James Rush

An accomplished Product Design Lead, I excel at transforming complex problems into elegant design solutions. Expertise in UI/UX design with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement, I drive innovative product strategies that enhance the user experience. My leadership has consistently delivered impactful design outcomes.

• Vizor/Regnology, Product Design Lead, 09/20, Present, I have responsibility for the design of the company’s regulation applications., As the product design lead I create the design strategy and lead the design effort for application development., I'm responsible for the UX strategy and the UI initiative., Researching user needs to inform stakeholders and working with product owners to determine requirements and develop the product roadmap., Creating wireframes and prototypes and overseeing the design direction., Responsible for creating the frontend framework and component library for the application UI.
• Flow Commerce, Principal Product Designer, 09/19, 05/20, Responsibility for the design of applications that simplify the management of cross border e-commerce, both desktop and native mobile applications., Principal design lead for the key products and company initiatives., Responsible for the UI aspect of product design and development.
• Amazing.com, Head of Product Design, 01/16, 09/19, I designed and developed an eLearning platform and dashboard eCommerce applications and tools for selling physical products online., A key strategic role with responsibility for developing product strategy and driving company growth., Utilising an agile methodology I was responsible for leading the design effort and the delivery of design solutions., Working with the development team to develop and execute on product roadmaps., Managing and mentoring a cross functional team that included UX and UI designers, front end developers and software architects, and collaborating with the management team to help define the product vision., Creating and prioritising the product backlog and identifying and prioritising the user and business needs to deliver revenue opportunities.
• NuoDB, Product Design Manager, 02/15, 12/15, I designed a new SQL database product for cloud-scale apps and connected devices., Managed a team of designers working with the development teams to oversee the delivery of applications with an outstanding user experience., Research and user engagement, working with the stakeholders, and engineering leads, I was responsible for developing design solutions and inform development decisions., Designing the various application interfaces, refining the user interaction of functions and features, creating wireframes and visual designs for the products and developing the interaction design specifications and the design rationale.
• Surface, Director, 2006, 2015, Working with specialised CAD applications I designed and modelled interiors for building projects., I was responsible for delivering design solutions for retail customers, architects, and interior designers.
• Wordsmiths, Design Lead, 2003, 2006, A creative writing and design consultancy, I specialised in producing simple, creative, effective designs for organisations involved in the arts., In 2004 I was commissioned by The Arts Council to design and produce the catalogue and touch screen application for the ‘The Cracked Looking Glass’ show as part of the James Joyce centenary year celebrations.
• IONA Technologies, Art Director, 1997, 2003, I designed a suite of products that connect systems and applications in distributed service-oriented architecture (SOA) technology., Managed a team that included graphic designers, web designers, and usability experts., I was responsible for generating creative solutions to briefs for a suite of applications., My primary responsibility was the design of the various software products that IONA produced, the look-and-feel of the products as well as the packaging and supporting materials., The role involved collaborating with the software development teams and coordinating the multiple disciplines within the design team to produce the user interface for the products.
• IBM, UI Designer, 1994, 1997, I designed websites, application interfaces, and GUI elements such as screen layouts, widgets, icons, animations and a host of visual entities for software applications., I designed the user interface for FormTalk which included the icons, the splash screens and dialogue boxes as well as the packaging and marketing materials for the product., While at IBM I worked as part of the design team that developed the touch screen virtual reality tour for The National Gallery of Ireland.
• Rédacteurs, Graphic Designer, 1990, 1994, My output included software documentation, reference manuals, guidance notes and interactive tutorials., My role as a Graphic Designer at Rédacteurs was to design the documentation and product material and produce the various illustrations and graphics required for the software manuals that the company produces.