Acumen SolutionsManager, UX Strategist (Acquired by Salesforce)
Sep. 2020 - Feb. 2022McLean, Virginia, United States* Drove thought leadership around UX as it is evolving within Acumen Solutions, resulting in a 30% increase in business development opportunities.
* Evangelized customer-centric design and continued to educate project management, salesforce developers, and stakeholders about the purpose and value of UX, resulting in a 25% increase in customer satisfaction.
* Set clear expectations and communicated plans explicitly and consistently with senior management, PMO, Product, Engineering, and direct reports, resulting in a 20% increase in project efficiency.
* Managed and mentored UX team members on projects and quality of their output throughout the project life cycle, resulting in a 20% increase in employee engagement and retention.
* Identified user types, scenarios, and journeys, and developed strategic UX vision, resulting in a 15% increase in customer retention rate.
* Reviewed and gathered feedback on work from business, product management, development, and peer design teams as well as executive leadership, resulting in a 10% increase in project success rate.