Lead Product Designer for Driveway.com, an online car buying platform offering a vast nationwide inventory, simplifying the car buying process for ease and convenience.- Responsible for overall team performance and health, resource allocation, project prioritization, and building a culture of design excellence- Lead and oversee the user experience of product features from conception to launch in partnership with product managers, engineers, UX researchers, and content designers-… Show more Lead Product Designer for Driveway.com, an online car buying platform offering a vast nationwide inventory, simplifying the car buying process for ease and convenience.- Responsible for overall team performance and health, resource allocation, project prioritization, and building a culture of design excellence- Lead and oversee the user experience of product features from conception to launch in partnership with product managers, engineers, UX researchers, and content designers- Contribute to strategic decisions around the future direction of Driveway’s products- Define, craft and evolve designs within visual systems and/or standard- Proactively solicit and provide feedback from designers and a broader product team in order to continually raise our bar for quality while also taking on mentorship- Cultivate a healthy design process for the team, and be a key contributor to your organization's product strategy Show less

Product design lead and project manager for two mobile apps, and an onscreen virtual experience for a Peloton-like exercise bike. - Manage and nurture a high-performing Engineering team including both contractors and full-time employees. - Work with all teams to establish a unified brand understanding and voice for the company. - Collaborate with engineers to establish a consistent user experience across all apps.- Hands-on in the day-to-day (mockups, prototypes… Show more Product design lead and project manager for two mobile apps, and an onscreen virtual experience for a Peloton-like exercise bike. - Manage and nurture a high-performing Engineering team including both contractors and full-time employees. - Work with all teams to establish a unified brand understanding and voice for the company. - Collaborate with engineers to establish a consistent user experience across all apps.- Hands-on in the day-to-day (mockups, prototypes, requirements. - Lead multiple projects across the entire product lifecycle and set the vision for user experience creating space for others to collaborate. - Partner with product managers, architects, and engineers to arrive at elegant, practical, and forward-thinking solutions to design challenges. - Apply big-picture thinking to break down open-ended opportunities into actionable next steps. Realize ideas with the appropriate level of detail and fidelity at every phase, while tailoring outputs for a variety of stakeholders. - Facilitate design sessions with product managers and engineers to establish solutions to user-reported issues and design product enhancements. Show less

User experience lead and project manager for two mobile apps, and an onscreen virtual experience for a Peloton-like exercise bike. - Manage and nurture a high-performing Engineering team including both contractors and full-time employees. - Work with all teams to establish a unified brand understanding and voice for the company. - Collaborate with engineers to establish a consistent user experience across all apps.- Hands-on in the day-to-day (mockups, prototypes… Show more User experience lead and project manager for two mobile apps, and an onscreen virtual experience for a Peloton-like exercise bike. - Manage and nurture a high-performing Engineering team including both contractors and full-time employees. - Work with all teams to establish a unified brand understanding and voice for the company. - Collaborate with engineers to establish a consistent user experience across all apps.- Hands-on in the day-to-day (mockups, prototypes, requirements. - Lead multiple projects across the entire product lifecycle and set the vision for user experience creating space for others to collaborate. - Partner with product managers, architects, and engineers to arrive at elegant, practical, and forward-thinking solutions to design challenges. - Apply big-picture thinking to break down open-ended opportunities into actionable next steps. Realize ideas with the appropriate level of detail and fidelity at every phase, while tailoring outputs for a variety of stakeholders. - Facilitate design sessions with product managers and engineers to establish solutions to user-reported issues and design product enhancements. Show less

Performed user experience audits and UI design for web and mobile applications.Partial client list: AESC, Flashbuz, Elka Yoga & Wellness, BidTru, n2y, Solliance, Snapboard, Commercial Media, San Diego Opera, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Jazz, Houston Grand Opera, Richmond Ballet, Atlantic Theater Company, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Opera Theater, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Strathmore, Vancouver Playhouse.• Reviewed existing products with clients and provided… Show more Performed user experience audits and UI design for web and mobile applications.Partial client list: AESC, Flashbuz, Elka Yoga & Wellness, BidTru, n2y, Solliance, Snapboard, Commercial Media, San Diego Opera, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Jazz, Houston Grand Opera, Richmond Ballet, Atlantic Theater Company, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Opera Theater, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Strathmore, Vancouver Playhouse.• Reviewed existing products with clients and provided strategies to improve usability with various roll-out options. • Built brand guides and design systems for various companies to help establish a consistent experience for their users. • Designed user interfaces for web and mobile applications. • Developed and managed user-centered design processes, including user and market research, persona definitions, and usability testing. Show less

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Provided user experience and visual design for software servicing the auto and auto transport industries.• Led user experience and visual design of large-scale redesign of software suite including CentralDispatch.com, jTracker.com, and MoveCars.com. Created user requirements for developers.• Performed user testing and created user pro les.• Improved and streamlined design process through implementationof Bootstrap framework and de ning style guides.

As principal UX designer I lead strategic UX direction on the content curation platform Snapboard.• Engaged with product owner and development to define product functionality.• Developed rapid paper/clickable prototypes to evaluate the effectiveness of design solutions against identified scenarios.• Developed design solutions to elegantly solve key scenarios to solve user and business goals.

Responsible for design and front-end development of many performing arts company websites worldwide.• Handled redesign of many leading performing arts companies including San Diego Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Atlantic Theater Company, and more.• Customized dozens of Tessitura ticketing/donations enabled web- sites making sure ticketing pages maintained company branding guidelines and improved usability.• Collaborated with developers in migrating ASP based Tessitura sites to… Show more Responsible for design and front-end development of many performing arts company websites worldwide.• Handled redesign of many leading performing arts companies including San Diego Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Atlantic Theater Company, and more.• Customized dozens of Tessitura ticketing/donations enabled web- sites making sure ticketing pages maintained company branding guidelines and improved usability.• Collaborated with developers in migrating ASP based Tessitura sites to .NET.• Designed visual interface for the first version of CM’s .NET based CMS system that tied into Tessitura. Show less