Jonny Butler

About Jonny Butler

Jonny Butler is a Senior UX/UI Designer and Design Manager at Mile Two with 18+ years of experience, leading design teams in the designing of applications that build trust between a human and machine. He has a unique blend of generalist skills drawn from being a business owner / acquisitionist, pro audio technician, college instructor, author, sound engineer, music performer, maker, visual artist, and web developer to name a few. These experiences allow him to meet the demands of some of the most challenging digital channel problems that have surfaced in mainstream digital marketing (iHeartMedia), digital transformation, healthcare insurance (CareSource), and the DoD with clients such as Air Force Research Laboratory & DARPA, to deliver web, IoT & OS-based software solutions.Jonny is actively learning and well versed in the specialized areas of Cognitive Systems Engineering & Resilience Engineering under the guidance of Alex Morison, Ph.D (Chief Science Officer of Mile Two) along with David Woods, Ph.D (Ohio State University) and John Allspaw (former CTO of Etsy) both founders of Adaptive Capacity Labs. This added understanding takes his UX/UI prowess to a deeper level, bringing a unique perspective and approach to solving problems to the table.On August of 2021, Jonny co-authored “Chapter 36: Representation Design” of the Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, 5th Edition, under John Flach, Ph.D (Cognitive Systems Engineer and Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Wright State University). A must have handbook for the human factors professional.Most recently, Jonny contributed to writing a research paper on the “Lessons Learned in Human-Artificial Intelligence Teaming in Business Processes” as accepted by Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute and Stanford University for the AI Engineering Symposium | Spring Symposium Series 2022.Jonny taught graduate courses on Web Design & Front-End Development at The Modern College of Design. He holds multiple ADDY & GDUSA design awards as well as Consumer Health Information awards. He is certified by the Nielsen Norman Group as a UX professional, and is a champion of Human-Centered Design.IMMERSED INHuman-Centered Design,User-Centered Design,Human & Machine Teaming,Systems Thinking,(UX) User Experience,(UI) User Interface,(HCI) Human Computer Interaction,(HF) Human Factors,(CSE) Cognitive Systems Engineering,(ML) Machine Learning,(AI) Artificial Intelligence,(IA) Intelligent Apps,(LLM) Large Language Models,Resilience Engineering,Adaptive Capacity,Software Design,Web & Mobile,

Experience

1. Design Manager (Ux Ui)

   Mile Two

   Oct 2020 — Present · Dayton, OH, US

   Mile Two is an applied innovation company that utilizes expertise in human performance, user experience design, and cognitive systems engineering to develop human-centered software solutions for our client’s most challenging problems.Headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, Mile Two is a custom software development company serving startups, Fortune 500 customers, and the US government.Designing applications that build trust between a human and machine. The result is a clear, intuitive and smart* scalable application, that delivers the most accurate data possible to help solve highly complex problems.* Machine Learning* Artificial Intelligence* Intelligent Apps* Natural Language Processing• Currently performing Design Manager duties for the coverage of 4 direct reports. Responsibilities include conducting bi-weekly 1:1s, prepping and delivering performance reviews, approving timesheets and PTO requests, and the approval of individual growth plans/budgets.• Actively coach and mentor both junior designers as well as others seeking peer-to-peer mentorship opportunities. I provide career recommendations and identify opportune areas for their growth. I give guidance and support based on our People First Framework to ensure healthy transparent communication so that performance standards are understood and being met.• Continuing to also provide design support as a Lead & Senior UX/UI Designer across multiple projects. Bringing extensive experience in the related field of UX/UI & Info Tech space paired with strong CSE & Resilience Engineering understanding.

Education

• Aileron

  Mentorship, Leadership, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

  2013 — 2014

• Recording Workshop

  4 Certificates of Completion, Studio and Live Sound Engineering, Recording Arts Technology and Technician

  2004 — 2004

• NN/g Nielsen Norman Group

  UXC w/ Specialty in Interaction Design, User Experience

  2021

• Anderson University

  Attended, Focused on Web Design, Music Performance

  1999 — 2001

Skills

• Small Business Development
• Project Planning
• Advertising
• Wordpress
• Pixate
• User Experience Design
• Online Marketing
• Web Applications
• Adobe Indesign
• Sass
• Responsive Web Design
• Strategic Visionary
• Software Design
• Css
• Interaction Design
• Product Design
• Creative Direction
• Adobe After Effects
• Creative Concept Design
• Experience Design
• Css3
• User Interface
• User-Centered Design
• Scss
• Invision
• Project Management
• Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methodologies
• Php
• Adobe Photoshop
• Small Business
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Human Computer Interaction
• Mysql
• Leadership
• Usability
• Html
• Adobe Illustrator
• Usability Testing
• Heuristic Evaluation
• Wireframing