-studios.com
(412) 973-3437


Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA