United States

UX Design

Graphic Design

UI/ Visual Design

Product Design

Technical writing

Branding

Interaction Design

Design Systems

Generative AI

Benny Bowden

Lead UX Designer

Usability Testing

Quantitative research

Product strategy

Qualitative research

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Time management

Critical-thinking

Empathy

Team player

Presentation skills

Conflict resolution

Stakeholder management

Design systems

Information architecture

User research

Webflow

ChatGPT

Figma

Jira

Miro

Notion

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

General mentorship

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Working remotely

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Managing burnout

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

Dealing with imposter syndrome

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Getting the most out of my internship

How to ask for a promotion and negotiate for salary raise?

Negotiating a job offer

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

Led product design in an agile software development agency across several custom web applications.
Worked closely with agency software developers and product owners as well as outside clients and stakeholders.
Designed and managed products such as internal tools and SaaS platforms for clients in a variety of industries.

Project Highlights:
- VentureDash by NetWork Kansas – Business competition management SaaS platform; 140+ competitions created with 2,000+ participants in the first year
- Essential CEU Institute – Healthcare continuing education training platform; 29,000+ course certificates issued to 3,100+ users over 4 years (14,000+ certificates issued in 2020 alone)
- Kansas Beats the Virus by The Kansas Leadership Center – Civic engagement, meeting facilitation, and reporting tool to mobilize citizens in Kansas and combat COVID-19; over 7,000 Kansans attended 351 meetings in a 6 week period during Nov/Dec 2020
- Taking Cara Babies – Custom CRM for managing over 350,000 customers

- Created custom User Interface & User Experience designs for websites, software, and web/mobile applications
- Consulted with clients on design decisions and project milestones to achieve specific goals and outcomes
- Researched and Implemented responsive, cross-platform design standards using the latest design processes and tools
- Collaborated with front-end and backend developers to apply and implement custom designs

Managed and coordinated all aspects of marketing, advertising, and social media.

Areas of responsibility included:
- Design and coordination of print and digital advertising (TV, Radio, Newspaper, Billboard, Online Advertising)
- Social media strategy and implementation
- Video, photography, and creative productions
- Community and philanthropic partnerships
- Deployment of online marketing and sales tools
- Adherence to OEM marketing and advertising guidelines
- Website management
- Online review management

- Create interesting and engaging ways to market the Center for Student Involvement to students and faculty.
- Developed a program to mentor students seeking campus/community involvement opportunities.
- Prepared and edited a marketing plan and other publications for internal and external audiences.
- Assist clients in promoting organizations and events in an online platform.
- Train employees to conduct marketing and involvement consultations with students.

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