Denese Manley Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Lebanon, Ohio, US

• As a UX Product Manager, I led a global team of 9 designers and researchers, spanning diverse geographical locations, in the design of a digital mobile app product.Product Strategy:
• Crafted and conveyed a compelling product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Conducted thorough market research and solicited community input to pinpoint opportunities and prioritize feature enhancements.Product Development:
• Collaborated seamlessly with cross-functional teams, including designers and researchers, to transform concept ideas into products.
• Directed the product development lifecycle, ensuring timely project delivery while adhering to established scopes.User Experience:
• Advocated for an exceptional user experience by guaranteeing product intuitiveness, user-friendliness, and alignment with community expectations.

• Freelance Design
• Various design projects
• Product labeling with ISO Standards

• Designed, built and managed e-commerce website using UX/UI and analytics to grow organic customer reach and increase conversion rates.
• Created design system and branding style guidelines.
• UX design, flows, site maps, and built high fidelity designs.
• Content creation, marketing design, email design, advertising.
• Blog writing with focus on driving SEO.
• Visual/UI design and creation of scalable digital assets.

Niles, US

• Manage development process and a design team responsible for the development of 300+ products all at various stages.
• Facilitate positive relationships and collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams to drive products from concept to production.
• Actively mentor and lead a team ranging in skills from intern to mid-level designers.
• Utilize strategic thinking and research analysis of insights to visualize, innovate and conceptualize new product ideas.
• Effectively and compellingly communicate ideas to internal stakeholders and partners.
• Provide art direction, participate in digital art creation, and manage the oversight of production for multiple fabric printing techniques.

Niles, IL, US

• Oversaw technical design and vendor relationships for product line of 1000+ SKUs.
• Successfully designed and implemented web PLM/ERP system by collaborating with software engineers, UX designers, and project managers.
• Managed technical design, vendor relationships, and quality control.
• Product Development: Manage product development process with overseas factories, execute placement of adopted styles in accordance with sourcing strategy, coordinate and monitor all proto sample development, generate.
• Fabric Sourcing and Print Development: technical specifications for performance fabrics, technical artwork packages, graphic development using Adobe programs, communicate with factories and track lab dip/bulk approvals.
• Production: Travel to overseas factories, supervision of production process at all stages, daily communication with inspectors at each production facility, managing vendor adherence to AQL standards, maintain strict.

• Supervised team of designers and created products for B2B wholesale line.
• Art directed and created all aspects of product design.
• Lead the design team to create product lines that were sold at market to retailers such as Nordstrom, Urban Outfitters, and others.
• Trend and Market Research: research current market trends, fabrications, and construction techniques, analyze competitors’ products, provide direction for color, silhouette, fabrication and print design for five.
• Fabric Sourcing and Print Development: source new fabrics and textures for concept line development, provide direction of color and art development for freelance and graphic artist, daily communication with overseas.
• Product Development: management of process from concept to production for both ‘Private Label’ and Branded divisions, sketch new products by hand and using CAD programs, create original fashion forward designs that.

• Assisted in all areas of product development for custom bridal gowns, interpret customer’s concepts into workable designs and collaborate in finding construction solutions with Head Designer.
• Create production patterns, perform fittings with customer and execute construction of final garments.
• Provide raw material and trim research, communicate with vendors, develop new sourcing techniques.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Fashion/Apparel Design

High School Diploma

Google Ux Design Certificate, Ux Design