M.A. Turner - For the betterment of products, brands, and systems.

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Hello

I help teams turn ideas into production-ready work through systems, visual language, and end-to-end guidance across products, interfaces, and brands.

I help teams turn ideas into work that ships through clear systems, strong visuals, and guidance across products, UI, and brands.

Hello.

I help teams turn ideas into work that ships through clear systems, strong visuals, and guidance across products, UI, and brands.

Clients bring me in to define what matters, remove what doesn't, and create solutions that continue to shine long after delivery.

Clients bring me in to define what matters, remove what doesn't, and shape work that continues to hold up long after delivery.

Clients bring me in to define what matters, remove what doesn't, and shape work that continues to hold up long after delivery.

Focus

Focus

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Branding

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Branding

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Concept

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Concept

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Direction

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Direction

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Experience

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Experience

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Interaction

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Interaction

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Interface

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Interface

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Motion

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Motion

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Narrative

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Narrative

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Operations

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Operations

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Product

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Product

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Prototyping

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Prototyping

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SaSS

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SaSS

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Systems

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Systems

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Typography

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Typography

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Visual

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Visual

Work

Work

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Project Title

Frontline Workforce Community

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Project Title

Frontline Workforce Community

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Project Title

Restaurant Marketing & GRM Platform

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Project Title

Restaurant Marketing & GRM Platform

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Project Title

Restaurant Marketing & GRM Platform

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Project Title

Restaurant Marketing & GRM Platform

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Project Title

Restaurant Marketing & GRM Platform

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Project Title

Restaurant Marketing & GRM Platform

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Project Title

Restaurant Marketing & GRM Platform

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Project Title

Restaurant Marketing & GRM Platform

Clients

Clients

Résumé

Résumé

GAGE

Head of Design

Jan 2024 - Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Led product, brand, and design strategy for GAGE, a workplace community built for the shift and hourly workforce. Owned design end-to-end, spanning product definition, shipped app and web experiences, and investor materials. Shaped positioning, UX writing, and visual systems across product, marketing, and fundraising efforts.

Led end-to-end product design across the GAGE app, including core flows, navigation, and feature systems

Defined and evolved the brand identity, voice, and visual language across product, marketing, and investor touchpoints

Owned UX writing and product messaging, establishing a clear, human tone aligned to frontline workers

Designed and maintained the design system, including components, interaction patterns, and motion principles

Built and maintained the marketing website and supporting pages using Framer

Created investor decks, pitch materials, and Gen II narrative used for fundraising and strategic alignment

Partnered closely with the CEO and Chief Product Officer on product strategy, positioning, and roadmap decisions

Helped reframe the product from a standalone tool into a cohesive workplace community

GAGE

Head of Design

Jan 2024 - Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Led product, brand, and design strategy for GAGE, a workplace community built for the shift and hourly workforce. Owned design end-to-end, spanning product definition, shipped app and web experiences, and investor materials. Shaped positioning, UX writing, and visual systems across product, marketing, and fundraising efforts.

Led end-to-end product design across the GAGE app, including core flows, navigation, and feature systems

Defined and evolved the brand identity, voice, and visual language across product, marketing, and investor touchpoints

Owned UX writing and product messaging, establishing a clear, human tone aligned to frontline workers

Designed and maintained the design system, including components, interaction patterns, and motion principles

Built and maintained the marketing website and supporting pages using Framer

Created investor decks, pitch materials, and Gen II narrative used for fundraising and strategic alignment

Partnered closely with the CEO and Chief Product Officer on product strategy, positioning, and roadmap decisions

Helped reframe the product from a standalone tool into a cohesive workplace community

GAGE

Head of Design

Jan 2024 - Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Led product, brand, and design strategy for GAGE, a workplace community built for the shift and hourly workforce. Owned design end-to-end, spanning product definition, shipped app and web experiences, and investor materials. Shaped positioning, UX writing, and visual systems across product, marketing, and fundraising efforts.

