History

Senior UX Designer - Mobile

OrangeTheory Fitness Feb 2021 - Present

Dedicated to the OrangeTheory Mobile app and translated concepts into user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes that lead to an intuitive user experiences. Facilitated the client’s product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping, and user-testing experiences for digital products. Designed and delivered wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces. Identified design problems and devise elegant solutions.Made strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features. Used a user-centered design approach and rapidly tested and iterated on design solutions, took risks, and championed new ideas. Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders. UiX Designer EUX -- CPST/myCD + Kitchens

The Home Depot/Strive Consulting, Nov 2020 - Feb 2021 I determined the overall production process, planning, and execution of the creative deliverables and associated ceremonies. Additionally, I ensured seamless communication and decision-making between all parties, while I evaluated requests and schedules, determined resource needs, and proposed solutions that were optimized for the user experience. With my approach, the goal was to offer superior UX outcomes for the business and its customers. Recommended business solutions based on human-centered and design- thinking user experience principles to the enterprise and end-users. Utilizing UX/digital design concepts, methodologies, and tools. Ensured a more adaptive and responsive application experience for all products. My responsibilities included being an UX evangelist, directing creative deliverables (e.g. wireframes, visual comps, rich media, content) with multiple teams, and managing projects in large organizations in an agile/ scrum environment. Furthermore, I led, defined, communicated, and drove UX direction using suitable tools. To create user-centered designs, I leveraged analytics, customer feedback, user research inquiries, usability findings, etc. I art directed and critiqued creative work, advocating for industry standards and user-centric design principles, while offering guidance to improve quality, consistency, or strategy. I ensured that all creative assets and flows met the highest standards and adhered to the accessibility guidelines.In collaboration with business and development teams, I guided the successful execution and implementation of projects and initiatives. Furthermore, I also contributed to the creation of project artifacts.

Ui/UX Design Principal

Varec, a Leidos Company/TekSystems, Consultant, Nov 2018 - Jan 2020 Served as UX evangelist, and directed execution of creative deliverables (wireframes, visual comps, rich- media, content) with multiple teams and managing projects in large organizations in agile/scrum environment. Led, defined, communicated and drove UX direction using appropriate tools and worked to develop user-centered designs by introducing design leveraging site analytics, customer feedback, user research inquiries and usability findings, etc. Art directed and critiqued creative work while offering direction for improving quality, consistency or strategy, and advocated industry standards and user-centric design principals while championing innovative techniques and solutioning for design/product problems; ensured highest level of quality and consistency across all creative assets and flows, and that projects are implemented effectively on time and within budget, and meet the mandated accessibility guidelines. Partnered with business and development teams to ensure the successful execution and implementation of projects and initiatives, as well as the creation of project artifacts.

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Education

Design Principals

Native/Responsive/Adaptive Design

HCU/A3/Design Thinking

Adobe CC

HTML/CSS

David A Taylor

UX/UI Design Professional

P. 706-***-**** E. adwts1@r.postjobfree.com Atlanta, GA 30313 http://www.dtuxdesign.design/

Experienced multi-disciplined award-winning creative designer, program/project manager elveraging human centered design thinking to solve problems elegantly and efficiently. Entrepreneurial in nature, I am a results and solutions oriented type who thrives in dynamic settings. University of Georgia

Ba Studio Art With a Concentration in

Digital/next Media, Women's Studies

Aug 1995 – Jan 2000 Athens, Ga,

Stanford University (Online)

Bs Human Computer Interaction Design

(on Hold) Stanford, Ca,

Skills

Figma/Sketch/XD

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Awards

UX Design Leader

World Fuel Services/Signature Consultants Consultant, April 2018 - Nov 2018 Evangelized UX and design enhancements, projects and product solutions accountable to executive leadership. Possessed dotted-line authority to drive and shape the on-line presence of WFS applications and platforms. Advocated and promoted optimum user experience by ensuring communication and decision making across all key product stakeholders, Analyzed resource needs and recommended business solutions

(and self-sourced where required), based on the principals of A3, human-centered and design thinking, to deliver best in class UX and products to the enterprise and the end-user and provide maximum ROI to the business. Led, defined, drove UX direction using appropriate tools and worked with the development team to create user-centered designs by considering site analytics, customer feedback, user research inquiries, and usability findings, etc. Proposed and created an enterprise level platform ecosystem combining all segments (Land, Air, Marine) of the business into a single, unified application UX (Nucleus) while serving as UX designer, IA, Visual Designer, Interaction Designer and Iteration Lead for the WFS Portal Team. UX Lead/Experience Producer -- Sales-Lower Funnel (Entertainment Group) at AT&T AUSTINCSI, July 2017 - Dec 2017

UX Lead/Experience Producer --Native Applications and OPSS at AT&T Senior Consultant CGI Group, Oct 2014 - Apr 2017 [CGI Group Subcontract -- Casea Partners Aug 2014 – Apr 2015;

Possessed dotted-line authority to deliver completed assets for on line presentation of a product, service or campaign, direction and management of the UX team’s deliverables. Defined, facilitated and drove aspects of feature/product definition, solutioning and development of UX creative deliverables, and delivery team ceremonies in an SCRUM/Agile (Lean)/Waterfall environment. Led team collaboration, creative reviews, design standards development, implementation, defect resolution, usability and A/B Testing, etc., as required. Advocated and promoted optimum user experience by ensuring communication and decision making across all key product stakeholders, assessing work requests and feature definitions, gathering estimates, creating schedules, etc. Analyzed resource needs and recommended business solutions, based on the principals of A3, human centered and design thinking, to deliver best in class UX and products to the enterprise and the end-user.

UX/UI Design & Production Manager

MLT Vacations/Delta Vacations Jan 2013 - Oct 2014

Managed and oversaw staff as well as the design and production of MLT Vacations’ print and digital materials, in compliance with corporate and individual brand standards, and to support all marketing and sales objectives of the following properties: Delta Vacations, United Vacations, Aeromexico Vacations, Worry-Free Vacations as well as programs for MLT Vacations (corporate.) Oversaw and prioritized workload of staff to ensure maximum productivity. Ensured staff members have a clear understanding of their individual responsibilities, department goals, and how these relate to MLT’s business. Sourced and provided the necessary tools for employees to develop their knowledge and skills. Magellan Award—Gold

2014 Honor Issuer Travel Weekly Magazine

Magellan Award—Gold

2014 Honor Issuer Travel Weekly Magazine

2011 Presidential Volunteer Service Award—

Gold Level

Winner—2007 International Pride

Theme Contest

Winner—2007 Atlanta Pride Committee Logo

Redesign Contest

Expertise

User Experience Design

User Interface Design

Product Design

Project Management

Mobile and Web Design

Creative/Art Direction

Languages

English - Native

Proficiency Spanish -

Limited Proficiency

French - Basic

Proficiency

David A Taylor

UX/UI Design Professional

P. 706-***-**** E. adwts1@r.postjobfree.com Atlanta, GA 30313 http://www.dtuxdesign.design/

Experienced multi-disciplined award-winning creative designer, program/project manager Leveraging human centered design thinking to solve problems elegantly and efficiently. Entrepreneurial in nature, I am a results and solutions oriented type who thrives in dynamic and challenging settings.

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