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Freelance UX Designer & Product Strategist
Little Boat UX
Jun 2013 - Present (11 years 6 months)
In the past 5 years, I led design and development projects for:
@ An education startup based in Israel (2014)
@ A zen-like Smart TV interface for Motorola/Google (2012)
@ An Enterprise Dashboard and tools for Bitly.com (2011)
@ A social movie theater experience for Betaworks (2011)
@ A movie/TV search interface for SetJam (2010)
@ A crowd-funding platform for early-stage investors for Gust (2009)
@ And some others...
I can help with product strategy, user stories collection and prioritization, iterative rollout strategy, and detailed UX designs/wireframes.
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Product Manager, SetJam (Acquired)
Motorola Mobility
Jan 2012 - May 2013 (1 year 4 months)
@ Designed new smart TV interface and worked with management to promote it.
@ Led product development with a new integrated Motorola/SetJam team.
@ Prioritized product roadmap through discussions with internal stakeholders.
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Director of Product
SetJam
May 2010 - Dec 2011 (1 year 7 months)
@ Pushed for rethinking of strategy that changed company’s direction, leading to acquisition.
@ Designed innovative Smart TV interface, as well as a suite of supporting data services.
@ Designed UX for Bitly, Betaworks, a large Cable operator, and other SetJam clients.
@ Managed a team of 8 developers, 3 editors, 1 QA person, and 1 graphic designer.
@ Supported the SetJam acquisition process, pitching to 6 potential acquirers.
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Director of Project Management
Angelsoft
Apr 2009 - Jun 2010 (1 year 2 months)
@ Performed user interviews, user testing, advanced tracking analysis.
@ Expanded features from an Angel-only platform to a VC-capable one.
@ Established an agile iteration schedule for design, development, and QA.
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Product Manager
Angelsoft
Oct 2007 - Apr 2009 (1 year 6 months)
@ Excelled within a 4 person product team that included COO, Director of UX.
@ Shaped decisions from roadmap to the smallest design elements.
@ Gathered requirements, defined and wireframed new features.
@ Managed a team of 5 developers, 2 QA people, and 1 support person.
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Senior Editor / Journalist
PC-ON
Jan 2000 - Sep 2004 (4 years 8 months)
@ Supervised 3 senior writers and edited 117 weekly issues.
@ Wrote the lead articles for 57 weekly issues.
@ Developed what became one of the top 100 web sites in Israel.
@ Personally interviewed dozens of industry leaders.