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Hello! I'm Thomas Saffle, a Product Designer living in the Seattle area. 

 

Besides design, I am also an artist working in painting, printmaking, and sculpture. I love to travel and my interests include art history, reading, and playing speed chess online.

Resume

Product Designer

TS Design Studio

2015 - 2018

  • Lead designer for multiple projects, including marketing design campaigns, website design, and UX consulting.

  • Provided UX and information architect support in a cross-functional product team, and improved user-centered design best practice. Provided interaction and visual designs for on mobile and desktop platforms.

  • Partnered with multiple design agencies, placed particular emphasis on professional communication and timely product delivery for clients. Partnered with stakeholders and developers to design products that conformed to established style guides and UX standards.

  • Conducted user research and usability testing support for clients.

Web Designer

University of Arizona

2012 - 2015

  • Responsible for multiple website designs and their maintenance, provided art direction and user research for these websites.

  • Provided design direction for online marketing campaigns and collaborated with marketing teams and stakeholders.

  • Planned and conducted user research and usability testing for multiple websites and applications.

Education

University of Arizona, Tucson

Master of Fine Arts, Visual Communication (Design / Illustration) 

University of Pennsylvania and The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art

Skills

Visual design (Adobe Creative Suite), user journey maps, personas creation, user scenarios/user stories, navigation flows, site maps, wireframes, interactive prototypes (Sketch, Figma, InVision), usability testing protocol, style guide/mood board creation, branding and illustration.

Professional Experience
Product Designer

Seattle Software Developers Inc., 

2018 - present

  • Lead design on multiple projects through the whole development cycle including project initiation, user research, user journey mapping, wireframing, prototyping, design implementation support and etc.

  • Provided UX, Branding consultation and support to multiple brands.

  • Took on communication responsibility with clients, stakeholders, product team and developers to ensure the project success.

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