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Jason Stephens

UX/UI Product Designer

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New Zealand

A Bit About Me

I am a very focused and determined problem solver who enjoys thinking outside the box on complex challenges. I enjoy and advocate for positive team cultures with healthy and productive communication patterns. I am a full stack designer who can be self lead or lead a team of designers. Being experienced in Product Ownership and Management I can fulfill these roles or support and complement them. 

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As well as being an experience designer I am very driven by the experiences of life and have a number of unique athletic and adventure achievements. 

Resume

Stream Systems (Mine Operations Simulator & AI Optimizer SaaS Product)

UX/UI Product Designer - 5 months (2022 - 2023)

  • Being new to the mining industry I performed significant amounts of user & scenario research.

  • Interviewed stakeholders & users to discover meaningful problems to solve.

  • Produced in depth analysis and information architecture work to contextualize data.

  • Designed and prototyped the concepts that were delivered for an MVP.

  • Designed and documented the next iteration of features for the product roadmap.

 

Tools: Photoshop, Invision, Figma, Miro, Jira, Confluence

Argus Controls / Conviron (Greenhouse Controls & Data Analytics SaaS Product Suite)

Product Owner & Product Design Lead - 1 year (2019 - 2022)

  • I was the Product Designer for a Cultivation Data Analytics platform.

  • Designed & Prototyped a suite of products that leverage cultivation data in different ways.

  • Networked with and User Tested on an array of customers.

  • Hired a senior software development team of 4 Devs, 1 Automation Tester & 1 UX/UI Designer.

  • Product Owned the backlog & Facilitated the Agile Process.

  • Presented & Delivered the MVP to our first 5 early adopters.

  • Designed and outlined a potential vision for the roadmap

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- UX/UI Designer - 2 years (2019 - 2022)

  • Comprehensive user research and problem analysis to discover core problems worth solving.

  • Solution analysis > rapid prototyping > user testing (repeat the cycle).

 

Tools: Photoshop, Invision, Figma, Jira, Asana, Google Docs & G-Suite, Confluence

Sustainable Agriculture Institute (Online Ag Sustainability Course & Cultivation Product)

Co-Founder / Product Designer / Researcher 1 year (2018 - 2019)

  • In depth research of Sustainable Agriculture, Systems Thinking & Principles first Design.

  • Invented a new method of small scale industrial indoor cultivation which leverages soil substrates.

  • Created an online learning platform and course curriculums.

 

Tools: Photoshop, Premiere, Google Docs & G-Suite, Wordpress, PHP, HTML, CSS

IkeGPS (Two Laser Measurement Desktop and Mobile SaaS Products)

UX/UI Designer - 1 year (2016 - 2017)

  • Performed user Research, Information Architecture, Interface Prototype Design & User Testing for 2 smartphone mounted laser measurement SaaS products (Desktop & Mobile).

  • I again went through the entire design process to complete a cloud interface design for a tripod mounted laser measurements device (Desktop & Mobile).

  • Watched closely and learned from my mentors. I developed a strong interest in the art of process and optimization.

 

Tools: Photoshop, Invision, Sketch, Jira, Google Docs & G-Suite

Aviarc / Core Technology (Software Prototyping SaaS Product & Finance Product Features)

Product Designer - 1 year (2014 - 2016)

  • I was promoted by the CEO to lead design on the R&D Team.

  • Designed the interface of a cloud software prototyping tool (X Figma competitor).

  • Studied and exercised usability testing on the sister company employees (Core Technology).

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UX/UI Designer & Front End Developer - 1 year (2014 - 2016)

  • UX/UI designed loan calculator features, business tax & accounting features, and a medical insurance feature.

  • I developed front-end features for a motorsport stats tracking app, a sign up wizard & accounting product details pages.

 

Tools: Photoshop, Invision, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Aviarc programming language, Google Docs & G-Suite

Varia Brewing (Coffee Brewing Product & Marketing Website)

Co-Founder / Product Designer / Web Developer - 2 year (2012 - 2014)

  • Original Co-founding member of Evolve Coffee (Now known as Varia Brewing), I turned the inventor's napkin drawing into the first, second and third iteration of a 3 in 1 coffee brewing product prototype.

  • Designed & Engineered the product drawings that were submitted to multiple manufacturers.

 

Tools: Solid Works, Photoshop, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, HostGator, Google Docs & G-Suit

Education

Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand - 3 years (2009 - 2011)

  • Completed a Bachelors Degree of Industrial Design

    • Completed Architecture 101

    • Completed Physics 101

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YooBee School of Design in Wellington New Zealand - 1 years (2012 - 2013)

  • Completed a Diploma in Web Development.

Product Design Portfolio

Look through products and projects in the design portfolio.

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