The John Smiths of the world are jealous of Todd's awesome name. Let us toast to them! (Perhaps with a spicy yet insouciant red? We're oenophiles, too!) Todd has tackled some pretty broad challenges, from over a decade of entrepreneurship moving to in-house designer, and academe to agency. Fortunately, he has his Triumph motorcycle to get around challenges with style and agility. As a big foodie, Todd will also help us step up our catering game. No hearts and leaves in our latte art. Fauna and fractals, baby!

Todd Zaki Warfel

Todd Zaki Warfel is a craftsman who loves designing with data, grids, and type. As a Sr. UX Designer at Inflection, he's currently tackling big data design challenges for mobile, tablet, and desktop applications. Prior to Inflection, he designed Reframer, the industry's first collaborative research and analytics application for qualitative data. He also founded and led the UX design consultancy messagefirst for over a decade. He wrote the book on prototyping, Prototyping: A Practitioner's Guide, and is co-authoring a book on Guerrilla UX Methods with Russ Unger.

He's rarely satisfied with the status quo and believes in striving for greatness. It's this belief, combined with the love of craftsmanship, which led him to become a designer.

web: zakiwarfel.com
Twitter: @zakiwarfel