Dave Kennedy Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, Us

Lead researcher designing and carrying out qualitative studies that generate a deeper understanding of the user experience with in-development products, translating data into actionable findings that product teams can use to improve the product. My experiences provide me with the following list of skills that aid in my research projects including:Benchmarking, Card Sorting, Co-Creation Exercises, Comparative Analysis, Concept Testing, Contextual Inquiries, Customer Relations, Diary Studies, Design Research, Field Studies, Focus Groups, Heuristic Evaluations, Journey Maps, Managing Teams, Personas, Photo-elicitation, Presentations, Project Coordination, Prototyping, Screeners, Stakeholder Interviews, User Interviews, User Testing, User Interviews, and User Surveys. Work groups and initiatives include:Hiring committee for Blink Pro Bono programMember of DEI User Centered Design Sub-committee Leading member of Trauma Informed Research groupResearch leadership groupAdditional skills include:• Communicate with product team stakeholders, locally and remotely, and accurately identify critical research questions to be investigated through strong relationship management practices.• Determines the appropriate research method to apply to an outstanding researchquestion.• Designs, forecasts, and conducts user research studies, and acts as the primarycommunicative liaison.• Analyzing research findings and preparing high-impact analyses, reports, presentations, and projects, and works closely with designated partners to ensure timely and polished delivery of responsibilities.• Provide usability and field research methods and skills while interacting with client teamsand their users.• Moderating and planning usability lab studies and field user research sessions.• Meeting with clients to help define work and propose specific tools and methods.• Delivers findings that ensure the usability and usefulness of interfaces for our client's end-users.

Seattle, Washington, Us

Design and carry out qualitative/quantitative studies that generate a deeper understanding of the user experience within in-development products. And translate data into actionable findings that product teams can use to improve the product.• Communicate with product team stakeholders, locally and remotely, and accuratelyidentify critical research questions to be investigated through strong relationshipmanagement practices.• Determines the appropriate research method to apply to an outstanding researchquestion.• Designs, forecasts, and conducts user research studies, and acts as the primarycommunicative liaison.• Creates analyses, reports, presentations, and projects, and works closely withdesignated partners to ensure timely and polished delivery of responsibilities.• Provide usability and field research methods and skills while interacting with client teamsand their users.• Moderating and planning usability lab studies and field user research sessions.• Analyzing research findings and preparing high-impact reports and presentations for clients.• Editing video highlights from research sessions.• Meeting with clients to help define work and propose specific tools and methods.• Delivers findings that ensure the usability and usefulness of interfaces for our client's end-users.• Advocates for users while understanding the business goals of clients.

• UX Research and User Experience Design.• Design for print, packaging, mobile and web.• Art direction for photo shoots & videos.• Creative direction & creation of video pitches & social content; IG, FB, YouTube & Reddit.• Produce, shoot, write, edit, assign, build, & publish sponsored videos.• Develop original branded content.• Photography, video, digital marketing.• Develop high quality print & digital content.• Design lead for multiple projects.• Marketing research, including focus groups and A/B testing.• Key part in design team and help development of creative concepts.• Manage projects/tasks to completion, with input from senior members.• Talk strategically about work to both internal and client teams.• Work with our branded editorial team to create storylines.• Work closely with account/strategy to map designs to brief & stated client goals.• Takes the lead on new business proposals/presentations.• Curate teams of appropriate writer / designers(s) as needed per project.• Develop marketing brochures, email campaigns, PowerPoint presentations, style guides & templates. • Leading brainstorms, developing concepts and collaborate with creative team.• Manage multiple projects.• Prototyping.• Production design of print & web projects.• Image retouch for print media & the web.• Production of print ads, packaging, POP, & corporate identity materials• Mockups for marketing pitches.• Production design of games, catalogs, collateral, magazine & newspaper ads.• Color approval & press checks for web & sheet-fed printing.• Web banners, popups, rollovers and animated gifs.• Content editor & content strategy execution.• Ability to manage client feedback and expectations• High-end retouching for print media & the web.• Client presentations.• Content editor and content strategy execution.• Stakeholder and user interviews & user testing.• Contextual inquiries & Ethnographic interviews.• Photo elicitation.• Participatory design.

