Dan Soltzberg Email & Phone Number

Santa Cruz, Ca, Us

Everett, Washington, Us

As a leader on Fortive's Growth Accelerator team, I develop and deploy innovation practices across Fortive’s portfolio of operating companies. I drive innovation and grow capability through the leadership of design thinking and lean startup-based innovation programs, and by coaching and mentoring teams and individuals.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Worked to create effective, user-centered experiences for Google’s 117,000 employees worldwide, with a focus on workplace collaboration, productivity and accessibility. • Identify connections and socialize research insights across multiple products and services• Evangelize generative user research as an approach for product/service development • Define, scope and execute user research projects to identify latent needs and opportunities

San Francisco, California, Us

Led multidisciplinary design teams on a variety of client engagements to create innovation in product, service, environment, interaction and organizational design. Community Leader for IDEO's Design Research discipline, involved in hiring and mentoring design researchers and coaching project teams. Specialist in deep user research, storytelling, and the application of insights to designing human-centric solutions.

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Led all aspects of design research projects for a variety of clients including leading consumer electronics, technology, and financial services companies. Conducted contextual research for Web-based and offline product and service development. Utilized a wide range of methods including ethnography, participatory design, journaling, role play, group facilitation, and custom-developed methods. Synthesized findings and communicated user stories and recommendations to clients through live presentation and creation of multimedia artifacts. Facilitated ideation sessions based on research insights. [Portigal Consulting is a boutique consulting firm helping organizations discover and act on new insights about their customers and themselves.]

Fremont, Ca, Us

While getting my Master's degree, worked part-time conducting workstation evaluations, making and implementing ergonomic recommendations, and coaching employees on equipment use and safe working methods.

Designed programs for classroom training and e-learning focused on helping managers learn to effectively develop employees with differing cultural backgrounds and learning styles.

Acted as an internal consultant, change agent, and liaison between corporate offices and branches for Britannica International's language schools throughout Japan.

Ma, Interdisciplinary Studies: Design Strategy

Teaching Credential, Education

Ba, Theater Arts/Film And Video Production