With a BFA in Graphic Design from West Virginia University and a Masters in Interaction Design from Carnegie Mellon, Jack has been designing web, desktop, and mobile applications for over 15 years. He has worked in both research and industry environments and has been teaching design part-time for nearly a decade at WVU. As Manager of Design at Inmedius, a Boeing Company, Jack directs a small team of interaction designers performing everything from initial user research and product conceptualization to front-end implementation and testing.

Jack has designed software tools for Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Shell, DaimlerChrysler, Eaton, and many organizations within the U.S. military, including Joint Service Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Naval Reactors, and NCIS. He is the author of Bridging UX and Web Development and has spoken at conferences and led workshops to teach designers how to integrate with their development teams and participate in implementation. He co-founded IxDA Pittsburgh and writes about design on designaday.tumblr.com.