Amy L Henty

About Amy L Henty

With over 15 years of experience across multiple industries, Amy has demonstrated exceptional expertise in user experience, product design, and user research. She has worked extensively with Fortune 500 companies and mid-sized organizations, enabling her to guide clients in designing and implementing industry-leading solutions that align user needs with business objectives. Amy is highly adaptable in dynamic environments, applying a pragmatic approach to problem-solving, troubleshooting, and resolving complex design challenges.

Experience

1. Ux Design Lead

   Endava

   Mar 2020 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Lead designers + external teams through strategic user-centered designs and executions.* Provide ongoing coaching and feedback to direct reports.* Plan and facilitate design thinking workshops and usability research.* Create and maintain design systems.* Direct internal initiatives including our UX Chapter to bring UX discussions for our internal members, international UX design mentorship program, and other team-oriented objectives.* Stay informed with the ever-changing software and web/mobile trends.Client project example: Key Achievements* Built and enhanced the client’s design system, ensuring responsive components for mobile platforms and incorporating dark mode to meet user and client preferences.* Guided the team through multiple usability testing rounds, reinforcing the importance of observing user behavior and integrating feedback into iterative design improvements.* Streamlined developer collaboration by embedding design workflows within the agile framework, improving communication and implementation accuracy. Impact* Improved understanding of user needs through design thinking workshops, resulting in more intuitive and efficient workflows.* Strengthened information architecture and workflow design, increasing usability and alignment with business goals.* Closed gaps in the existing design system, improving design consistency and scalability across products.* Elevated team performance and design quality by mentoring new designers and fostering a culture of collaboration and user-centered thinking. Industries spanning across Automotive, E-commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, Logistics, Software, and Technology.

Education

• Human Factors International

  Usability Analyst Certification (CUA)

  2014 — 2014

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  Bachelor's of Fine Arts, Graphic Design

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Brochures
• Wireframes
• Sketch
• Information Architecture
• Omnigraffle
• Quarkxpress
• Html, Css, Xml and Knowledge of Js and Php
• Illustration
• Version One
• Agile Methodologies
• Word
• User Interface Design
• Css
• Illustrator
• Corporate Identity
• Html
• Adobe Illustrator
• Excel
• Windows
• Logo Design
• Interaction Design
• Photography
• A/B Testing
• Agile
• Graphic Design
• SEO
• Powerpoint
• Mac
• Microsoft Word
• Photoshop
• Indesign
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Usability Testing
• Responsive Web Design
• User Experience
• Graphics
• Html + Css
• Usability Labs
• Microsoft Office