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Senior Director - UX Product Design Leadership Executive at Intuitive Surgical @ Intuitive

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About Me

Design Leadership Executive at Intuitive Surgical. Consumer | Enterprise | Automotive | Medical (10 Year – Apple Veteran) - One of the original designers for the iTunes Music Store back in 2003. Designing elegant, delightful, and simple user experiences from start to finish. 21+ years of crafting design and building design teams from scratch for some of the worlds top brands in the industry.

My Skills

  • Design Leadership
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Interaction Design
  • User Experience
  • Visual Design

My Career

Senior Director - UX Product Design Leadership Executive at Intuitive SurgicalIntuitiveSeptember 2019
Current
Director - UX & MechatronicsVolkswagen AGFebruary 2016 - September 2019
Vice President - UXPeelNovember 2014 - January 2016
Director - UX, Mobile & WearablesSamsung Electronics AmericaSeptember 2013 - October 2014
Director - Creative Strategy, User Experience DesignCitrixJanuary 2011 - August 2013

My Education

California Institute of the ArtsBFA, Graphic Design
Stanford University Graduate School of Businessd.School - Executive Education Program, Hasso Plattner, Institute of DesignGraduated 2012
ChipotleMBA - Master Burrito AmbassadorGraduated 2001

My Details

Country
  • United States
Languages
  • English
Years of Experience
  • 15+ years
Timezone
  • Pacific Standard Time
Member Since
  • October 2, 2021
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