Kenbra Deere

About Kenbra Deere

I step into complexity where leaders disagree, direction is unclear, and teams are stuck — and I lead through facilitation, rapidly establishing the structure, trust, and clarity needed to move from ambiguity to committed action.I think in journeys, human needs, and interconnected ecosystems — helping organizations solve for the whole system, not just the immediate problem in the room.With 25+ years spanning Fortune 50 enterprises, consultancies, and transformation spaces, I\'ve built a career at the intersection of strategy, systems thinking, and human-centered design. I\'m energized by complexity, fluent in ambiguity, and at my best when the path forward isn\'t clear yet.What makes me different: I don\'t just facilitate conversations — I design the conditions that make committed decisions possible. I navigate decentralized, matrixed organizations where competing priorities create drag, translating ambiguity into structure and strategy into the clear direction teams can actually execute on. I\'m an early and active adopter of AI as a thought partner and workflow tool — building AI-assisted practices that scale how teams explore, synthesize, and communicate. Not waiting for permission. Just building what works.If you\'re looking for someone who can align leaders, accelerate decisions, and make strategy executable — let\'s connect.

Experience

1. Experience Lead Innovation Group

   State Farm

   Mar 2025 — Present

   In my current role, I lead experience strategy and product innovation across self, health, wealth, residential, and immersive experiences. I help cross-org teams move from ambiguity to tested direction by aligning leaders on the problem, success measures, and the decisions needed to move forward.I operate in a player-coach capacity for our Experience Design team day to day — coaching, unblocking, and raising the bar on how we plan, collaborate, and communicate. I introduce practical ways of working that increase decision speed and delivery momentum, including AI-enabled workflows, repeatable workshop formats, and rapid discovery practices.I partner closely with senior leaders in product, design, and engineering to build alignment, prioritize the right bets, and sustain an experimentation cadence. My role bridges strategy and execution so ideas turn into learnings, pilots, and shipped outcomes — not just artifacts.

Skills

• Database Design
• Databases
• Microsoft Office
• Access
• Technical Writing
• Web Analytics
• Html
• Quality Assurance
• User Research
• Business Intelligence
• Confluence
• Strategy
• Sql
• Visio
• Web Design
• Microsoft Access
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• SEO
• Business Analysis
• Wcag 2.0
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• User Experience
• Marketing Strategy
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (Wcag)
• Photoshop
• Jira
• Balsamiq
• Reporting & Analysis
• Training
• Sharepoint
• Business Process Improvement
• Accessibility
• Iwork
• Section 508
• Telecommunications
• Test Cases
• Indesign
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Usability Testing
• Agile Methodologies