👋 Amber Vasquez Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Currently, I lead the DesignOps practice cultivating and enabling our design teams to increase their impact on clients, organizations, and industries we serve.- Managing all aspects of design operations for One Design Company- Partnering with Head of Design to coordinate all design process creation and governance for design teams org-wide- Collaborated with the Head of People to formalize our onboarding tools and processes- Orchestrating Design Team ceremonies- Organizing offsite + design socials- Creating internal processes and tooling with Notion, Miro & Figma platformsHighlights- Built a scalable knowledge hub that is employed across multiple teams and used in the onboarding process- Created a reusable onboarding checklist + template in Miro that has scaled to every role in the company- Devised a company-wide L&D plan with role out strategy that includes curriculum that spans multiple levels of experience from entry-level to leadership roles- Pioneered a new project database to track all details of each of our ongoing projects, including: project overview & goals, client background information, financials (estimated budget vs actuals, estimated weeks vs actuals, investment), teams, status, agreements & outages, schedules & milestones and documentation.- Designed and established a "Design Process Playbook" to align our team on a core set of tools and processes that comprise the critical offerings of the studio

Greater Chicago Area

I led multiple creative projects each year, emphasizing strong client engagement and project and team management. My goal was to democratize design for our clients and team members through close cultivation and direction, process alignment, creative visioning, and delivery.

Chicago, Il, United States

I am a senior strategist working to better understand how the nexus of design, platforms, and products can serve users and ultimately deliver business value. Bringing workshops, client engagement in the design process and business acumen to the table at One Design.

Chicago, Illinois

At Eight Bit Studios, I work with our clients to set the vision for projects and products, translate that vision into an actionable roadmap, and deliver the work. My core responsibility is to validate and iterate business ideas using techniques including client workshops, stakeholder interviews, user surveys, usability and user tests, and ethnographic studies. I partner with our clients and our technical teams to create actionable backlogs feature prioritization and agile story mapping. My clients range from start-ups to enterprise systems, and I enjoy the challenges each type of client brings.Some of my clients include: UL, Echo Logistics, MDRT, Varo, RunBetter, Leanr and EQD

Chicago, Il

Greater Chicago Area

I directed the overall design strategy and brought all teams into a cohesive working relationship, including design, UX, content strategy, and development. I ensured that design objectives matched strategic business goals on the customer and end-user sides and set the overall vision for each project company-wide. I enjoyed leading our teams and fine-tuning processes to create a better product for each client.

Chicago, Il

From 2013 to 2015 I was the Experience Director with Mightybytes. I was responsible for translating strategic goals into actionable design solutions, establishing conceptual and stylistic direction for design staff, and coordinating the work of the design and developer teams. Mightybytes clients included: Shedd Aquarium, Greater Public, NACSA, Bike & Build, Rails to Trails, Dharma Merchant Services

As the senior web designer at Motion, I was responsible for UI design and often did front-end development as well. I worked with the PR team to design and develop electronic press kits and built and implemented several Facebook contest apps. Motion clients included: LiftMaster, Sears, RainDrip, Rogers & Hollands, Chamberlain and more.

Chicago, Il

At Nology Interactive I created data-driven websites, was lead SEO/SEM manager and headed up all initiatives for our clients involving web presence and social media interactions. I also managed all incoming/outgoing print jobs as well as DVD creation and content production. Nology clients included: Fox Sports Net, The Chicago Marathon, The Shamrock Shuffle, Best Buy

Chicago, Il

As the web designer & developer at TeamWorks, I worked with a small team to design and develop hundreds of sites. I had the pleasure of developing high-end sites that are user-friendly, web standards compliant and utilized CMS systems for better client management.TeamWorks Media clients included: Fluidmaster, Old Spice, AthletiCo, The Chicago Sky, LeHigh Athletics.