HELLO,

I’m Dean, a Product Designer and Aviator with a background in Architecture, UI/UX Design, and Communication Design with a knack for graphic, photo, and film production. My education from the University of Michigan and my career experiences have fueled my passion for creating and selling engaging products using a variety of technical tools and creative methodologies.

For the past year, I have been pursuing my dream of becoming a professional pilot, and have reached a point in my training schedule that would now allow me to manage clients more effectively while I work on the remainder of my pilot ratings and gain hours. I’m now seeking a part-time opportunity that I can balance with training to help cover the fuel costs and balance my passions.

I have over 10 years as a Product Designer, where I’ve developed products and consumer-facing content for Fortune 500 companies, agencies, municipalities, eCommerce/consumer electronic companies, and startups (one of which my work directly led to over 200,000 direct-to-consumer sales worldwide).

My expertise includes creating products, prototypes, film/video, and marketing assets using tools like Figma, Sketch, and the Adobe Creative Suite. I enjoy gathering insights through user research, usability testing, and performance analysis, to ensure the effectiveness of my work and my contributions working either solo or with a cross-functional team.

Given the opportunity, I feel confident I would be a benefit to your team and company with my skillsets and ability to execute the responsibilities of this role. Please check out my work on my portfolio and resume, and I hope to hear from you soon.

Thank You,

DEAN CLANCY
Designer & Aviator

New York, NY | 09.22 — 03.23

Responsible for building and scaling design systems for various client brands across multiple sites and user groups to unify all company-facing web experiences.

Responsible for auditing the Blackstone web ecosystem, including all client sites, in efforts to amend and develop ongoing design system components and deliverables.

Consultation on front-end functionality informed through competitive analysis to deliver-best in-class experiences for users within the finance sector.

Chicago, IL | 04.21 — 09.22

Principal Designer responsible for building and scaling design systems on AEM to function for various client brands across numerous e-commerce sites and sales platforms.

Spearheading ongoing UI/UX enhancements based on client needs, platform releases, and collaborative efforts with creative directors and developers to deliver solutions to work identified by stakeholders.

Appointed Internal Creative Lead in a recent company-wide rebrand. This encompassed social media strategy, front-end recruiting and new business efforts, brand-book guidelines, agency reel, asset production, and templating evergreen business collateral.

Detroit, MI | 11.18 — 12.20

North American Design Lead for Ford Owner Web – Responsible for auditing, producing, and maintaining all design efforts in a recent AEM-based global CMS migration.

Responsible for educating, onboarding, and leading designers across numerous client accounts, new business initiatives, and internal agency efforts.

Appointed UI Design Lead and Experience Designer on a new global-facing owner account initiative – Designing universal UI components, UX patterns, and CX strategies spanning in-vehicle, app, and web to meet all regional requirements and drive a singular, unified user experience.

Detroit, MI | 12.16 — 11.18

Co-Founder of a consumer electronics company specializing in designing and developing high-end consumer audio products and mobile accessories.

Designed and managed an extensive range of revenue-generating marketing collateral and advertising campaigns fostered by market research, user testing, adaptive product positioning, and customer engagement analysis.

Effectively directed all consumer-facing sales initiatives by managing staff, contractors, marketing budgets, customer support channels, and third-party e-commerce platforms.

Detroit, MI | 08.15 - 02.17

Managed and developed corporate, federal, and state government relocation logistics and change management communications for client workforces, ensuring minimal interruption to the workflow on ‘day-one’ facility occupancies.

Maintained client brand standards through extensive communication deliverables, including websites, videos, interior design displays, architectural presentations, technical resource guides, urban wayfinding maps, and facility guides.

Led 20+ person teams while preparing facilities resulting in several of the company’s most successfully executed relocations.