Andrew Olcott Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

I lead the 130+ global design team at Autodesk responsible for the Product Design & Manufacturing Platform. This diverse team encompasses UX, UI, Visual Design, User Research, Content Design, Design Operations, and Experience Architecture. Together, we craft world-class experience strategies and designs for platform-driven & cloud-connected products like Fusion, Inventor, and Tinkercad. These products are embraced by millions of monthly active users, ranging from students & hobbyists through businesses of all sizes. I also serve as the Executive sponsor for Autodesk's cross-company product Design System.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Led 80+ global design studio in the delivery of UX, user research, prototyping, brand, and marketing content for Amazon.com books E-comm, Kindle apps & E-readers, ComiXology, author tools, and publisher tools. These products are used by millions of daily active users across North America, Europe, Japan, China, and India.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Led product design, research, and brand efforts for Amazon's ultra-fast 2-hour delivery shopping service, Prime Now. Grew the design team as the product went from a few launch markets to a global presence of 50+ cities. Along the way led defining the brand, redesigning the Prime Now app to deliver better shopping across more partners (Grocery Stores, Pharmacies, Pet Stores, and more), and launched Prime Now's stand-alone web-based shopping site.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Led a concepts team within Office Design in the creation of mobile-only productivity experiences aimed at the growing number of global users who do all of their communication and productivity activities from their phone. Led a dedicated team of Sr. Designers, and worked with v-teams from across Microsoft, to produce proof-of-concepts for phone-native authoring, search, and communication products.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Led UX Design efforts for Kindle E-reader and Kindle Apps on iOS, Android, and Fire OS. Contributed to other Amazon Device efforts including the Fire Phone. Grew the Kindle design team from 3 to 14 while delivering numerous updates to the Kindle E-reader and Apps. These product improvements helped grow the number of active digital readers while contributing to 5-star product ratings for our e-reader and 4+ star ratings for our apps.

Chicago, Il, Us

Introduced UX to SteelSeries, partnering with senior leadership, engineering leads, and company founders to grow the team and craft an effective design strategy. Designed and defined UX of award-winning products for serious and casual gamers on iOS, Android and PC including the “Best of CES” Stratus controller, Editor’s Choice H-Wireless products, and SteelSeries Engine 3 for Mac & PC.

Niles, Il, Us

Rebuilt the UX team at Shure while working with the CEO, CMO, and CTO to craft a multi-year software roadmap and design strategy. Led design, usability, and user research efforts on the software aspects of the iF, IDSA, Good Design, and TEC award winning Axient Music System: a first-of-its-kind professional audio hardware and software system used at major events around the world including FIFA, E3, Tony Awards, and the London Olympics.

Framingham, Massachusetts, Us

Responsible for UX design while setting the direction for a team of hardware and software engineers in the creation of production-feasible advanced development projects focusing on innovative UX and new UX technologies. Collaborated with engineering and product management to transition concepts into production. Responsible for foundational UX work that aided Bose’s entrance into the Smart TV and whole-home digital music markets.

Framingham, Massachusetts, Us

Responsible for the UX strategy and Design Framework of the Bose Media System (infotainment system) for the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. The critically reviewed in-car experience won international user experience design awards.

Framingham, Massachusetts, Us

Worked as a member of Bose's Design Studio on consumer products including the Bose Wave Radio, QC Noise Cancelling Headphones, and LifeStyle Home Entertainment consoles. Later was tasked with designing and prototyping UX concepts for Bose's planned entrance into the automotive infotainment space.