Open to Design Leadership Roles · Previously: Product Design Lead at Alight Solutions
I lead design teams & build the systems that let quality scale.
For six years, I led design systems at Alight Solutions, bringing Design, Product, and Engineering together across a platform serving 36M+ people. My background spans enterprise product design, brand, and marketing for companies including Whirlpool, Maytag, and Amana.
PLATFORM REACH
36M+
global users
70%
of the Fortune 100 as clients
LEADERSHIP IMPACT
40%
less design rework by settling fidelity at intake
35%
design team capacity reclaimed
60%
lower maintenance by building composites from core primitives
FEATURED PROJECT
Alight Worklife
Operationalizing system infrastructure for 36M+ users.
Built the design system, component library and governance model for Alight's platform, enabling consistent experiences across a complex enterprise product suite.
PLATFORM & BRAND
Drift Detection
Automating Design System Governance.
Moving from manual intake to automated workflows, Slack review triggers, and cross-platform drift detection.
PLATFORM & BRAND
Whirlpool
Adapting software systems to hardware touchpoints.
Architected a custom UI system for an 8-foot touchscreen, adapting digital design language for interactive physical environments.
I build the system behind the system.
Design systems are as much about people, governance and adoption as they are components.
" Russell didn’t just join a team; he built one. "
Mike Altier
Executive Creative Director · Former manager
I love collaborating,
so go on. Reach out.
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