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Work Experience

Professional Journey

May 2024 - Present

Sr. Product Delivery Manager & Scrum Master

Charter Communications

Denver, Colorado

Lead design process authority and design strategist for all agency platforms, responsible for creating the foundation and UX vision for all products.

Lead design liaison responsible for consulting and educating cross-functional, internal stakeholders on design best practices, processes, user experience, and project timelines.

Develop and manage our end-to-end business logic and data-driven focused product design process, ranging from intake to developer handoff.

Organize team workload, run agile ceremonies, and manage
a prioritized backlog as the department scrum master.

Organize and lead design process community of practice across the organization to align departments on process best practices and unified metrics consolidation.

Develop and enforce designer health metrics to foster continuously engaging and rewarding work environments while preventing designer burnout and unhealthy workloads.

Organize design projects around maximizing autonomy, mastery, and purpose while eliminating context switching as well as unplanned work as much as possible.

Lead design process authority and design strategist for all agency platforms, responsible for creating the foundation and UX vision for all products.

Lead design liaison responsible for consulting and educating cross-functional, internal stakeholders on design best practices, processes, user experience, and project timelines.

Develop and manage our end-to-end business logic and data-driven focused product design process, ranging from intake to developer handoff.

Organize team workload, run agile ceremonies, and manage
a prioritized backlog as the department scrum master.

Organize and lead design process community of practice across the organization to align departments on process best practices and unified metrics consolidation.

Develop and enforce designer health metrics to foster continuously engaging and rewarding work environments while preventing designer burnout and unhealthy workloads.

Organize design projects around maximizing autonomy, mastery, and purpose while eliminating context switching as well as unplanned work as much as possible.

March 2021 - May 2022

Design Producer and Creative Team Lead

VirtuSense Technologies

Peoria, Illinois

Led and mentored members of the user experience team while serving as the senior UI / UX designer and strategist for all products.

Responsible for working with cross-functional teams and bridging the gap between design, development, and project managers.

In charge of creating, maintaining, and publishing company design systems, product wireframes, and prototypes, as well as front-end code repositories.

Implemented the current Agile / Scrum work environment and acted as Scrum master for various creative departments.

Co-develop front-end, native applications in Ionic + React.js, while working closely with various dev teams.

August 2016 - March 2021

Lead UI / UX Designer

It's Never 2 Late

Denver, Colorado

Responsible for the UI and UX of digital products such as custom learning games, life-long learning applications, social connection suites, and accessibility programs.

Responsible for complete redesigns of flagship desktop and mobile products, leading to significant increases in sales, increased target audience usability, as well as doubling NPS to 72 while increasing customer retention rate to 97%.

January 2015 - December 2018

Co-Founder and UX Designer

DadPad, LLC.

Denver, Colorado

Co-founded DadPad, LLC. -- a company dedicated to helping the aging generation keep up with today’s modern technology.

Responsibilities included designing the interfaces for the native iOS application, administrative back-end platforms,
as well as website and mobile application.

Education

2010 - 2014

Bachelor of Studio Arts 
Minor in Computer Science

Western State Colorado University

Gunnison, Colorado

At Western State Colorado University I pursued a major in graphic design and a minor in computer science to merge creativity with technology. This unique combination equipped me with a diverse skill set, allowing me to innovate across various platforms and industries.
By blending design principles with programming knowledge, I aim to create visually appealing and functional solutions that seamlessly integrate into the digital landscape. Through my studies, gained expertise in user interface design, web development, and visual communication, preparing myself for a dynamic and impactful career at the intersection of art and technology.

Professional Skillset

Figma / Sketch

Backlog Creation and Organization

Adobe Creative Suite

Design Process Developer

Design System Creation

Scrum Master

UI / UX Design & Strategy

HTML / CSS / Javascript

Atomic Design System

React.js

Wireframing and Prototyping

Ionic Framework

Languages

English (native)

Swedish (native)

© 2024 Jakob Andersson

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