About Norm

Hiya, I’m Norm! I am currently working as a principal product designer at Achieve, a personal finance company. I have 10+ years of design experience and I’m currently based in Dallas, Texas.

I love nerding out with design, especially those serendipitous moments of evening inspiration hit and I’m off to trying those ideas out.

My professional passion is in systems based, collaborative design work. The success of a cohesive, collaborative team is greater and feel even more worth celebrating than that of the individual. I also enjoy mentoring and helping other designers in developing their careers, skills, or anything else that makes them better human beings.

I’ve worked as a front end engineer, business analyst, product owner, design manager, and now product designer. My journey makes me the one who can understand and speak the language of all my product team members, and I like to think I make my teams stronger because of it.

On a personal note

In my spare time, I really enjoy fitness and just movement in general. There’s something I find gratifying about physical labor and pushing yourself.

I’m also a decent cook with the world’s best nachos recipe*, a husband to my partner Jen, a photographer, a dog lover, and a global traveler. I could talk about travel with you all day long.

My favorite places at the moment include

  • Mexico City, Mexico

  • Budapest, Hungary

  • Berlin, Germany

  • Porto, Portugal

  • Ko’olina, Oahu

I’ve lived all over the US with over a decade in the Washington DC area. I currently reside in Dallas, Texas.

*Still waiting for the Michelin Guide to recognize this fact