
Resume
Autodesk
2020 – 2022
Roles:
- Group Lead & Senior Design Manager (’21 – ’22)
- Group Lead & Senior Principal Product Designer (’21)
- Group Lead & Principal Product Designer (’20)
Responsibilities: Leading design for three teams reimagining how to track progress and issues on construction sites
- Ensuring delivery of three high-quality products critical to business goals (the unification of PlanGrid and Autodesk tools), while balancing existing user retention and revenue
- Communicating status to leadership (priorities, wins, blockers) and advocating for team needs
- Defining group strategy for target audiences and prioritization frameworks
Identifying new product investment areas based on research, desired user outcomes, and sales strategy - Managing three full-time designers (plus interns or contractors); resulting in high-quality output
- Cultivating a supportive and productive culture (1:1s, team bonding, crit, addressing feedback, etc)
- Developing user journey map templates and a repository to deepen knowledge of users across the org
- Facilitating improved collaboration between two cross-cultural, cross-timezone teams
PlanGrid, Acquired by Autodesk
2018 – 2019
Roles:
- Principal Product Designer (’19)
- Product Designer (’18 - ‘19)
Responsibilities:
- Leading design for a new cross-functional product team from discovery through beta and launch
- Capturing a new customer segment and generating a new stream of ARR
- Leading design system process improvements – iterating on the tools, contribution process, and designer onboarding. Facilitating weekly design system council meetings
Travel sabbatical
2017
10 countries. 6,000+ photos. 27 books (definitely hit my #goodreadsgoal). 26 scuba dives. 4 cooking classes. 3 volcano hikes. 1 tech talk at a Malaysian co-working space.
During this time I also helped bring user experience to 2 start-ups operating in SE Asia, including this pro bono project which I proposed to Zomia: www.lucilaffitte.com/zomia
Check out my travel pics: instagram.com/aroundtheworldwithluci[Warning: Jealously may ensue]
AKQA
Jun '11 – Jan '17
Roles:
- Senior UX Designer (Jul '14 – Jan '17)
- UX Designer (Jul '13 – Jul '14)
- Associate UX Designer (Jul '12 – Jul '13)
- UX Design Intern (Jun '11 - Aug '11)
Responsibilities:
- Developing user experiences through user research, wireframes, user flows, site maps, content audits, interactive prototypes, and functional specifications.
- Working closely with clients to lead discovery sessions and shape product direction.
- Assisting project managers in planning project roadmaps.
- Collaborating with visual design, development, and QA teams to execute the vision through launch.
Clients: Verizon Wireless, Zarbees, Frigidaire, USPS, Delta Airlines, Barclaycard, Calvin Klein,
Platforms: iOS, Hybrid, Mobile Web, Desktop, Android, Responsive Web
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/luci-laffitte/
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