• Teaches, advises, & mentors a diverse range of students. • Teaches the history and art of making Photography and Video.• Develops, in each student, an interest in and the abilityfor creative expression.• Excellent oral and written communication skills.• Commitment to the comprehensive state and community college missions. • Support for foundation classes for studio arts majors. • B&W Darkroom Printing• Large Format Photography• Theories of Contemporary Photography• Lighting for Photography• Advanced Digital Printing• Portraiture• Documentary• Studio Based Practice• Alternative Processes• Video• Performance• Installation• Convey implications of fine art photo in relationship to broader social & cultural backgrounds.• Design topics courses related to history and creation of fine art photography and video.• Co-Director and Visiting Lecturer for University of Washington's Art in Spain program.• Prepare course plans and materials.• Effectively deliver subject matter content.• Monitor student attendance and progress• Participate on departmental and college committees.• Participate in curriculum development.• Support activities that foster retention• Participate in the selection of textbooks.• Perform assessments of student learning outcomes.

Redmond, Washington, Us

• Work with Creative Director to ensure that imagery conveys Microsoft brand.• Provide Art Direction and Creative Direction to Design team.• Manage and maintain client communications and up-to-date project information and timelines.• Manage print, online, photography schedule and budget for Windows phone UI/UX.• Manage print, online, photography schedule and budget for Xbox UI/UX.• Manage & communicate information about project status, changes in strategy and priorities.• Help manage timelines, scope, resources, and deliverables across the complete project life-cycle.• Work closely with design leads & engineers to understand project requirements & resourcing needs.• Direct and coordinate the artistic and design staff working on various projects.• Project set-up, internal team resourcing, scheduling of all internal check-ins & client meetings.• Developing work plans, estimates and schedules for projects.• Key point person collaborating with Account/Strategy. • Talk strategically about work to both internal and client teams.• Lead, manage and mentor creative teams.• Continuously improve the quality and effectiveness of the work. • Preparation and administration of budgets for projects. • Develop timelines and communication tools to ensure consistency and accuracy. • Ensuring image brand and art direction.• Reconcile diverse demands of multiple stakeholders.• Work collaboratively as part a larger team. • Prioritize and manage multiple projects as needed. • Review and approve projects including print, video, photography, phone and gam UX/UI.• Work with copywriters & print vendors to evaluate the scope & progress of assignments.• Helped reconcile the diverse demands of multiple stakeholders.• Lead client presentations.

Seattle, Us

• Photography & Image branding consultation.• Develop visual marketing plans using list groups and surveys.• Image Branding.• Bidding, and sourcing of web, photo and print production projects.• Photo editing, photo consultant for studio & location photography and print production.• Image retouching.• U/I Design.• Developing photo asset database. • Source stock imagery for creative groups. • Manage legal use and usages with regard to proprietary art, photography and talent. • Produce photo projects. • Develop Rhapsody image bank.

• Design for print, packaging, mobile and web.• Digital marketing.• Develop high quality print & digital content.• Key part in design team and help development of creative concepts.• Manage projects/tasks to completion, with input from senior members.• Talk strategically about work to both internal and client teams.• Develop marketing brochures, email campaigns, PowerPoint presentations, style guides & templates. • Manage multiple projects.• Prototyping.• Production design of print & web projects.• Image retouch for print media & the web.• Production of print ads, packaging, POP, & corporate identity materials• Mockups for marketing pitches.• Color approval & press checks for web & sheet-fed printing.• Web banners, popups, rollovers and animated gifs.• Content editor & content strategy execution.• Ability to manage client feedback and expectations• High-end retouching for print media & the web.

• Oversee the development of a printing projects before the enter large-scale printing. • Ensure that the graphics or other designs are properly prepared and that the technical specifications are clear to the press operator. • Proofread material and format the project according to the specifications provided to you by the clients.•Hire and train new prepress technicians and teach them how to operate prepress equipment and perform other duties for the department.• Customer service and consult with the clients about the scope and nature of the project and to provide advice and assessments related to formatting and designing graphic features for the material.

• Responsible for creating or altering typefaces to fit specific needs or designs. • Create fonts for use on merchandise such as T-shirts or on websites, billboards, and packaging. • Design logo and graphics.• Develop high quality print & digital content.• Design lead for multiple projects.• Manage projects/tasks to completion, with input from senior members.• Talk strategically about work to both internal and client teams.• Manage multiple projects.• Production design of print projects.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Radio and telecommunications specialist transmitting and receiving radio signals. • Processing all forms of telecommunications through various transmission media aboard ships, aircraft and at shore facilities.• Employ various message systems for generalized broadcasts and unit specific messages that were handled based on message priority and handling procedures. • Responsible for the proper handling and destruction of classified messages and material.• Responsible for periodic maintenance of the communications equipment, to include transmitters and receivers.

Ms — Human Centered Design And Engineering, Hci Design And Research

Mfa — Interdisciplinary Arts, Photography And Video

Master Of Science - Ms, Human Centered Design