John is a senior designer at YouTube in San Bruno, California. Previously he led a user experience team at Google designing advertising products for agencies. John also helped create FeedBurner, the content distribution, audience measurement, and advertising service for web publishers. FeedBurner was acquired by Google in 2007.

Outside the office, John is an avid sailor, voracious reader and enthusiastic cook. He lives in San Francisco with his wife Michelle Samenfeld and two crazy cats.