Streamline your design and strategy processes, de-risk your decision-making, and enable your team’s growth.
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My Services
I assist organizations and leaders in developing user-centered products and high-impact teams by combining UX strategy, service design, and customer experience principles.
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Focus: Idea validation, MVP design, product-market fit, early UX strategy.
Are you an early-stage company trying to validate ideas?
I help early-stage startups and founders validate ideas, refine product-market fit, and build user-centered products from the ground up. With expertise in UX strategy, service design, and product development, I guide teams through research-driven decision-making, ensuring their MVP meets real user needs. Through hands-on consulting, workshops, and advisory services, I help startups create intuitive, scalable experiences that set them up for long-term success.
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Focus: UX maturity, scaling design teams, improving user retention, refining product strategy.
I help scaling startups build strong UX foundations, optimize customer experiences, and refine their product strategy for sustainable growth. With experience in service design, CX, and team development, I work with founders and product leaders to integrate user-centered design into their roadmap. Through strategic consulting, UX audits, and workshops, I help startups scale their design capabilities, improve retention, and drive business impact.
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Focus: CX optimization, service design at scale, cross-functional collaboration, design leadership.
I help late-stage startups and growth-stage companies refine their customer experience strategy, optimize service design, and align cross-functional teams to drive long-term success. With deep expertise in UX leadership, customer research, and operationalizing design at scale, I work with founders and executives to integrate customer experience into business strategy. Through executive advising, design ops consulting, and CX workshops, I help companies strengthen their competitive edge and create seamless, high-impact user experiences.
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Focus: CX integration in digital transformation, modernizing legacy systems, cross-functional alignment, service delivery optimization.
I help large enterprises integrate customer experience, service design, and human-centered practices into their digital transformation efforts. With expertise in UX strategy, CX research, and organizational change, I guide businesses in aligning technology, operations, and customer needs to drive meaningful innovation. Through consulting, strategic workshops, and cross-functional collaboration, I help enterprises modernize legacy systems, streamline service delivery, and build user-first digital experiences that support long-term business success.
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Focus: Improving accessibility, optimizing service delivery, stakeholder engagement, digital and in-person experience design.
I help non-profits and mission-driven organizations design impactful, user-centered services that improve accessibility, engagement, and operational efficiency. With a background in service design, UX strategy, and customer experience, I work with organizations to streamline their digital and in-person touchpoints, ensuring they effectively reach and support the communities they serve. Through research-driven consulting, design workshops, and process optimization, I help non-profits create more intuitive, inclusive, and scalable service experiences.
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Are you an early-to-mid-stage team needing to enhance and scale your user-centered product development capabilities?
I can help build and manage a UX team, improving the function's overall effectiveness and guiding individuals in their careers.
Albert Dooley
“Nick demonstrated exceptional dedication and insight. His approach to understanding our customer base was thorough and multifaceted, involving surveys, interviews, and user sessions. This comprehensive method not only enhanced our team's understanding of our audience but also pinpointed crucial areas for improvement in our user interface, screen flows, and terminology.”
Renard Ritchie
“Nick is highly organized, coming up with new and innovative ideas, and able to push any work to the next level. He has a deep understanding of UX, and I would not hesitate to work with him again. He would be valuable to any organization.”
Jeffrey James
“Nick is one of those rare people whose impressive technical expertise is somehow eclipsed by his friendly and approachable demeanor. Through our continued interactions over the past year, Nick proved again and again that he's not only the expert you need to solve complex design challenges, but also a consummate professional who is dedicated to the success of the team.”
I love navigating imperfection.
The most innovative answers often emerge from the most unexpected places. Nick & Scratch is your partner in developing solutions that address complex and often ill-defined problems.
Companies I’ve Worked With