Designer Developer Product Builder

I build useful tools at the intersection of design, data and business.

Nearly three decades of turning ideas into interfaces, information into decisions, and business problems into products people can actually use.

Product strategy Interface design Full-stack development Data intelligence
Erik Summers

“A gentleman should know how to make a martini, tie a bow tie, and lead his partner on the dance floor.”

What I’m building now

Ideas with a job to do.

Through NUMERIK, I create focused digital products that make complicated decisions clearer, faster and more useful.

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Analytics · Reporting

GraphIQGrid

Decision-focused reporting that brings business performance, risk and opportunity into one clear view.

  • Product concept
  • Reporting architecture
  • Data visualization
GraphIQGrid reporting dashboard
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Career discovery · Guidance

Take A Vocation

Guided career discovery centered on practical, automation-resistant vocations aligned with a person’s interests and strengths.

  • Product concept
  • Experience design
  • Content architecture
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Take A Vocation career discovery interface
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Social discovery · Award-winning interface

FaceFinder

Interface design and backend development for a visual people-finding experience.

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FaceFinder interface
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Live events · Audience connection

NextRequest

A frictionless music-request and tipping experience connecting DJs with the room in real time.

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NextRequest music request interface

Product details, demonstrations and development updates live at NUMERIK.

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The through-line

Different chapters.
One way of thinking.

I’ve always been drawn to the point where information, design and human behavior meet. The tools changed. The instinct didn’t.

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  1. Early web

    LiquidGooey Graphic

    Web, print and visual design built around flow, clarity and personality.

  2. Interface era

    Design became interaction

    Front-end and backend development turned static visuals into tools people could navigate and use.

  3. Business + data

    Information became intelligence

    Operations, lending and analytics brought real business decisions into the design process.

  4. Today

    NUMERIK

    Purpose-built products combining design judgment, technical development and business strategy.

Recognition
W3 Award Interface & web design
International Innovation Award Interface innovation · Quest Diagnostics

Capabilities

From first idea to working product.

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Product & UX

Concept development, workflows, interface systems and practical user experiences.

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Development

Responsive web applications, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript and connected business logic.

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Data intelligence

Executive dashboards, KPI scoring, forecasting and decision-support reporting.

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Visual communication

Brand systems, marketing collateral, print, multimedia and information design.

Beyond the screen

The rest is part of the story.

Design and development are only part of how I think. Rhythm, timing, presentation and reading a room show up everywhere else, too.

Social ballroom dancing
Teach

Social Dance

Nearly three decades helping people build confidence, connection and rhythm on the dance floor.

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Erik Summers working as an event DJ
Entertain

Event DJ

Music, momentum and a well-read room for weddings, anniversaries and intimate events.

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Demonstrate

Bow Tie 101

A practical guide to a skill every gentleman should have in his back pocket.

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Latest thinking

Notes, opinions & experiments.

From the blog

SHOKZ - Are they worth the money?

I could not tell you the number of bluetooth headphones I've purchased from Amazon. Honestly, if my wife knew she would question my every decision. However, this journey did not start at Amazon, but at Target. I was on a business trip and lost my Plantronics Voyager, which I love…

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