Hello
I'm Jason
YOUR HONEST
RELATIONSHIP-FOCUSED
PRODUCT + UX LEADER
Here's a little bit about me and my work:
My Strengths
I produce my best work when I leverage these personality traits
Adaptability
I respond willingly to the inevitably unplanned demands of the moment
Belief
I value responsibility and high ethics, both in myself and others
Connectedness
I see how we are all part of something bigger and value relationships as such
Developer
I see potential in others, alive with possibilities, and want to help them realize it
Intellection
I am introspective, often deep in thought, and enjoy mental activity
MY Skills
I use these disciplines to varying degrees depending on the project
UX RESEARCH & DESIGN
11 Years
UX LEADERSHIP
10 Years
PROTOTYPING
9 Years
USABILITY TESTING
8 Years
PROGRAMMING
6 Years
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
6 Years
My Recent history
Where I've worked and where I was educated
2003 - 2007
Bachelor of Arts
University of Michigan
Anthropology
Classical Archaeology
Sci. & Tech. Studies
2007 - 2009
Masters Degree
University of Michigan
2009 - 2010
Usability Auditor
Foresee Results
2010 - 2012
2010 - 2012
UX Designer
GM Contract
Design for Six Sigma Green Belt
GM Contract
Design for Six Sigma Green Belt
2012 - 2018
UX Lead
General Motors
Design for Six Sigma Black Belt
2018 - 2020
Director
Audiosocket
Product & Design
2020
Interim Director
Traverse City Whiskey
Digital Products
Present
UX Director
Perficient
TodaY
I am currently a UX Director for Perficient, where I lead a team that seeks to understand and empathize with our clients' end users, advocating for them at every turn.
Yesterday
Fast Cars + UX
Other Projects
I've brought eight products through the four year automotive development cycle. These are a few you can see out on the road today.
C8 Corvette
Project Period: 2014 - 2018
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2019+ Corvettes have this gauge cluster. I lead the end-to-end interaction design and documentation.
North American 2020 "Car of the Year"
Motor Trend's 2020 "Car of the Year"
C7 Corvette
Project Period: 2010 - 2014
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2014 - 2019 Chevy Corvettes have this gauge cluster. I led the multi-functional and geographically-distributed design team responsible for the UX of this product.
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PDR 1
Project Period: 2010 - 2014
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2014+ Corvettes as well as 2017+ Camaro and V-Series Cadillac vehicles have this product. I did the end-to-end interaction design and documentation.
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Camaro
Project Period: 2010 - 2014
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2016+ Chevy Camaros have this gauge cluster. The same hardware and a variant of the software was later used in a number of other GM vehicles. I led the multi-functional and geographically-distributed design team responsible for the UX of this product.
These are
some other projects
I worked on but you won't seem them
out in the wild for a while
Performance
12'' Cluster
UX Lead and PM for a future high performance vehicle
Luxury
12'' Cluster
UX Lead and PM for a future high performance luxury vehicle
Revamped
8'' Cluster
UX Lead and PM for near future mass production vehicles
Performance
features
End-to-end interaction design and documentation of "performance" HMI