Jim Lofton

About Jim Lofton

I\'m a collaborative designer and researcher for digital products currently working on solutions for managing mainframe security. I enjoy working with teams in learning how people use technology and digital interfaces and creating solutions to improve the outcomes for both business and people. Having worked with global organizations and across multiple industries, I am capable of quickly adapting to new cultures, challenges, and organizations. I also enjoy mentoring and helping other people grow in their careers.Skills & Experience:• Lean & Agile design and research• Developing product design strategies• Facilitate collaboration and innovation meetings• Global experience in conducting user research; Usability testing, card sorts, interviews• Research, analyze, and develop Information architectures• Building and promoting the use of design systems• Interaction design & interface design• Heuristic/Expert usability evaluations• A/B testing, web statistical analysis• Art Direction/Graphic Design/Branding and identity• HTML/CSS/JS prototyping & design• Web site/application design & development• Expert with content management systems• Accessibility WCAG/section 508 compliance• Mentor and lead global product design, research & creative teams• Training in product design research & design processes

Experience

1. Principal Ux Designer

   Broadcom

   Oct 2023 — Present · Lisle, IL, US

   Serve as member of mainframe security value stream leadership along with product manager, architect, and developer leads to provide strategy and direction in modernizing mainframe security software into a platform for innovation.+ Provide oversight for the design system asset library and collaborate on our award winning design system that brings together design, code, and guidance.+ Conduct design research, workshops, create wireframes, prototypes/screen mocks, and other deliverables as needed for multiple projects within the security value stream.

Education

• DePaul University

  MS, Human Computer Interaction

• University of Illinois Chicago

  BA, Graphic Design

Skills

• Wire Framing
• Information Design
• Web Design
• Contextual Inquiry
• Wireframes
• User Scenarios
• Lean UX
• Html
• Management
• Heuristic Evaluation
• Accessibility
• Web Strategy
• Cms
• Javascript
• Mentoring
• Usability Testing
• Content Management
• User Interface
• Css
• User Experience Design
• Mobile Applications
• Interaction Design
• Web Analytics
• Strategic Planning
• Agile
• Information Architecture
• Graphic Design
• Axure
• Omnigraffle
• User-Centered Design
• Prototype
• Creative Direction
• Human Computer Interaction
• Heuristic Analysis
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Visio
• User Interface Design
• Web Project Management
• User Research