Ruth Tannert

About Ruth Tannert

Principal product designer and information architect with a background in UI design and human factors. Interested in complex, data-rich applications for PaaS / SaaS with the emphasis on elegant, accessible, user interface design. Deep knowledge of Fin Ops Cloud Management and particularly focused on sustainable best practices that motivate companies to reduce their carbon footprint.Current project: UI and IA design for platform unification at Flexera Specialties: UX research, Interaction and information design for enterprise level SaaS/PaaS systems

Experience

1. Principal Designer

   Flexera

   Jun 2025 — Present

   Featured ProjectCurrently the UX lead on a platform unification effort to close gaps and streamline user workflows across multiple products and personas:* Running competitive and customer research studies * End to end user journeysUX skills and services* Lead UX Designer for cloud cost optimization products* Run research studies and collaborate with product management to do discovery for new products* Cross functional workshops to align key stakeholders and de-risk new efforts* Low and high fidelity design solutioning * User testing to validate designs * UX pre-release reviews and post release fast follows with customers* Process improvement to optimize / streamline UX workflows internally

Education

• Massachusetts College of Art and Design

  MFA, Installation, Multi Media, Interface Design

  1993 — 1995

Skills

• Usability Engineering
• Human Computer Interaction
• User-Centered Design
• User Experience
• Mobile Devices
• Agile Methodologies
• Wireframes
• Usability Testing
• Usability
• Pole Dancing
• Heuristic Evaluation
• Wireframing
• Human Factors
• User Interface Design
• Graphic Design
• Interaction Design
• Information Design
• User Experience Design
• Card Sorting
• Information Architecture
• Persona
• User Research