Jake Laviola

About Jake Laviola

I\'m a designer with over 10 years of experience who genuinely enjoys a good mess.Give me a tangled system, an ambiguous brief, or a problem that\'s been \"solved\" for years but somehow still annoys everyone, and I\'m in. I spent the first part of my career designing theme park attractions for Disney (magic is just good UX, honestly) and now for Expedia Group, helping people manage the chaos of running their travel businesses without losing their minds.The throughline across it all: I care deeply about the whole experience. Not just the screens, but the emotions, the expectations, the moments where things almost went wrong. I think strong design starts with a real point of view, not a safe assumption wearing a pixel-perfect design as a disguise.I\'m motivated by making complex things feel simple. Not dumbed down. Not stripped of depth. Just. intentional and human. Like someone gave a damn.(They did. It was me. Hi.)

Experience

1. Ux Designer Iii

   Expedia Group

   Jun 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• Rice University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Visual and Dramatic Arts (Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology)

  2011 — 2014

Skills

• Sketch Comedy
• Labview
• Autocad
• Disney
• Sound Design
• Sound Editing
• Graphic Design
• Microsoft Office
• Stage Management
• Photoshop
• Sketchup
• Technical Direction
• Stg Conference Planner
• Qlab
• Public Speaking
• Acting
• Illustrator
• Revit
• Solidworks
• Guitar
• Singing
• Theatre
• Set Design
• Music Theory
• Piano
• Vectorworks
• Scenic Design
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Projection Design
• Event Planning