Mitch Stein

About Mitch Stein

A proven status quo shattering, innovation driving, agent of change, who delivers products, not just white-papers.Contributions spanning vision, invention, design, leadership and delivery as: • Senior executive (Apple, IBM, Oracle, Yahoo, Adobe.)• Company founder (3 acquired, by Adobe, Compaq and IBM)• Consultant• Advisor• Mentor• Individual contributor. Areas of expertise include:• User Experience (Co Creator of the term while @ Apple), including-Ethnographic (User) Research -Information Architecture -Interaction Design -Visual Design -Usability testing• Research/design/development of software/hardware/services/processes • Strategy• Sales• Marketing• Business Dev• Expert witness• Founding, helming and sale of companiesPioneering accomplishments, spanning Information Technology (Internet, Mobile, Desktop, IoT, Pen, Sensors, Gestural input.) Diverse work across products and services including:• Internet/Web • Personal/Enterprise Computing• Consumer Electronics • Healthcare• Security • Location Tech• Financial Services • Transportation• Government • Education• Scientific Research • Telecomm• Sensors • Gestural Tech• Architecture • Sporting Goods• Insurance • Entertainment• Retail • Photography• Customer Support • Motorsports• Hospitality • Food Service• Publishing • Non-profitClients include:• Motorola • Palm• AT & T • Microsoft• General Motors • US Military• Michelin • Honda• Suzuki • Yamaha• UnderArmour • American Motorcyclist Assoc. • Various Banks • Les Schwab Tire Centers • Stanford University • University of Wisconsin.

Experience

1. User Experience Architect, Designer, Innovation Coach, Startup Mentor

   Steindesign

   Aug 2006 — Present

   Mobile• Design and Dev of mobile apps/acc for all platforms.• AT & T Mobile - design context aware/soc-net, video player, incl Loc-based services/gestures/tagging/adv ergos/cloud/phone integration.• Skyscape Long-term UX vision, design and implementation for mobile medical ref materials and tools, on all smartphone platforms and the web.• Motorola Design and advanced technology Consultant. Design of initial Android phones: HW/SW/services UX.• PalmSource, Strategic analysis and dev of next gen UI prototypes for PalmOS incl contextual computing, task mgmt, & 1-handed ergonomics.• Architecture and design of a many pen-based, mobile computing applications.Consumer & eCommerce•Design and dev of Home convergence products and technologies (including the first DVR as part of an integrated Home Digital Hub).• Arch. & design of home fitness and health systems including: • video based motion tracking • social networking • physician/therapist telepresence • referral/consulting network• UX for Microsoft eShop, online retail shopping service.• Sonic Solutions: 10-foot (Home Theater) UX for streaming video players.• Plastic Logic: extensible, content distribution architecture and Digital Rights Management for eBooks.• Design of a broad family of HW/SW offerings delivering context driven information support (i.e. memory assistance and situational awareness) for individuals/families/orgs: automatic, integrated, networked and pervasive.• UX design: simple, cloud-based video creation and sharing application; viral, word-of-mouth, ad campaigns, and event sharingCommercial & Enterprise• UI design and market analysis for Internet “push”solutions.• UI consulting on internet, video conf. HW/SW.• Arch & design of modular, networked software distribution strategies and products.• Design of information ecologies for delivery of scalable, multi-tier, cost effective, authentication services.Expert witness• Detailed eval & analysis on patent infringement cases.

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  MS, Computer Science

• Life University, School of Hard Knocks

  PhD, Survive, Adapt and Thrive

  1973 — 2018

Skills

• Business Development
• Visionary
• Sales
• Engineering Management
• User Interface Design
• Augmented Reality
• Management
• Mobile Applications
• Customer Experience
• Start-Ups
• Big Data
• Digital Healthcare
• Program Management
• Strategy
• Iot
• Wire Framing
• Product Innovation
• Interaction Design
• Automotive Technology
• Leadership
• Design Thinking
• Marketing
• Photoshop
• Medical Devices
• Human Performance Technology
• Disruptive Technologies
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• User Experience
• Human Computer Interaction
• Innovation Consulting
• Mobile Devices
• Usability Testing
• Information Architecture
• User Interface
• Product Management
• Software
• Social Media
• User Experience Design
• Internet Banking
• Research