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“One of the few designers that I trust completely”

8 Years of
Product Design

Hi 👋 I'm Cody. I design products that work for real people, without dark patterns, without cheap tricks, and without compromising on craft.

My work ethic is deeply influenced by my blue-collar, modest upbringing in rural Arizona. When not working, I like to mentor junior designers, sit zazen meditation, talk all-things-product with my fiancé, and read fiction.

Previously, Product Designer @ Marco Polo & Concepts. Before that, UX Designer (Growth) @ MailerLite & Connecting Families New York.
Even further back, professional inline skater.

2024 / tablet app

Fixing the Pricing Experience at
Concepts

Concepts App had a pricing structure within the product that was creating confusion and friction for users. As the sole designer, I led a full redesign of the in-product pricing architecture and experience — simplifying the tier logic, clarifying value props, and shipping a cleaner, more conversion-focused flow.

Role: Sole product designer
produced at: Concepts App
2025 / mobile app

Solving the Cold
Start Problem at
Marco Polo

When iOS 18 introduced granular contact permissions, more users were landing on an empty Marco Polo home screen with no clear path to their first conversation. I designed a privacy-respecting interstitial flow using iOS's native contact picker — letting users invite a single person without granting app permissions. To validate the interaction patterns quickly, I used Claude Code to prototype directly in the production codebase, collapsing the design-to-development cycle from weeks to days and speeding up engineering handoff significantly.

Role: product designer
produced at: Marco Polo

“Cody brought a fresh perspective to user experience challenges, consistently generating innovative ideas for user engagement and growth. His creative problem-solving approach helped us explore new possibilities we might not have considered otherwise. He has a knack for understanding both user needs and business objectives, which made his contributions particularly valuable."

Andrew Thomas
Growth Product Manager @ Marco Polo

Recent years

Product Designer

Marco Polo - 2025

Applied growth design and AI workflows to solve user acquisition challenges for video messaging platform.

Product Designer

Concepts - 2023

Established growth design function for award-winning iPad app, implementing PLG strategies and reverse trial systems.

UX Designer (Growth)

MailerLite - 2021

Used UX research techniques to generate and implement sustainable growth habits across multiple products and websites.

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Brand & Marketing

I got my start in marketing and visual design. These skills give me a leg up on understanding how product, marketing, and design all need to work together to create truly great products. I'm uniquely positioned to apply my design skillset to business growth.

Certifications

Continous learning is an obsession for me. I am Google UX Certified, am currently enrolled in the Reforge Growth Series, and recently completed the Growth Design School, a cohort started by some of the best design minds in PLG.

Design Leadership

In my spare time, I mentor junior designers in how to grow their practice through designing for business value. I am passionate about building processes, establishing product design principles, and providing clarity to everything design touches.

Looking for a founding designer? Email me!

Reviews

"Cody's ability to wear many hats and versatile background and skills made him an essential Swiss Army knife on our team. Cody is super thorough in his communication and makes sure to explain the value and reasoning behind growth design decisions and how to put customers at the core of everything we do and say. He is one of the few designers that I trust completely."

Annelise Sandberg
Head of Product @ Concepts

“Cody's quality design work speaks for itself, but what is truly impressive is his ability to use data and testing to design for the end user. He has great design instincts, while still always being open to exploring new solutions.”

Jonas Fischer

marcom @ 1000 email ideas

“Cody's technical and creative skills were invaluable during our collaboration on MailerSend and MailerCheck, where we worked together for 2+ years, providing usable and polished designs for our products.”

Agathe Brusset

pm @ mailersend

“Usability, performance and sustainability are only a few of the concerns Cody brings to the table when solving design problems. His outstanding communication skills make working with Cody stress-free.”

Ramon Quero

Designer @ MailerLite

Interested in working together on a product design project?

I am currently searching for a new long-term role with a small, scrappy team. Every company has problems. I simply want to find a problem I can help solve and learn from, with a team I enjoy being around. That’s it.

Sound like your team? I would love to hear from you.