Jesse Van Hiller

Rhythm. Narrative. Strategy.

Pattern, story, and direction.

I am Jesse Van Hiller, a Bay Area drummer, writer, and product strategist. Across live music, essays and fiction, and digital product work, I help ideas find their timing, shape, and use.

Rhythm Narrative Strategy

Rhythm

Performance, timing, collaboration, and momentum.

Gigs, recordings, videos, audio, and projects.

Gigs

gigs TBD Soon

More dates coming

Contact me if you need a drummer or band.

Discography

Videos

Narrative

Writing that gives experience a voice and a throughline.

Selected writings and featured articles.

book

The Underachiever - Part 1: Anticipation

Jooles Mueller (AKA 'The Underachiever') is a dot-com burnout and is tired of his blind commitment to productivity. He’s on a collision course with his heart, pushing him towards adventure, while his mind restrains him towards responsibility. But both are telling him to go to Paris. They just may not be one and the same destination.

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medium

@jessevanhiller on Medium

Read my writing about life, science, product, music, and more on Medium.

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Strategy

Turning ambiguity into useful direction.

Product strategy is another kind of composition: listening for what matters, finding the structure, and giving teams a way to move with purpose.

  • Product strategy
  • Discovery and framing
  • Roadmaps with judgment
  • Digital experience
case study

Streamlining Clinical Review Through AI

Implemented a third-party AI radiograph review layer to streamline clinical review for dental claims. Rather than replacing clinician judgment or changing core adjudication workflows, the solution added a layer of quality assurance and consistency, allowing clinicians to focus on decisioning rather than administrivia.

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Jesse Van Hiller

Across music, writing, and product strategy, I keep coming back to the same craft: shaping raw material into experiences people can feel, follow, and use.