Catherine Batacan

About Catherine Batacan

Catherine is a transformative Product design leader with extensive experience shaping…

Experience

1. Product Design Manager

   Delta Dental Ins.

   Oct 2020 — Present

   Established a design thinking practice and provided training to all designers, emphasizing desirable outcomes. Increased velocity in determining design & product vision, roadmap, and timelines by 62%. Scaled team by 75% after 3 years at Delta Dental Collaborate with Agile team to develop Design centered JIRA framework, aligning with the agile method. Responsibilities: Collaborated with Design leadership to develop job descriptions for various UX roles. Created a comprehensive Design rubric. Fostered a team culture focused on well-being and work-life balance. Provided guidance and mentorship to designers. Assessed project requirements and allocated resources accordingly. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop roadmaps. Partnered with Product teams to identify user needs, feature requirements, and business goals. Led workshops to ensure alignment and feasibility of projects.

Education

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  BS, Graphic Communications

Skills

• Mobile Applications
• Web Standards
• Dreamweaver
• Html 5
• Wireframing
• Design Strategy
• Online Marketing
• Product Development
• Mobile Devices
• User Interface Design
• E-Commerce
• Concept Modeling, Wireframing and High Fidelity Prototypes
• Experience Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Omnigraffle
• User Experience
• Rapid Prototyping
• Wordpress
• User Interface
• Design Thinking
• Visual Design
• Interaction Design
• Adobe Fireworks
• Card Sorting
• Jquery
• Email Marketing
• Usability Testing
• Human Computer Interaction
• Mobile Design
• Service Design
• Wire Framing
• Usability
• Web Design
• Paper Prototyping
• User Scenarios
• Information Design
• Information Architecture
• Graphics
• User Experience Design
• Concept Development