01Core offer
Zero to launch
Idea to launched product. Just me.
No product, brand or team yet. It’s how Avvio was built.
- Positioning and naming
- Product and UX
- Brand and copy
- Launch
You bring the idea.I’ll make peopletrust it
Ideas only count once they ship. So stay curious, make it beautiful, put it in people’s hands. Then go again.
IdeaBrandProductLaunch
- 01 Consulting
Zero-to-one product design for founders, two at a time.
Work with me - 02 Apps
My own products, like Avvio and Vamos. I design them, ship them and keep them running.
See the apps - 03 Photography
People, streets, wildlife and cars. The same eye, without a brief.
See the photography
Trusted tomove money across borders
AvvioStrategy, product, brand, launch
Selected work, each next to the number that mattered.
Work with me
AvvioCo-founderCo-founder, head of designPayments volume up 150% in a single month2025 – Now
Avvio BusinessCo-founderCo-founder, head of designMass payouts to 150+ countries2025 – Now
ShakepayIn-houseProduct design leadNPS 80 · recurring orders +86%2022 – 2025
AyloIn-houseProduct designer to design manager150M daily visitors · 15+ designers2015 – 2021
AcquireIn-houseSenior product designer to product design leadCheckout 50% faster than Shopify2021 – 2022
Karbure & PiranhaAgencyGraphic designer to art directorSnowbirds 40th anniversary rebrand2008 – 2015
Le RituelIndependentBrand identity, web and photography2022 – 2025
Work with me
Two clients at a time. I come in, ship it and hand it over.
02
Fractional head of design
Senior direction, for a set term.
You’re live and the product needs to earn trust. I set the bar, then hand it over.
- Design direction
- Product and brand standards
- Design system foundations
03
Project
Fixed scope, fixed date.
A rebrand, redesign or launch that can’t slip.
- Agreed scope
- Weekly reviews
- A clean handoff
I design it likeit’s my own company.I’ve built a few.
Nearly 20 years of design at agencies, in-house teams and startups I co-founded, Avvio among them. Vamos Studios brings that into three practices: consulting, apps and photography. I lead every project myself, start to finish.
Work with meI make my own products too. It’s where I learn the most.
Read the Avvio story- Avvio: Money that moves like you doCo-founded. One account for people who live, earn and travel across borders. Invite-only while we scale.
- Avvio Business: Pay people everywhereCo-founded. Named accounts, mass payouts to 150+ countries and the controls finance teams expect.
Vamos: Travel, together or soloMy own travel app. Split costs in any currency and keep a short list of places worth the trip. Built in public, one detail at a time.
03 Photography
Photography taught me to wait for the moment and leave everything else out. People, streets, wildlife and cars, shot wherever I land.
See it on InstagramShot for
About
I’m Dave. I’ve led design at Aylo, Acquire and Shakepay, and co-founded Avvio. Now I run Vamos Studios, a design studio and a photo studio.
Based in Playa del Carmen (UTC-5). English and French.
- 01 Trust is designed, not declared.
- 02 Every beautiful thing sits next to a number.
- 03 Copy is design. So is motion.
- 04 Ship it, then make it better.
- Vamos Studios (formerly Davebng)Design consultant, fractional head of designZero-to-one product design, fractional head of design and fixed-scope projects for founders.2021 – NowMexico · Remote
- AvvioCo-founder, head of designBuilt end to end: product strategy, app, brand, voice and launch.2025 – NowNew York · Remote
- OhChatStaff product designerAI creator platform: creator dashboard, subscriber tiers, paywall, cancellation flows and the Bond subscription model.2025 – NowLondon · Remote
- GorgiasStaff product designerAI journey team, leading the campaigns project.2025New York · Remote
- ShakepayProduct design leadBuilt the design team. Led the redesign from crypto app to trusted money app: NPS 80, recurring orders +86%, revenue +9%.2022 – 2025Montreal · Remote
- AcquireProduct design lead · Senior product designerNo-code page builder, zero-redirect checkout, design system, rebrand and shopper portal.2021 – 2022San Francisco · Remote
- Aylo (formerly MindGeek)Product design manager · Product design lead · Product designerDesign for products and marketing at 150 million daily visitors. Built the team, the design system and the testing practice.2015 – 2021Montreal
- Agence PiranhaArt directorCreative for the Montreal Canadiens, Bell Media, Best Buy, Desjardins, Loto-Québec and more.2011 – 2015Montreal
- BNG ClothingFounder, head of designA surf streetwear brand built from scratch, sold through O’Neill shops.2006 – 2014Montreal
- 32 MarsArt director · Graphic designer2008 – 2011Québec City
- Université LavalBachelor, graphic design2006 – 2008
- Université de SherbrookeCertificate, communication2005 – 2006
- Cégep de Jonquière (ATM)DEC, visual arts2001 – 2004