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Designer
Location
New York, NY, United States
Toptal Member Since
November 4, 2015
Rob is an award-winning New York City-based senior UX/UI designer with over 15 years experience designing products for some of the biggest companies in the world. Clients include ESPN, MetLife, Goldman Sachs, Cisco, The Hartford, Discovery Channel, Siemens, The United States Women's Ski Team, Fitch Ratings, Wolters Kluwer, Red Bull, Bain, GlaxoSmithKline, dozens of startups, and many more.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Senior UX/UI Designer
2010 - PRESENT
Rob Devaney Design
- Created award-winning products for clients in a variety of sectors, located around the world. Clients have included Goldman Sachs, ESPN, UBS, Fitch Ratings, The Hartford, MetLife, GlaxoSmithKline, Red Bull, Cisco, Discovery Channel, Bain Consulting, Wolters Kluwer, the US Women's Ski Team, and many more.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, Adobe Creative Suite, Zeplin, InVision, Sketch
Senior UX/UI Designer
2014 - 2019
Surge Software Development
- Worked directly with a variety of clients in an Agile environment researching, designing, and prototyping creating various digital deliverables.
- Created an award-winning iPad app for Northstar Memorial Services, testing onsite in various locations around the US.
- Built the first ever beekeeping web application for beekeepers around the world.
- Designed and prototyped an Android application that helps parents monitor their children's tablet usage.
- Created a highly successful eCommerce site for Legarza Industries, including all front- and back-end touchpoints for the client and the consumer.
Technologies: Axure, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Creative Director
2012 - 2013
FVM Strategic Communications
- Created multiple award-winning campaigns with digital and video components.
- Worked directly with clients on almost every initiative.
- Led a team of eight designers and writers.
- Presented frequently to senior executives in various verticals.
- Improved usability and user experience (and therefore the bottom line) for various clients in the technology, education, and financial sectors, among others.
Technologies: Axure, Adobe After Effects, Sublime Text, Bootstrap, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Senior UX/UI Designer
2011 - 2012
MetLife
- One of the first hires at a brand-new MetLife UX team.
- Worked directly with offshore developers to create interfaces and various digital products.
- Redesigned an internal-facing sales tool used to create theoretical mockups for potential clients that resulted in a huge lift in engagement, usage, and therefore effectiveness of the sales presentations.
- Presented to senior management frequently.
- Worked in an Agile environment.
Technologies: OmniGraffle, Axure, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Education
2012 - 2012
Master's Credit Degree in UX Design
Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ
1997 - 2000
MFA Degree in Fine Arts
Yale University - New Haven, CT
1988 - 1992
BFA Degree in Fine Arts
Boston University - Boston, MA
Certifications
APRIL 2013 - PRESENT
UX Mini-Masters
Rutgers University