Led end-to-end product design across the GAGE app, including core flows, navigation, and feature systems

Defined and evolved the brand identity, voice, and visual language across product, marketing, and investor touchpoints

Owned UX writing and product messaging, establishing a clear, human tone aligned to frontline workers

Designed and maintained the design system, including components, interaction patterns, and motion principles

Built and maintained the marketing website and supporting pages using Framer

Created investor decks, pitch materials, and Gen II narrative used for fundraising and strategic alignment

Partnered closely with the CEO and Chief Product Officer on product strategy, positioning, and roadmap decisions

Helped reframe the product from a standalone tool into a cohesive workplace community

Fishbowl

Head of Design

Feb 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Led product and brand design for Fishbowl, a restaurant marketing, CRM, and guest engagement platform. Owned product experience, branding, and visual systems across Fishbowl and Delightable. Brought cohesion across product, marketing, and go-to-market execution at multi-location scale.

Led end-to-end product design across core Fishbowl surfaces and the Delightable product, including Delightable branding and visual systems

Defined and evolved the visual language across product, brand, and marketing touchpoints

Partnered closely with engineering to align design decisions with technical execution

Helped position the design system as a foundation for scalability and cross-channel marketing

Fishbowl

Head of Design

Feb 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Led product and brand design for Fishbowl, a restaurant marketing, CRM, and guest engagement platform. Owned product experience, branding, and visual systems across Fishbowl and Delightable. Brought cohesion across product, marketing, and go-to-market execution at multi-location scale.

Led end-to-end product design across core Fishbowl surfaces and the Delightable product, including Delightable branding and visual systems

Defined and evolved the visual language across product, brand, and marketing touchpoints

Partnered closely with engineering to align design decisions with technical execution

Helped position the design system as a foundation for scalability and cross-channel marketing

Fishbowl

Head of Design

Feb 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Led product and brand design for Fishbowl, a restaurant marketing, CRM, and guest engagement platform. Owned product experience, branding, and visual systems across Fishbowl and Delightable. Brought cohesion across product, marketing, and go-to-market execution at multi-location scale.

Led end-to-end product design across core Fishbowl surfaces and the Delightable product, including Delightable branding and visual systems

Defined and evolved the visual language across product, brand, and marketing touchpoints

Partnered closely with engineering to align design decisions with technical execution

Helped position the design system as a foundation for scalability and cross-channel marketing

Skuid

Head of Brand Design

Nov 2016 – Feb 2021 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Led visual design across Skuid’s most visible enterprise customer engagements as part of the Experience Design Group. Operated at the intersection of product, marketing, and client delivery, defining how Skuid showed up in production environments. Focused on clarity, scalability, and durable systems supporting complex enterprise use cases.

Led UX and UI design for Skuid’s premier enterprise clients, delivering production-ready interfaces built on the Skuid platform

Partnered directly with customers to design end-to-end user experiences aligned with real business workflows

Established project-specific design systems to ensure consistency, scalability, and long-term maintainability

Defined visual language, interaction patterns, and component standards across client implementations

Collaborated closely with product, engineering, and client teams to align design intent with technical constraints

Contributed to Skuid’s design maturity as the company scaled toward its eventual acquisition by Nintex

Awarded the Skuid Kraken Award as Hero of the Quarter and the Presidential Prize for Hero of the Year.

Skuid

Head of Brand Design

Nov 2016 – Feb 2021 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Led visual design across Skuid’s most visible enterprise customer engagements as part of the Experience Design Group. Operated at the intersection of product, marketing, and client delivery, defining how Skuid showed up in production environments. Focused on clarity, scalability, and durable systems supporting complex enterprise use cases.

Led UX and UI design for Skuid’s premier enterprise clients, delivering production-ready interfaces built on the Skuid platform

Partnered directly with customers to design end-to-end user experiences aligned with real business workflows

Established project-specific design systems to ensure consistency, scalability, and long-term maintainability

Defined visual language, interaction patterns, and component standards across client implementations

Collaborated closely with product, engineering, and client teams to align design intent with technical constraints

Contributed to Skuid’s design maturity as the company scaled toward its eventual acquisition by Nintex

Awarded the Skuid Kraken Award as Hero of the Quarter and the Presidential Prize for Hero of the Year.

Skuid

Head of Brand Design

Nov 2016 – Feb 2021 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Led visual design across Skuid’s most visible enterprise customer engagements as part of the Experience Design Group. Operated at the intersection of product, marketing, and client delivery, defining how Skuid showed up in production environments. Focused on clarity, scalability, and durable systems supporting complex enterprise use cases.

