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Mark Swaine, founder of ‘UX Guy’ and the ‘UX Institute’ is an international renowned UX, Design and Product Design Thought Leader, delivering exceptional product design and education for blue chip companies, growth stage companies, tech start-ups and VC’s. nternational Product and Design Leader with a proven track record (15+ years) working for and partnering with both B2B & B2C corporates, growth companies and startups. Customer focused and a strategic mindset with experience, developing and delivering product management strategies and processes. Confident stakeholder management and articulate communicator with the ability to present company vision internally and externally to the market (via thought leadership, podcasts, keynotes, articles & interviews). Sector Expertise: SaaS, Fintech, Travel, eCommerce, Logistics, Banking / Payments, Real Estate, Professional Services, Venture Capital, Insurance, MedTech and Energy. Key Skills: SaaS Product Leadership Product Strategy Product Roadmap Management UX / CX Leadership Design Thinking & Sprint Facilitation Customer Development / Research Usability Testing Customer Experience Mapping Design System Creation MVP / Prototype Creation (Static / Coded - Web App / Android / iOS) Automation Frameworks - (Algorithm Frameworks & Conversational Design) UX Agile Process Implementation Analytics / Data Modeling & Monetization Product On-Boarding & Retention Strategy Workshop Stakeholder Facilitation Competitor Benchmarking

My Skills

  • Creative Direction
  • Information Architecture
  • Interaction Design
  • User Experience
  • User Interface

My Career

FounderUX InstituteMay 2020
Current
Member of Faculty - Product & UX Course LeaderTalent Garden Innovation SchoolMarch 2019
Current
Advisor to Startlab Cohorts, (Fintech Innovation) Product Design Leadership / UX Mentorship Bank of Ireland 2017 - 2018
Director of Mobile Design and User ExperienceBroadstreetMobile 2012 - 2014

My Education

Stanford UniversityProduct Management: Transforming Opportunities into Great ProductsGraduated 2021
Section4Prof Adam Alter's Section4 Product Sprint, Product Strategy FundamentalsGraduated October 2021
Adaptive Path - San FranciscoUser ExperienceGraduated 2013
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management“Search Inside Yourself”, the groundbreaking program developed at GoogleGraduated 2013
Digital Marketing InstituteDiploma, Digital MarketingGraduated 2011
Dublin Institute of TechnologyMasters; Degree; Diploma, Interactive Media Design; Digital Media Design; Multimedia DesignGraduated 2003
Letterkenny Institute of TechnologyDigital Media Design, Digital Media Interactive DesignGraduated 2002
Adaptive Path UX 2013 San FranciscoUser Experience Design

My Details

Country
  • Ireland
Languages
  • English
Years of Experience
  • 3-5 years
Timezone
  • GMT Standard Time
Member Since
  • May 19, 2020
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