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Experience

Professional Summary

Paul is a seasoned creative executive and leader who turns strategy, design, and emerging tech into business results. With 30 years at the crossroads of creativity and commerce, he’s helped Fortune 500s transform at scale, led a high-growth automotive startup to a successful exit, and pioneered early moves in e-commerce before it was mainstream. You’ve probably seen his work on national TV, Apple’s WWDC stage, or even during Super Bowl 58. Trusted by brands like Forrester, L2 Gartner, and global orgs, Paul is a speaker, coach, and advisor who helps people and companies lead what’s next, with confidence, culture, and craft.

At The Home Depot, Paul played a key role in modernizing the "phy-gital" customer experience and scaling digital innovation—work that fueled $3B+ of incremental revenue and earned industry recognition for the #1 mobile app in retail. As a Certified Scrum Master and Product Owner, he’s led design and product orgs through change and complexity, always with a bias for clarity, creativity, and outcomes over noise.

As Vice President of Customer Experience at Big Green Egg, the world’s leading manufacturer of ceramic kamado-style cookers, he leads design, creative, engineering, program management, and customer service to shape and elevate the customer journey across every touchpoint. He focuses on building interconnected experiences that put customers first, upholds brand promises, pursues excellence at each interaction, and creates lasting emotional connections.

Paul is a founding cohort member of Punks & Pinstripes -- a private network of transformation executives. Find them at punksandpinstripes.com.

Key Capabilities

Executive Leadership  Creative Direction  User Experience Design   User Interface Design  Design Thinking  Product Development Strategy   GenerativeAI   ChatGPT   Claude   Firefly Magnific AI Branding   E-commerce   Visual Design  Information Architecture   Digital Production   Design Leadership Business Development  Business & Financial Acumen  Sales Strategies Team Leadership  Management   Emotional Intelligence   Coaching   Development  Presentations + Public Speaking       

Work Experience

2025-Present

Big Green Egg

VP, Customer Experience

2024-Present

KICK Consultancy, LLC

Founder, Chief Problem Solver

2022 - 2024

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)

Vice President, SCADpro

2021 - 2022

Fair (acquired by Shift)

Vice President, Design & Product Development

2017 - 2020

The Home Depot

Director, Online User Experience

2016 - 2017

Barclays Investment Bank

VP Creative + Global Head of User Experience

2014 - 2016

Dressbarn

Senior Director, Design + User Experience

2013 - 2014

Viacom

Senior Director, Digital

2009 - 2013

Avon

Creative Director, North American Online Division

2003 - 2009

Bloomingdale's

Senior Online Art Director

Education

Drew University

BA Art History

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