David Debonis

About David Debonis

Accomplished experience design leader with 19 years’ experience formulating strategic approaches for mission-critical initiatives. Uncanny ability to balance conflicting needs, catalyze creative ideation, and build consensus. Highly skilled in user research, digital strategy, experience design, and business analysis. Adept at fostering individual and team growth within an open, collaborative environment. Specialized in managing complex projects with large, multidisciplinary teams.

Experience

1. Chief Experience Officer, Principal

   Foxgroove

   Aug 2010 — Present · Boca Raton, FL, US

   Responsible for day-to-day business operations, account management, and partnership engagements. Provide strategic and design leadership to ensure best-in-class innovative solutions are realized. Lead a team of senior-level User Experience and Visual Designers in support of client projects.

Education

• Penn State University

  B.S, Soil Science

  1989 — 1993

• University of Minnesota

  MS, Soil Science

  1993 — 1996

• University of Minnesota

  M.S., Technical Communications

  1995 — 1998

Skills

• User Interface Design
• Usability Testing
• Information Architecture
• Requirements Gathering
• Interaction Design
• User-Centered Design
• User Experience
• User Interface
• Usability Engineering
• Omnigraffle
• Contextual Inquiry
• Task Analysis
• Heuristic Evaluation
• Wireframes
• Wire Framing
• Card Sorting
• Persona
• Interactive Marketing
• Information Design
• User Experience Design
• Design Strategy
• Usability
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Experience Design
• Heuristic Analysis
• User Research
• Mobile Design
• User Scenarios
• Axure
• Human Computer Interaction
• Paper Prototyping
• Web Project Management
• Rapid Prototyping
• Ethnography
• User Stories
• Web Applications
• Site Maps
• Participatory Design
• Mobile Applications
• Visual Design