Gretchen T. is a Principal Design Director @ Microsoft at Microsoft. Colleagues describe her as "Gretchen is wicked smart, funny and has a way of making whatever she touches better. She has a way of thinking that just makes SENSE. I echo what others have said - if you have a chance to work with Gretchen, please do. She'll make you, your team and your project better.", "If you have the opportunity to work with Gretchen, take it. She is impressive in many ways. Gretchen excels as a user experience strategist – she listens carefully, asks all the right questions, applies the best solutions and provides an incredible product. She respectfully pushes for what is right and that’s what made us successful in our work together. Gretchen is fantastic teacher. Her knowledge of user experience is vast and her passion for it is clear. Gretchen made a huge impact at Bader Rutter – both with our quality of work and education of our staff and clients. Her engaging presentation and speaking skills are additional strengths of Gretchen’s. I've watched her not only educate but inspire a large, diverse group of marketing communication professionals on the importance and value of understanding the needs of their customers. Last but not least, Gretchen is a blast to be around. She will be an asset to any team she works with.", and "Gretchen has been a mentor to me throughout my first few years working in user experience. She has taught me so much about problem solving and communicating complex information in a simple and understandable way. Gretchen makes all that she does look easy. I had the pleasure to work for Gretchen at Bader Rutter just one year after she started. Within that year, Gretchen had managed to not only educate the agency on the need for user experience but also to create a functioning UX team from scratch. Gretchen’s dedication and ability to engage people with compelling storytelling is a real asset to any company, and not one that comes easy to everyone. Gretchen was not just my manager and mentor: she is a role model to me. I respect Gretchen tremendously for her knowledge of user experience, her work ethic, her communication and presentation skills as well as her empathy. If you get the pleasure of working with Gretchen, her passion for solving strategic problems is evident. She has a natural ability to listen and provide a critical eye in any situation. Not only is Gretchen great at what she does, her witty personality makes her such a fun person to work with. I will miss working alongside Gretchen but I look forward to seeing where her career takes her!"