Hi, my name is

Jonathan.

I turn user empathy into human-centered innovation.

20+ years leading human-centered digital experiences

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About Me

I’m a technology and innovation leader based in Columbus, OH, currently working at Nationwide Insurance, where I focus on solving real problems for insurance agents through thoughtful application of technology, AI, and design thinking. My work lives at the intersection of human needs and technical possibility—helping translate messy, real-world challenges into practical, scalable solutions.

With a background in computer science and mathematics, I’ve spent my career operating where strategy meets execution: building, guiding, and refining initiatives that blend AI, design thinking, lean principles, and agile delivery. I’m particularly interested in how emerging technologies can reduce friction, amplify human judgment, and create better experiences—not just shinier tools.

Outside of work, I enjoy time with my family, being outdoors, and running. “Enjoy” might be generous. I do run.

Principles I Lead With:

  • Career Development: Demonstrate a commitment to each team member’s growth, not just project objectives.
  • Transparency with Stakeholders: Maintain open communication and proactively share updates to remove surprises.
Recent Focus Areas:
  • Design Thinking
  • AI agents
  • Human-centered design
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • node
  • hugo
  • GPT API
  • Wasp-lang
  • geospatial data
  • Prompt engineering
  • HTML
  • Systems thinking
  • Prototyping

Projects

PIE Path
PIE Path
PIE Path helps professionals advance their careers by mastering Performance, Image, and Exposure through goal tracking, personal brand development, and network mapping.
PIE Path
Witnessed
Witnessed
Witnessed helps college football fans chronicle the games they’ve attended and watched — building a living record of rivalries, road trips, and unforgettable moments. Track your matchups, see your fan stats grow, and relive the seasons that shaped your story. We’re currently in private beta — join the waitlist to get early access.
Witnessed
Hugo Profile Site
GitHub Hugo Bootstrap Javascript
Hugo Profile Site
Leverage Hugo and GitHub pages for my personal portfolio. Also utilize GitHub actions to auto deploy.
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College Grant Wizard
Wasp-Lang GPT 3.5 API PostgreSQL fly.io Netlify Stripe CSS
College Grant Wizard
A web app to that leverages OpenAI's GPT API to take student information and find the most appropriate grants / scholarships for them.
College Grant Wizard
Buckeyes For A Cure
PHP MySQL HTML WordPress Javascript
Buckeyes For A Cure
Created a web application to support the Non-Profit I helped co-found. The app would allow people to purchase a buckeye to be part of the worlds largest buckeye necklace. User could then see a picture of their actual numbered buckeye.
Buckeyes For A Cure

Achievements

Cardinal Health - Innovation Award Winner for Vision as a Capability
Won teh applied learning Innovation Award for the work with leveraging Vision Technology as a capability across multiple business areas.
Buckeyes For A Cure
Co-Founded the creation of the worlds largest buckeye necklace to help support the Stefanie Spielman fund for breast cancer research.
2011 Nationwide IT Associate Advisory Group
Developed a product using Artificial Intelligence.
Nationwide - 2014 OYS Continuous Improvement IT Star Award
Reconized for helping drive continous improvement across our organization.
Nationwide - 2013 IT Outstanding Contribution Award Finalist
Lead an effort to enable an online Property quote and bind application.
Nationwide - 2013 IT Associate Choice Award Winner
Nationwides IT Associates chose a winner based on the finalist for the IT Outstanding Contribution Award.

Get in Touch

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