Kate Dupon

Designer in Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Member since January 10, 2016

Kate has a love for strategy and understanding the user's needs, wants, and motivations which allows her to create seamless enterprise web and mobile and software application designs. She understands web development and user-centric design proficiently and enjoys finding meaningful solutions.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America (MCFA)
- Manufacturing
- User Research
- Adobe Creative Suite
- InVision
- Material Handling
- UX Design
Hurley Medical Center and Hurley Foundation
- Hospitals
- Patient Services
- Donations
- Volunteering
- ADA Compliance
- UXPin
- Project Management
- Trello
- Jira
- Design Systems
- UX Design
Haworth and Haworth Store
- Furniture Design
- Design
- Project Management
- Adobe Creative Suite
- InVision
- SiteFinity
Automation.com
- Digital Magazines
- App Store
- Google Play Store
- Amazon Store
- Design
- Adobe Suite
- Automation
Insite Captial
- Banking & Finance
- Finance
- Investments
- User Research
- Adobe Creative Suite
- InVision
- Sketch
- UX Design
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System
- Sales
- Finance
- Strategy
- Usability Testing
- Adobe Creative Suite
- InVision
- Sketch
- UX Design
- User Research

Employment

Experience Strategist
2017 - PRESENT
Thank Black Inc.
- Coordinated with organizations to help them gain internal alignment while gathering an understanding of their user’s needs, wants, and motivations to build strategic initiatives.
- Collaborated with teams of designers, developers, and strategists to reach the goals of company strategic initiative while continuously testing, iterating, and improving.
Technologies: Trello, Jira, InVision, Adobe Suite, Sketch, UXPin
Technical Project Manager
2017 - 2017
Dealer Inspire
- Collaborated with development teams to streamline processes, optimize communication, and manage priorities so that the work which was meaningful, well-informed, and on-time could consistently be delivered.
Technologies: Trello, Jira, InVision, Adobe Suite, UXPin
Product Manager
2016 - 2017
Varsity News Network
- Ensured the VNN products fulfilled the needs and desires of their customers and delivered on company initiatives.
- Performed extensive research and discovery to understand the market and create product visions and strategies which could be planned, designed, and executed into intuitive, strong experiences for customers while successfully meeting company goals.
- Created standards in research and process for the UX department.
Technologies: Trello, Jira, InVision, Adobe Suite, Sketch, UXPin
Lead UX Designer
2013 - 2015
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- Specialized in strategizing, conceptualization, and crafting thoughtful, useful, and beautiful end-to-end experiences.
Technologies: Trello, Jira, InVision, Adobe Suite, Sketch, UXPin

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic Design with a minor in Marketing
2008 - 2012
Ferris State University - Michigan

Certifications

UX Certification
FEBRUARY 2014 - PRESENT
Nielsen Norman Group

Experience

UX Design10 years
User-centered Design (UCD)10 years
UX Strategy10 years
Usability Testing6 years
ADA Compliance4 years
InVision4 years
Product Roadmaps4 years
UXPin2 years

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InVision
UXPin

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Designer in Grand Rapids, MI, United States

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Experience Strategist

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Lead UX Designer

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