Credits

Liner notes

Nothing on this site was made alone. Every body of work here is a record, and every record has a sleeve full of names: the managers who backed me, the teams who played on it, and the people whose ideas I sampled.

Side A

DreamWorks Animation

Amdocs Studios for DreamWorks Animation · 2024 to now

Featuring DreamWorks Animation

Charles AdamsProduct Owner
Jeff LombardoProduct Owner, now at Disney
Shaun AhmedProduct
Doug ShermanVP Technology
Tony TylerEngineering Manager
Brett SchlankPlatform architecture
Ted BoykeFinal Layout Supervisor
Todd ZulloCrowds Supervisor
Kent ChanCrowds Artist

Band Amdocs Studios

Liz KintzeleAccount lead
Rich KaneProject Manager
Joe AhlertLead Designer
Rob ErskineFrontend Lead
Andy EskridgeProject Lead, Engineering
Scott ElfstromEngineer
Barbara LawEngineer
Rachael RossEngineer

Samples

Teresa TorresContinuous Discovery HabitsContinuous discovery, which I ran across eight departments.DreamWorks case study
Marty CaganSilicon Valley Product GroupEmpowered teams that own a problem, not a feature list.DreamWorks case study

Recorded with the DreamWorks artists who sat for 35 interviews, and the two animators who graded search results blind.

Side B

Stellar Elements to Amdocs

ADK Group, Stellar Elements and Amdocs · 2017 to now

Executive producers My managers

Jill StarettSenior Director of Strategy Insights, my manager
Medea LeeUX Design Director, my manager
Anne LawrenceStrategy Director, my manager

Personnel

Bret JanakVP of Design, Stellar Elements
Chris BakerVP of Strategy, Stellar Elements
Darci NevittData Analyst, on my team for four years
Jordan DalyContent Strategist, Stellar Elements
Amelia BurnettExperience Designer, Stellar Elements
Nick VranaDirector of Product, Amdocs
Taylor StandleeStrategy and Innovation Global Lead, Amdocs

Featuring Clients

Amber QalagariDirector of UX, Boston Medical Center

Special thanks

Shankar AnandProduct Manager, Constant ContactCareer advice, by way of Jill.

Side C

Wellist

My first startup, in Boston · 2014 to 2017

Produced by

Ashley ReidFounder

Personnel

Lily HollandProduct Manager and Operations Lead

Special thanks

Ann ToomeyVP of Brand and MarketingOpened doors for me when I moved on.

Side D

Side projects

Margin, Braille, Beacon, Kindred and Notebook · nights and weekends

Additional production

Emil KowalskiMotion principlesThe more often a gesture happens, the less it animates.Margin
Benji TaylorFamily ValuesSimplicity, fluidity and delight, revealed a little at a time.Braille

Side E

samzoloth.com

The desk you just came from · 2026

Produced with

Dann PettyPortfolio reviewA portfolio review that turned into the desk on my homepage.This site
Josh PuckettInterface CraftStoryboard the motion before you build it.This site
Benji TaylorFamily ValuesReveal a little at a time, like the clients card.Clients card

Written, designed and built by Sam Zoloth.