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Seattle, Wa, Us

Driving User Experience Strategy, Processes, and Culture. Setting UX Vision, Goals, and Measures. Raising the bar for excellence in Research, Design, Testing, Data & Analytics, Tooling, and other processes. Fostering a culture of innovation and developing a high performing creative team.

Remote

First design hire for a rapidly growing national payroll technology firm. Reporting to the Chief Product Officer. Responsible for holistically improving the interaction between our brand, our products, and our customers. I bridge the gap between UX, CX, and service design to enhance entire customer journeys, and deliver innovative design solutions. I build products and processes that:1. Improve Customer Experience, Product Adoption, & Engagement2. Enable Operational Efficiencies & Empower Internal Teams3. Increase Revenue and Throttle Faster Revenue Velocity

International

Experienced business leader with a successful track record of partnering with local companies, international organizations, and startups to drive transformative programs and achieve business goals. Specializing in management as well as strategy consulting across multiple industries, including Sports Tech & Fitness, IoT, Healthcare, EdTech, E-commerce, and Telecommunications. Engagements with Carnival Cruise Lines, McDermott (Oil & Gas), Miral Asset Management, and others.

Acquired in 2021 by SkillMasters.io, Starthlete is proud to be a member of the Microsoft Global Sports Innovation Center, joining an elite group of 80 startups worldwide in the program.Starthlete empowers athletes and coaches to connect seamlessly through a mobile platform, facilitating real-time performance tracking, constructive feedback, and long-term progress monitoring.With a vibrant community of coaches, mentors, and driven athletes, Starthlete transforms every step of the athletic journey into a purposeful, measurable, and inspiring experience. Train smart. Compete hard. Become a Starthlete.

Gothenburg, Sweden

Futchi launched at the Gothia Cup (the world's largest youth soccer tournament), and was later featured at ISPO Munich where it was recognized as one of world's top 50 emerging outdoor brands. The sport, which takes the excitement of soccer to your backyard, has been played across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. As a platform for social connection and physical exercise, the Futchi experience combined a physical product line for both B2C and B2B customer groups, as well as a mobile app experience that helped players find games, make friends, and build their ranking.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations And Affairs

Division I Gymnastics, Division I Soccer, Division II Rugby, Smiles Crew - Breakdancing team, Delta Chi Fraternity, National Society.

Software Engineering

Graduated with Honors