I help companies decide what to build, then I help design and build it.
I’m Alan Lindsay, an independent consultant working across product, design, and engineering. Each engagement is scoped to the unique needs of your organization or team. Many start with a dedicated discovery engagement.
Write to me11 organizations across 9 industries, from global data companies to state government.
More than 25 years of building products, in more industries than most teams ever see.
I have spent more than 25 years building software as a designer, an engineer, and a product leader, at startups, growing companies, and global enterprises.
That length and range is what you are buying. Most problems a product team runs into have been solved somewhere before, often in a different industry, and I bring those answers with me instead of learning on your time.
Industries and domains
- Credit and consumer data
- Fraud and identity
- Cybersecurity training
- Health cost-sharing
- Government and public sector
- Media and publishing
- Homebuilding
- Legal
- Telecom
What experience brings
Pattern recognition
I have seen most of the ways a product effort goes wrong, and what it took to recover.
Range
Product, design, and engineering in one person, so nothing is lost between the plan, the design, and the code.
Judgment
Knowing what to leave out is worth as much as knowing what to build.
Principles
A few things hold true on every engagement, whichever service it is.
One person across the whole product
Product, design, and engineering sit with one person, so nothing is lost between a strategy, a design file, and the code.
Each service stands on its own
Every engagement is scoped to one service and time-boxed as its own statement of work. You buy what you need, not a bundle.
Find out what is true first
Many engagements start with discovery, so the next piece of work rests on evidence instead of assumption.
You keep the decisions
Recommendations come with the reasoning behind them. Whether to build, and who joins your team, is always your call.
He not only points out what could be improved; he comes to the table with concrete solutions, ready to implement them.
Christy FolleseUX Research Manager, Amazon · Via ExperianAlan pushed the organization harder than anyone reasonably could to improve as a product, engineering, and design team.
Amy ChalfenExecutive and advisor, growth B2B tech · Via ExperianAn impressive combination of design, engineering, leadership, and influencing skills.
Rajiv VariaDesign executive, Feedzai · Via Experian