Don T.-UX Design Manager
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Experience
UX Design Manager
Schroders
- Managed a cross border team of designers and developers in delivering a React component library with over 200 components for desktop and mobile apps (both native and progressive web) to support Global Tech’s software delivery
- Deployed the component system into templates driven by a headless content management system to deliver over 140 websites across the global business
- Designed an OpenAI document analysis tool leveraging the power of the large language model AI within a closed and secure environment, allowing quick summarisation of contracts and other key documents irrespective of the source or target language
- Developed a search tool to query a global Salesforce meeting notes database with automatic category generation and interactive filtering, enabling insights on client sentiment, redemption risk, and sales opportunities
- Provided customer experience consulting services for key client-facing projects, conducting UX design reviews, discovery sessions, design integration, workshop facilitation, design training, and mentoring
Founder & Creative Director
Tregartha Dinnie Ltd
- Revamped an educational equipment manufacturer’s global online project in 68+ countries, supporting teachers, academics, and architects in creating rich learning environments through brand creation, user experience design, and optimized content templates
- Designed and developed a high availability, content-driven, multilingual global website for Araldite Industrial Adhesives, boosting global industrial traffic from 200 to 14,000+ unique visitors a month with an enriched content offer
- Created the brand identity for TescoDirect and structural design for its associated catalogue and website, constructed a template framework for catalogue auto page population, and devised a content creation programme building copy for 13,000 SKUs in 12 weeks while establishing and running the design team in the first season
- Initiated marketing and brand solutions for Majestic, a global marketing search engine and backlink index, increasing visibility and credibility in the SEO and SEM industry and establishing leadership in its domain
- Generated product brand designs for Bidvest (3663), including brand naming, research, development, and application, enabling brand value propositions to be established, maximizing revenue and defending market position
- Designed and built a digital trade sales catalogue for Hasbro toys to manage continual changes in product specification across over 250 SKUs in the Toy Fair pre-buying season
Industry experience
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Experienced in Chemical, Education, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Media and Entertainment, and Professional Services.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Marketing, Research and Development, Sales, and Project Management.
Summary
Results-driven Principal UX/UI Designer with a background in digital design and technology, working in both Design, Product and Technology. Managed the successful project to deliver a comprehensive React UI component Design System at Schroders, reducing the development effort and time to market by 30% across digital projects. Possesses a strong entrepreneurial mindset and a deep understanding of customer needs and engagement channels. Experienced in running a successful Digital, Brand, and Communications Agency for over 30 years. Skilled in advocating for and delivering real change within the User Experience space at Schroders. Well-versed in current developments in Technology and Fintech, contributing to digital transformation dialogues. A creative thinker, adept at building strong professional relationships and engaging diverse audiences.
Skills
- Agile Framework: Certified Pspo1 Product Owner With Experience In Safe Agile. Experience With Azure Devops And Jira.
- Leadership: Managed Cross Border Teams And Mentorship Of Junior Team Members.
- Budgeting And Resource Planning, Project Management And Reporting.
- Change Management And Consensus Building Skills To Foster Partnerships And Garner Support For Transformative Initiatives.
- User Experience: Nng Ux Management Qualified And Experienced Workshop Facilitator.
- Design: Background In Visual Design And Branding, Expert Use Of Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma And Sketch. Advanced Use Of Invision Dsm And Zeroheight.
- Research: Proficient In Quantitative And Qualitative User Research Methods. Google Analytics, Tealium And Other Tracking Technologies.
- Strategy: Journey Mapping, Product Discovery, Service Blueprinting, And Content Strategy.
- Copywriting: Experienced In Creating Compelling Content.
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Education
DeMontfort University
BA (Hons), Graphic Design · Graphic Design · Leicester, United Kingdom · 2.1
Certifications & licenses
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
NNg DesignOps: Scaling Design And User Research
NNg UX Management Certificate
Service Design Training (Inviqa)
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Don is based in London, United Kingdom.
Don speaks the following languages: English (Advanced).
Don has at least 38 years of experience. During this time, Don has worked in at least 2 different roles and for 2 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 19 years and 10 months. Note that Don may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Don would be well-suited for roles such as: UX Design Manager, Founder & Creative Director.
Don's most recent position is UX Design Manager at Schroders.
In recent years, Don has worked for Schroders.
Don is most experienced in industries like Chemical, Education, and Information Technology. Don also has some experience in Manufacturing, Media and Entertainment, and Professional Services.
Don is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Marketing. Don also has some experience in Research and Development, Sales, and Project Management.
Don has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance.
Don has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.
Don holds a Bachelor in Graphic Design from DeMontfort University.
Don has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, and NNg DesignOps: Scaling Design And User Research.
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