Led UX and UI design for Skuid’s premier enterprise clients, delivering production-ready interfaces built on the Skuid platform

Partnered directly with customers to design end-to-end user experiences aligned with real business workflows

Established project-specific design systems to ensure consistency, scalability, and long-term maintainability

Defined visual language, interaction patterns, and component standards across client implementations

Collaborated closely with product, engineering, and client teams to align design intent with technical constraints

Contributed to Skuid’s design maturity as the company scaled toward its eventual acquisition by Nintex

Awarded the Skuid Kraken Award as Hero of the Quarter and the Presidential Prize for Hero of the Year.

OpenTable

Senior Visual Designer

Dec 2013 - Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Played a key role in visual design for OpenTable’s restaurant management software on the POS and front-of-house tools team. Designed core workflows for hosts and managers, including reservation book, table status, and waitlist experiences. Partnered with product and engineering to ship production-ready UI used in live restaurant environments.

Visual design for POS and front-of-house tools used daily by hosts, managers, and floor staff nationwide

Designed core workflows for table management, waitlists, and service status

Balanced speed, clarity, and reliability in high-pressure design deadline environments

Contributed to evolving design systems supporting consistency across tools and teams

OpenTable

Senior Visual Designer

Dec 2013 - Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Played a key role in visual design for OpenTable’s restaurant management software on the POS and front-of-house tools team. Designed core workflows for hosts and managers, including reservation book, table status, and waitlist experiences. Partnered with product and engineering to ship production-ready UI used in live restaurant environments.

Visual design for POS and front-of-house tools used daily by hosts, managers, and floor staff nationwide

Designed core workflows for table management, waitlists, and service status

Balanced speed, clarity, and reliability in high-pressure design deadline environments

Contributed to evolving design systems supporting consistency across tools and teams

OpenTable

Senior Visual Designer

Dec 2013 - Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Played a key role in visual design for OpenTable’s restaurant management software on the POS and front-of-house tools team. Designed core workflows for hosts and managers, including reservation book, table status, and waitlist experiences. Partnered with product and engineering to ship production-ready UI used in live restaurant environments.

Visual design for POS and front-of-house tools used daily by hosts, managers, and floor staff nationwide

Designed core workflows for table management, waitlists, and service status

Balanced speed, clarity, and reliability in high-pressure design deadline environments

Contributed to evolving design systems supporting consistency across tools and teams

Quickcue

Lead Designer

Dec 2011 - Dec 2013 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Led brand and product design for Quickcue, a restaurant technology startup. Owned design end to end as the sole designer, spanning brand identity, UX, UI, and marketing surfaces. Shipped the core product experience and supporting website from concept through launch. Quickcue was later acquired by OpenTable.

Owned brand and product design end to end as the sole designer

Designed the brand, visual identity, and core product interface

Shaped UX and UI across the mobile and web application experience

Designed the marketing website and supporting launch materials

Took the product from concept through launch in close collaboration with the founding team

Established design foundations that supported acquisition by OpenTable

Quickcue

Lead Designer

Dec 2011 - Dec 2013 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Led brand and product design for Quickcue, a restaurant technology startup. Owned design end to end as the sole designer, spanning brand identity, UX, UI, and marketing surfaces. Shipped the core product experience and supporting website from concept through launch. Quickcue was later acquired by OpenTable.

Owned brand and product design end to end as the sole designer

Designed the brand, visual identity, and core product interface

Shaped UX and UI across the mobile and web application experience

Designed the marketing website and supporting launch materials

Took the product from concept through launch in close collaboration with the founding team

Established design foundations that supported acquisition by OpenTable

Quickcue

Lead Designer

Dec 2011 - Dec 2013 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Led brand and product design for Quickcue, a restaurant technology startup. Owned design end to end as the sole designer, spanning brand identity, UX, UI, and marketing surfaces. Shipped the core product experience and supporting website from concept through launch. Quickcue was later acquired by OpenTable.

Owned brand and product design end to end as the sole designer

Designed the brand, visual identity, and core product interface

Shaped UX and UI across the mobile and web application experience

Designed the marketing website and supporting launch materials

Took the product from concept through launch in close collaboration with the founding team

Established design foundations that supported acquisition by OpenTable

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