What people are saying
“Neil’s earnest approach to management and partnership was a key ingredient to his success.”
Manager | Design Director | Google
“I worked with Neil on the YouTube Ads team, and I greatly appreciated both his people management and product design leadership. His earnest approach to management and partnership was a key ingredient to his success as he led the UX team to take nascent concepts and turn them into real products that delivered value at scale, contributing to the impressive growth of the YouTube Ads business year over year. These concepts and products were always a highlight whenever I had the opportunity to talk about and present his work.”
Paolo Malabuyo | My Manager & Design Director | Google
“I have worked with Neil for 5 years as his manager at Google. He is a strong UX manager, who has built and led a team successfully in a complex emerging product area developing Generative AI tools for creating video ads for YouTube. He built and shaped the team from scratch getting the best out of a diverse set of Motion designers and Interaction designers.”
Tom Broxton | My Manager & Design Director | Google
“Neil transitioned the design organization post the departure of a previous leader, stepped into an expanded managerial capacity and built trust by establishing strong cross-functional relationships with engineering, product, marketing and creative brand organizations.”
Heather Gordon Friedland | My Manager & Chief Product Officer | Glassdoor
“Neil materially influenced our strategy, allowing for on-brand video creation at scale.”
Reto Strobl | Director of Engineering | YouTube Ads
“Neil was essential in developing the roadmap and strategy for the initial process. This involved aligning business goals with executive leadership, leading a team of researchers, ux designers, and motion designers, and managing relationships with cross-functional and cross-team stakeholders. He has shaped ads principles and rubrics that helped launch unprecedented work that required complex alignment and education.”
Kris Wong | Direct Report | Motion Designer | Google
“I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with Neil for 5+ years. Throughout this time, he consistently demonstrated his ability to successfully lead UX teams from concept to launch, tackling challenges with strategic insight and unwavering dedication.
As a strategic leader, Neil excels in solving highly complex and ambiguous problems within ambitious timelines. His extensive experience in technology, paired with his expertise in user-centered design and design craft, has played a pivotal role in our teams’ success.
Neil has also proven himself as an inspiring and effective manager, skilled at building, mentoring, and cultivating high-performing UX teams. His track record of hiring exceptional talent and fostering their growth underscores this.”
Holl Liou | Peer | UX Manager | Google
“Neil is a strong, giving designer and a natural teacher - I learned a lot from him during our time together at Yahoo!. He brings the kind of leadership experience that would be invaluable to any organization. He's a builder and a tinkerer - something I prize above few other things in a sea of designers that are one, done and moved on.”
Randall Morris | Peer | UX Designer | Yahoo! Sports
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