Art Director

was always inspired by Power Rangers as a kid. Her superpower is making sure that complex ideas can be explained simply. She moves effortlessly between UX, UI, and brand to help clients connect with people through the power of storytelling.

Senior Designer

(prounounced ‘Jay-Loo’) has a Midwest mentality that keeps her grounded but always curious to explore what else is out there. She is a strong believer in new adventures, learning by doing, and experimenting. Which makes it easy for her to dedicate herself to (and often lose herself in) a project.

Founder

spent the majority of his early career looking into people’s cupboards, trying to figure out why they behave the way they do. These days he is an expert in translating insight into actionable strategy, connecting people with products, services, and brands.

Senior Designer

speaks code and regular human English. A natural-born tinkerer, he loves to take things apart, break them, turn them inside out, and then put them back together in new and amazing ways. At Evolve he’s designing systems to bring new experiences to life.

Creative Director

(pronounced ‘Vip-Ka’) lives with one foot in the future. Her curiosity and expertise in people’s changing behaviors helps her ensure that new experiences emerge into the world successfully. Sadly, this doesn’t help her when it comes to voice-controlled smart devices.

Creative Director

has always been fascinated by how things work and can be found hacking and tinkering in the family garage. His life’s work has been a continual pursuit of better living through technology. Today he helps organizations bridge the digital divide by envisioning services for the connected age.

Founder

’s upbringing in the world of impeccable German design shaped his love for Porsche and his obsession with perfect detail. He holds numerous patents, teaches design at the university level, and has created a range of award-winning designs throughout his career.

Sparks

Associate Creative Director

Sparks has an insatiable curiosity and is always dreaming up big ideas. They are most energized by work that lies at the intersection of playful innovation and social impact - designing experiences that inspire and empower humans. Here for the what ifs and why nots. Part-time acrobat, full-time rebel.

Senior Designer

finds deep satisfaction in balancing visual as well as functional problem solving. With a background in graphic design and a master’s degree in product design he often plays a jack-of-all-trades role, but has the most fun sketching, talking, and playing the “Yes, and…” game with a pen and paper.

Studio Manager

is our resident Hawaiian. Skilled in the arts of ukulele and hula, she also knows a thing or two about banking. is our financial powerhouse and brings the Aloha spirit to Evolve to make sure we keep ticking along to a healthy beat.

Sydney Hanshaw

Studio Assistant

Sydney makes the-stuff-you-don’t-see-happen happen at Evolve. She’s a Portland native whose energy (charged by lots of yoga) and star baker skills keep us motivated and well-stocked with treats.

Senior Designer

’s journey into design was an inevitability. His love of sketching, tinkering and generally getting his hands dirty in the outdoors, garage and workshop are the hallmarks of a good designer. Always ready for a challenge, he has worked on projects as small as pacemakers and as large as interior spaces.

Sarah Scott

Designer

Sarah has the eye for what’s interesting, honed by years of hunting though antique malls and party stores for items to repurpose and inspire the next project. Her experiences living and traveling abroad have fueled a passion for putting others at the center of a playful design process.

Founder

spent his childhood obsessed with making things and complaining about how nothing worked the way it should. Not much has changed since then. Today he is a creative leader who partners with companies to solve complex problems through design.