A little about me...

A little about me...

Hi, I'm Travis (he/him/his), a user experience & interface designer based in Austin, TX. Originally from upstate New York, I will forever talk about the superiority of New York Mets baseball and how mustard and not ketchup should be your ballpark hot dog condiment of choice. When not watching ball games, I enjoy traveling to West Texas for adventures in the desert, wrenching on my vintage Toyota 4Runner, or having my head buried in my iPad, reading a novel or current events.

Résumé

Résumé

Experience

Experience

Freelance Consultant

UX/UI Consultant

January 2023 - Present

• Review and streamline clients' internal business processes and product designs, advocating for user experience improvements for both their teams and end products.

• Lead client project design and research efforts, including design reviews and workshops, from initial conception to final handoff.

• Provide clients with actionable feedback and conceptual ideas.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all client interactions.

Slide UX

UX Managing Director

August 2021 - January 2023

• Managed a UX/UI design team of six, overseeing all related projects.

• Reviewed and adjusted project timelines and resource allocation for designers.

• Mentored designers through one-on-one meetings and quarterly reviews, discussing areas for improvement, promotions, bonuses, and company policies.

• Conducted hiring interviews and led the recruitment of new design personnel.

• Created and refined internal design processes to ensure smooth handoffs between client and development teams, documenting and communicating new standards.

• Developed client rapport and fostered lasting relationships while harmonizing internal teams.

• Led internal Slide UX design community and organized team-building meetings and exercises.

• Reviewed and approved business expenses for direct reports.

• Managed vacation and out-of-office requests, communicating any impacts on project plans to clients.

Senior Consultant

January 2019 - August 2021

• Review and streamline clients' internal business processes and product designs, advocating for user experience improvements for both client teams and end products.

• Lead client project design and research efforts, including design reviews and workshops, from initial conception to final handoff with minimal oversight.

• Provide actionable feedback and conceptual ideas to project designers and researchers.

• Oversee internal project resourcing to ensure project success within client guidelines.

• Conduct internal after-action reviews of design projects to enhance internal design and business processes.

• Serve as the main point of contact for all client interactions.

Senior User Interface Designer

January 2018 - January 2019

• Facilitate client and stakeholder design reviews and workshops, capturing actionable feedback.

• Develop user research guides and questionnaires, conduct user interviews, and analyze research findings to inform design decisions.

• Iterate on designs and prototypes based on client feedback and research findings.

• Research client competitors and make user experience recommendations based on industry trends.

• Respond to client inquiries, maintain project status updates, and ensure clear project expectations.

• Establish and maintain internal design asset libraries for wireframing, visual design, and prototyping.

User Interface Designer

November 2013 - January 2018

• Gather user research feedback and analyze findings to inform design decisions.

• Design and prototype mobile apps, websites, and digital products.

• Iterate designs based on feedback from clients and managers.

• Research client competitors and provide user experience recommendations based on industry trends.

• Address client inquiries, maintain project status updates, and establish clear project expectations.

• Establish and maintain internal design asset libraries for wireframing, visual design, and prototyping.

Rocksauce Studios

Director of User Experience

March 2012 - November 2013

• Oversaw a UX/UI design team of three and all associated projects.

• Developed and refined internal design processes to facilitate seamless handoffs between client and development teams, documenting and communicating new standards.

• Offered actionable feedback and conceptual ideas to support project designers.

• Conducted quality assurance and approved final user experience assets before client review.

• Led in-person client meetings and design reviews.

• Generated ideas for internally owned product concepts and design assets.

• Estimated the cost and effort required for client projects for proposal purposes.

Lead User Experience Designer

February 2011 - March 2012

• Designed mobile application maps, wireframes, and user interfaces.

• Conducted quality assurance reviews.

• Led in-person client meetings and design reviews.

• Estimated the cost and effort required for client projects to assist in proposal development.

Education

Education

Ringling College of Art + Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Graphic & Interactive Communications

Minor: Photography & Digital Imaging

August 2003 - June 2007 | Sarasota, FL

SUNY Jefferson Community College

Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts

Emphasis on Visual Arts

August 1998 - June 2001 | Watertown, NY

Technical Skills

Technical Skills

Design Management

• Design Team Management

• Cross-Team Collaboration

• Project Management

• Remote Work

Design Processes & Methodologies

• Design Strategy

• Interaction Design

• Product Design

• User Experience Design, User Interface Design

• Design Collaboration

• Design Systems

• Information Architecture

• Accessibility Design

• Customer Experience Design

• Software Mapping

• A/B Testing

• QA Testing

• Agile & Waterfall Processes

User-Centric Design

• User Workshops

• User Research

• User Research Analysis

• User Testing

• User Personas

• User Storytelling

• User Journey Maps

Digital Design Tools

• Figma Design & Prototypes

• Figjam

• Sketch Design

• Axure Design& Prototypes

• Miro

• Zeplin

Project Management & Collaboration Tools

• Slack

• Asana

• Zoom

• Jira

• Everhour

• Dropbox

• Instagantt

Technical Skills & Platforms

• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, Javascript

• SaaS

• B2B

• B2C

Design Specializations

• Wireframing

• Mobile, Native, and Web Application Design

• E-Commerce Design

• Design Storytelling

• Typography