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Clermont, Fl, Us

St Paul, Mn, Us

Lead the design strategy and implementation for a global customer-facing platform in a large-scale enterprise, engaged in ideation, concept development, and product design with a focus on user-centric and strategic principles. Collaborate with subject matter experts and cross-functional teams to provide design, technology, and delivery options recommendations, ensuring adherence to accessibility standards and design specifications across diverse platforms and regions. Maintain brand consistency, spearhead global design initiatives, and drive ideation solutions for complex products, fostering diverse team perspectives. Work closely with product owners, development teams, and developers to deliver end-to-end experiences and iterate on designs during implementation. Influence design solutions aligned with business, technical, and user requirements, providing oversight and guidance to product designers. Advocating for a data-driven, customer-centric approach to design, drive innovation and led a team of designers to shape user experience and quality for technical assets.

St Paul, Mn, Us

Drive strategic and innovative product design initiatives of user-centered design solutions for complex products, defining strategies based on user insights, business requirements, and technical goals. Collaborate with business leaders to create tailored solutions for a global learning product. Present and influence senior leadership strategies for resource distribution and C-level executives for buy-in. Guide all stages of product development, from research and design ideation to prototyping and implementation. Foster collaboration among creative team members, program managers, and developers while guiding communication across teams, providing oversight and guidance to product designers to ensure alignment with user needs and business goals.

Managed interdisciplinary teams of designers, researchers, developers, and analysts, emphasizing inclusivity and collaboration. Drove creative thinking across product releases, set realistic objectives, and nurtured client relationships to promote innovative solutions while balancing customer needs with profitability targets. Led teams in addressing design challenges, collaborated with team members, set expectations for stakeholders, and guided communication of complex business requirements. Interacted with key stakeholders to align design solutions, provided oversight to product designers, managed best-in-class Designs, set excellence standards in experience design, and led a design team to shape user experience for technical assets.• Co-founded and scaled a startup consulting firm, achieving a remarkable 300% year-over-year revenue growth within a 9-year period.• Directed and cultivated a team of 3-15 contractors and full-time employees, aligning efforts with team objectives. • Managed workflow processes with internal and external agencies, improving efficiency and communication by 40%, while upholding brand consistency across all projects.• Contributed to the strategic design and development of over 50 product designs and applications, spanning web-apps, game development, and software products.• Cultivated relationships with 20+ customer executives, resulting in an impressive 80% increase in customer retention year over year.• Provided thought leadership and guidance to customer executives, driving a 20% increase in value through adoption, collaboration, and innovation.• Lead collaboration with creative team members, program managers, and developers overseeing the successful completion of over 100 projects annually.

Baton Rouge, La, Us

Create and revise artwork for clients by gathering information from sales and working closely with customers directly. Ensured brand standards are upheld, especially for customers with strict requirements for co-op and corporate approvals. Manage marketing projects done by sales assistants to ensure they aligned with Lamar's corporate branding. Help mentor new designers to the company to help facilitate their success within the company.• Created 2 award-winning, nationally recognized projects implemented across digital and print mediums including American Advertising Awards of Oklahoma for client work and for Lamar company self-promotions. • Created over 5000 pieces of artwork displayed across the country, including a prominent design showcased in Times Square, Manhattan, NY, reaching an estimated 1.5 million viewers daily.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Graphic Information Technology