• "Eli is a one-of-a-kind Product Designer and human! Throughout our experience working together, I was consistently impressed by his profound insights, curious mindset and exemplary work ethic. He effortlessly combines his deeply empathetic design process with a refined sense for aesthetics and clarity. As a teammate - he was punctual, accountable, and an absolute pleasure to collaborate with. I would highly recommend Eli to any organization seeking a gifted Product Designer."

    Justin Baughn, Senior Product Designer

  • "I had the privilege of working closely with Eli on a high visibility project at Vacasa that had the potential to save the company $20M annually. With such a large project, we of course had many stakeholders with many different viewpoints. Eli did not shy away from the challenge and continually championed the best experience for the primary users. He was a joy to work with across the entire product lifecycle – from early interviews and focus groups to building a prototype to following up with post-launch interviews and surveys. He is gifted in his ability to connect with users, drawing out valuable insights and fully understanding their pain points. He also creates the most beautiful designs! Whoever gets Eli as a design partner next is incredibly lucky."

    McKayla P. Smith, Product Manager

  • "I had the opportunity to work closely with Eli on multiple projects over the course of almost a year. Eli is an incredibly dedicated and talented designer. I was consistently impressed with his methodical yet fresh approach. He is a master of curiosity which makes him great at conducting his own research. He also just pours his big heart and soul into everything he does. His natural ability to connect with the user results in designs that check all of the boxes in a magical way. It was a pleasure working with Eli and I hope I get the chance to work with him again in the future."

    Malora McIntosh, Lead UX Researcher

  • "I had the pleasure of taking part in hiring Eli at Vacasa. He was selected for the role because of his unmistakable talent and enthusiasm for product design. It instantly became clear upon joining us that we made the right decision. Just as is the case with many of the best designers I've worked with, Eli has had a unique and inspiring professional journey. He draws from a diverse background that has provided him both the hard and soft skills needed to drive meaningful impact. As a professional, his relentless pursuit of excellence is second to none and truly contagious. On a personal level, he's warm and genuinely fun to be around. In short, he's exactly the type of person you want to work with. I would highly recommend him to any organization that's ready to level up."

    Dan Rattigan, Lead Product Designer

  • "I had the pleasure of working with Eli for a year-and-a-half. I’ve collaborated with many designers over 20 years at several organizations. As such, I know Eli is an ideal partner to an engineering team. He worked tirelessly to ensure we had exactly the specifications needed to execute quickly and confidently against his designs. Even when busy, he opened up his schedule to allow for and patiently answer any questions that arose during development. And although he performed more user research than any other designer I’ve worked with, Eli didn’t treat his designs as “precious.” He was flexible, reasonable and friendly when we offered feedback about a design element that might not warrant the engineering effort. I really appreciated that. I will miss his dedication and easy laugh and count fortunate those who work with him in the future."

    Jason Abbott, Software Engineering Manager

  • "I've had the pleasure of working with Eli at Vacasa for almost 2 years. Prior to my promotion as a Director of Product Design I had the honor of piloting a mentorship program in our department when he was first hired. Despite being new to the corporate UX world, Eli was able to navigate often challenging environments with constantly shifting objectives, competing stakeholders and moving timelines. Through it all, Eli was able to jump in and delivery designs on time. Eli is an absolute force to be reckoned with. He's fast, communicative, and very invested in ensuring business value to design solutions and user research. All in all, Eli is a rock star and any organization would be lucky to have him. He'll be sorely missed on our team."

    Rachel Tate-Wong, Head of Product Design

  • "Eli has been a designer on my team for the last year. I’m always impressed with Eli’s designs. He has amazing attention to detail and very high standards, yet he always remains pragmatic and understanding of technical constraints. He’s a great communicator and is very easy to work with. Furthermore, Eli is a great presence in the team, he’s so funny and the passion he has for the products he works on is obvious. I will miss working with Eli, it has been a pleasure, and I know he would be a great asset to any company."

    Jack Holmes, Senior Software Engineer

  • "Eli is the most talented design partner I’ve worked with during my 6 years in Product. Although hired for an associate role, he was quickly promoted to Product Designer and consistently performs at an advanced level. Eli brings to the table a palpable passion for research. Each research effort he pursues has been perfect for the circumstance and proves he’s a top-performing UX Design asset. He approaches his work meticulously and produces user-forward products that are both beautiful and benefit the business. His work ethic is outstanding, matched only by his eye for forward-thinking UI design. In Eli’s first 6 months at Vacasa he redesigned our .com experience, backed up by internal and external user research, partnering with Product to get stakeholder buy-in. This redesign resulted in an 8% increase in leads through our main lead generation flow. If you’re looking to elevate your design team to the next level, look no further."

    Amber Harris, Senior Product Manager