United States

UX Engineering

UX Design

Motion Design

Product Design

Front-end

UX Testing

UX Research

BSBA

Andrew Swank

UX Engineer

Usability Testing

Public Speaking

Product strategy

Prototyping

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Critical-thinking

Presentation skills

Leadership

Chatbot

Design systems

Human computer interaction

Qualtrics

React

UserTesting

Adobe Photoshop

ChatGPT

Figma

Framer

GitHub

HTML

JavaScript

Jira

Notion

REST API

Sketch

Node.js

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

Talk to people who've broken into the tech industry and learn their stories.

Breaking into tech

Learn the best ways to answer technical interview questions with frameworks

Acing technical interview questions

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Working with designers

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Being the only designer

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Improving design skills

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

Giving effective feedback

How to define an ambitious product vision and how to best communicate it to stakeholders?

Creating a product vision

Tips on how to work and collaborate with engineers and developers.

Working with engineers

How to conduct interviews, what to ask, and how to analyze your results? (eg. user interview)

Conducting effective customer interviews

Role:
Synthesize design and development, pushing the boundaries of user interface design. Partner with designers, researchers, product managers, and front-end software engineers to define and deliver new features, test new concepts, and assist with final implementation.

Products & Services:
Hotel Finder, Flights, Trips (itineraries), Explore (learning about destinations), Activities (things to do), On the Go (scenic walks), and wide range of services helping people keep track of their travel documents, plan for their trips, and handle unforeseen difficulties such as flight delays.

• Supported a team of 20 Sales Engineers across North America, EMEA, and APAC with 100% attachment to all YouTube gadgets closed by the Wildfire organization
• Created >100 YouTube mocks (wireframes and PSDs), representing 19% of all Wildfire YouTube pipeline
• Coded (CSS, HTML, JS) or mocked (Photoshop) >400 demo applications
• Achieved a 500% improvement in turnaround time for YouTube client-facing mocks (3-5 business days to <2 hours)
• Wrote script to download brand assets and video thumbnails from existing YouTube channels
• Created PSD templates for Basic Gadgets, allowing drag-and-drop and color matching functionality
• Recognized by sales representatives and sales managers for pre-sales collateral created, including 22 peer bonuses for work on HBO, The Men’s Wearhouse, Aéropostale, Saxo Bank, Pampers, DailyFX, CityCenter, YouTube NextLab, and Marshall Amplification
• Aided in increasing Wildfire revenue from YouTube gadgets by 400% over the past 9 months
• Contributed to Sales Engineering team exceeding quota each of the last 3 quarters
• Improved sales engineering infrastructure by formalizing the demo request process
• Documented template style coding to improve the speed and quality of demo environments

• Managed accounts for Extra Space Storage, Quality Dairy, Restaurant.com, Things Remembered, and Visit Salt Lake.
• Monitored, posted, and responded to followers and likers on clients’ Twitter and Facebook accounts.
• Developed content and promotional campaigns for Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest accounts.
• Conducting analyses of key metrics with Facebook Analytics and Twitter to create reports of clients’ social media presences.
• Researched emerging platforms for strategic development, influential blogs to expand influence, and competitive analysis for best practices.
• Blogged to demonstrate thought leadership in the social media space.

• Managing community to engage and interact with patrons to drive internet traffic
• Designed fangate, map, and e-mail signup Facebook applications
• Updated web graphics to strengthen restaurant branding
• Creating plan to drive online engagement through the creation of in-store programs
• Designed digital event invites to drive traffic for specific parties
• Brokered deal with OpenTable
• Created FourSquare account and deals, increasing traffic

• Managing community to engage and interact with patrons to drive internet traffic
• Conducting a full web redesign
• Designed fangate, map, and e-mail signup Facebook applications
• Updated web graphics to strengthen restaurant branding
• Creating plan to drive online engagement through the creation of in-store programs

Apparel and accessories manufacturer and retailer with over $100 million in annual revenue.

• Implemented visual rebranding of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube for Life is good, and aided in rebranding the Life is good Playmakers (charitable foundation) social media pages.
• Conducted market research on branding, social media best practices, and integration of marketing channels.
• Created store locator, radio station, and e-mail signup html Facebook applications to aid in drive-to-retail and community-building.
• Wrote copy and postings via Facebook and Twitter, creating sales- and community-oriented posts.
• Aided in planning retail events including the 4th of July and PB&J Concert Series.
• Tracked social media KPIs for analysis of successful post types and times.

Business-to-consumer e-retailer of business attire, including suits, sport coats, and shirts.

• Designed the graphic user interface used to generate previews of the style options for the apparel offerings. 
• Created images using Adobe Photoshop for customer visualization of selected style options.

Since 1978, Carl Adams World Class Wrestling Camps have been educating young wrestlers on how to become champions.

• Counseled and coached student-athletes age 8 to 18.
• Instructed regarding wrestling techniques from basic to advanced.
• Wrestled with students to aid in their instruction.

Direct marketing organization leading in American cutlery sales with over $200 million in revenues annually.

• Conducted telephone and house calls to market and sell kitchen cutlery.
• Sold over $20,000 in 2 summers.
• Field trained new employees with rapport-building, opening, presentation, and closing techniques.

Privately held manufacturer and distributor of environmentally-friendly pond and garden products.

• Received, packed, shipped, and recorded orders to garden centers nationwide.
• Placed sales calls to small businesses, soliciting information regarding pond and garden products.

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