Jason Kuykendall

About Jason Kuykendall

I lead teams of problem solving Experience Designers that propel you toward innovation.With over fourteen years of experience in Design across consulting and the enterprise, I develop and lead teams that flexibly practice User Experience Design (UX) from the earliest vision and strategy definition to continuous value creation throughout the full product lifecycle.Currently I\'m leading a passionate, diverse team of strong UX leaders and practitioners driving future experiences across Consultative and Configurable Selling, Store Reporting and Tasking/Productivity tools, and in-store Mobile Device experiences.Previously at The Home Depot, I held roles of increasing responsibility with a focus on Store Checkout experiences, including Home Depot\'s Self-Checkout and related store front end applications.In my UX consulting career prior to joining Enterprise UX at The Home Depot, I- Contributed design strategy and visualization to a large B2B cloud modernization for Coca-Cola- Led research and design for an in-cab tablet app for fork lift drivers working in outdoor environments for CHEP- Led interaction design for a gamified mobile training experience for The Home Depot - Led a redesign of The Home Depot\'s Pro Loyalty responsive website from discovery through public release, serving an Agile delivery team - Sketched, modeled, and 3D Printed three electronic device concepts as the Industrial Designer on a multidisciplinary project for AT & T - Performed Requirements Visualization and UX Design for a reporting dashboard and project management portal for AT & T - Provided Visualization Design and Requirements Definition and Management (RDM) for six Federal software development projects from 2010 to 2012Holding a degree in the cross-disciplinary field of Industrial Design (ID), I am versed in the processes of innovation, and I\'ve applied them effectively across industries.My philanthropic and service efforts are focused through Smyrna First Baptist Church.Specialties: Building UX Teams, Mentoring and Developing Designers, User Experience Design, User-Centered Design, Product and Concept Visualization, Consulting

Experience

1. Senior Manager User Experience

   The Home Depot

   Dec 2021 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  BS, Industrial Design

  2005 — 2011

Skills

• Information Architecture
• Persona
• Swot Analysis
• User Stories
• Requirements Management
• User-Centered Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Model Making
• Consulting
• Snagit
• Contextual Inquiry
• Workflow Analysis
• User Scenarios
• User Research
• Requirements Analysis
• Consultancy
• Axure
• Hand Rendering
• Ideation
• New Product Ideation
• Concept Ideation
• Sketching
• Industrial Design
• Human Factors
• Requirements Traceability
• Business Analysis
• User Experience
• Process Modeling
• Concept Development
• User Interface Design
• 3d Printing
• Concept Generation
• Irise
• Experience Design
• Microsoft Office
• 3d Modeling
• Product Requirements
• Fireworks
• Marker Rendering
• Graphic Design