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Head Of Design @ Fidelity Investments

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Currently CXO @Fidelity, former @google, @microsoft, @ibm - startup founder, product and design executive - User experience and product executive with 20 years experience in designing and developing successful software applications - Focus on results, balancing innovation and creativity with practical considerations - Special expertise in product strategy, user experience design, user interface engineering, and creative thinking - Proven track record for significantly improving a company’s products resulting in a measurable and dramatic increase in product revenue - Achieved customer satisfaction levels “among the highest ever seen” (independent firm) - Managed direct and matrixed teams worldwide consisting of engineers, designers, product management and other functions - Strong entrepreneurial background; founded both a consulting company and a software product company - Active involvement in the software design community; requested speaker at CHI, UPA and various other conferences - Recognized as an innovator, creative thinker, and evangelist for software design and user interface engineering, with a strong appreciation for the growing role that experience design will have in the next generation of products for industry leading companies

My Skills

  • Career Advice
  • Design Strategy
  • Mobile Development
  • Product Design
  • User Experience

My Career

Head Of DesignFidelity InvestmentsNovember 2019
Current
CEOPrimitive FormAugust 2015
Current
Head of UX, CloudGoogleMarch 2016 - August 2019
Head of Design, Business Intelligence SolutionsMicrosoftDecember 2014 - March 2016
Member Board of AdvisorsToopher (acquired by salesforce.com)October 2013 - April 2015

My Education

The University of Texas at AustinMS, Software Engineering
The University of Texas at AustinBS, Computer Science

My Details

Country
  • United States
Languages
  • English
Years of Experience
  • 15+ years
Timezone
  • Eastern Standard Time
Member Since
  • May 8, 2020
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