COURT KIZER
Product Designer
Lead UI Designer
Design Director
Portfolio
https://kizer.me
Contact
courtkizer@gmail.com
760-970-6981
https://linkedin.com/in/brainchild2b
Education
Bachelor of Science, Human-Computer Interaction at Purdue University
Certified Usability Analyst (CUA), Human Factors International
• Google UX Design Professional Certificate
Skills
Design: From user research and wire-framing to prototyping and final design, ensuring user-centered and visually ensuring user-centered and visually appealing outcomes.
Technical: HTML, CSS, basic JavaScript, React. Experience training AI models including GaNs and LLMs.
Tools: Integrates AI and machine learning into designs for enhanced functionality
Cross-Platform Design: Figma, Raycast, Sketch, Storybook, JS, Adobe CS
Awards
• Figma Socks Award for debugging a shadow layering bug in Figma.Award-Winning Design: Crafted the Eddy award-winning UI for VMware Fusion and received the coveted Figma Socks award for contributions to Figma.
Industry Experience
Successfully collaborated with
top-tier clients, including Apple, Google
Ventures, Meta (Facebook),
Walmart.com, VMware, and Disney
Interactive.
Skills
User Experience (UX) Design: Wireframing, Prototyping, User Research, Usability Testing
User Interface (UI) Design: Visual Design, Interaction Design, Responsive Design
Design Tools: Figma, Sketch, Adobe CS, Storybook JS
Collaboration & Management: Agile Methodologies, Design Sprints, Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management
Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React (basic understanding for collaboration with developers)
Soft Skills: Creative Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Effective Communication, Project Management
I will produce extraordinary results
I take joy in crafting exceptional products. As a passionate Product Designer with 14+ years of experience, I craft empathy-driven,
user-centered products. I specialize in translating complex concepts into intuitive, beautiful interfaces and excel in guiding ideas
from concept to polished product. Thriving in both fast-paced startups and larger enterprises, my strengths include:
Empathetic, user-centered design approach with an end-to-end product development process, ensuring pixel-perfect, high-quality designs through rapid prototyping
Effective communication with engineering teams, expert at building design systems and component libraries, and thorough documentation of the design process.
A self-starter with a proven history of entrepreneurial drive and motivation, and experienced design leader and mentor for other designers.
Work Experience
2023 → 2024
Lead Product Designer at Wonderment
Designed and built an AI-powered CRM from scratch, including data-driven dashboards, table interfaces, AI-powered filters, and visual interfaces. Applied user-centered design and data-driven design principles to enhance the buyer journey by developing an LLM-powered customer dashboard for e-commerce.
2022 → 2023
Lead Product Designer at Arist
Designed and developed an AI-powered course builder for micro-learning, creating a reusable component library to streamline the development process. Contributed to groundbreaking e-learning features and products, enhancing the user experience with advanced real-time AI feedback and suggestions.
2022 → 2023
Director of Design at Narvar
Directed the AI-aligned design vision for Narvar’s suite of commerce products, ensuring cohesive and responsive user experiences. Led a team of 10+ designers to deliver beautiful, easy-to-use applications through cross-functional collaboration and agile methodologies. Launched over 10 new features, revamped the user dashboard, and developed a scalable design system, bringing consistent design across all applications.
2021 → 2022
Director of Product Design at Chartmetric
Led and mentored a team of product designers at Chartmetric, a music analytics platform. Applied design leadership and stakeholder management to design and ship over 40 features, revamp the dashboard, and create a comprehensive component library. This resulted in enhanced user experiences and a significant increase in revenue.
2013 → 2021
Lead UI Designer & Design Engineer at SurveyMonkey
Designed and developed multiple applications from the ground up, focusing on user-centered design for SurveyMonkey’s CX dashboards. Integrated NPS analytics and metrics into business e-commerce and polling software, enabling data-driven decision-making and improving user satisfaction across brands by 30%.
Skills
Full-Stack Design
• End-to-End Design Process
• UX Research
• Wireframing
• Pixel Perfect Visual Design
• Interactive Prototyping
• Usability Testing
• Design Systems
Product Development
• Product Strategy
• User-Centric Design
• Iterative Design Process
• Rapid Prototyping
• Figma Design Systems
Collaboration and Communication
• Working with Engineers
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Clear and Effective Communication
• Feedback Integration
Problem Solving
• Ability to Tackle Complex Design Challenges
• Creative Thinking
• User Problem Identification and Resolution
Industry and Market Understanding
• Deep Knowledge of the SaaS Industry
• Understanding Market Trends
• E-commerce and the customer purchase journey
• Competitor Analysis
• Interactive Prototyping
• Usability Testing
Tools & Software
• Figma
• Sketch
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Storybook JS
• VSCode