AMANDA RUTHERFOORD
Senior Product Designer
Austin,TX
Summary
Product design leader with strong expertise in user-centered design, prototyping, and cross-functional collaboration. Known for driving innovative solutions and ensuring high-quality outcomes. Adaptable and reliable, with strong focus on team synergy and meeting evolving project demands. Skilled in design thinking, project management, and user experience optimization, bringing results-driven approach to every initiative.
Overview
5
5
years of post-secondary education
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Product Design Manager
NCR Voyix
Austin (Remote), TX
10.2021 - Current
- Manage and lead multiple projects, both independently and with teams of 1 to 5, ensuring timely delivery while maintaining high-quality standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of design elements in product development.
- Present design concepts to stakeholders, effectively communicating rationale behind choices and securing buy-in for implementation.
- Define clear project goals and deliverables for successful completion within budget constraints and timelines.
- Conduct new grad and experienced hire interviews and pre-screened potential applicants for minimum qualifications
- Improve operations through consistent hard work and dedication, using project managements and software development skills.
- Incorporate accessibility considerations into all stages of product development, ensuring inclusive experiences for diverse user bases.
- Quickly learn new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Actively listen to customers' requests, confirming full understanding before addressing concerns.
- Produce rapid low and high fidelity wireframes and prototypes using Figma.
User Experience Designer and Product Manager
Deloitte Consulting
Austin, TX
01.2019 - 10.2021
- Pioneer design team of five in discovery, design and development of government funded website and mobile app that serves over 600,000 active users.
- Obtain user data with analytics reporting, task analysis, and participatory design techniques and leveraged that data to create iterative improvements, increasing user satisfaction by roughly 18%.
- Streamlined requirements gathering, integration design and UAT testing support for both website and mobile app.
- Created interactive designs for complex web application and mobile app by way of page/user flow diagrams, site maps, and interactive wireframes in Sketch, Figma, and Adobe XD.
- Strong time management skills; ability to thrive in fast-paced environment, and to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
- Develop close client relations regularly leading both client and internal meetings.
Education
Full Stack Web Development Immersion Course
Galvanize
04.2018 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nutritional Sciences
University of Arizona
08.2005 - 12.2009
Skills
Sketch, Figma, and Adobe Suite software proficiency
Timeline
Senior Product Design Manager
NCR Voyix
10.2021 - Current
User Experience Designer and Product Manager
Deloitte Consulting
01.2019 - 10.2021
Full Stack Web Development Immersion Course
Galvanize
04.2018 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nutritional Sciences
University of Arizona
08.2005 - 12.2009
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