I'm a seasoned design leader and mentor who loves to collaborate and craft data-informed simplicity from complex problem sets. I help establish and maintain positive design culture for design teams.
I've actually done this.
Built design systems for enterprise companies
Established and encouraged a culture of collaboration and positivity for design teams
Mentored and poured into young designers to be successful leaders
Distilled complex concepts into simple solutions
Systems thinking
Designed the heck out of things
Working with Dante for the past three years has been an incredible experience. In numerous challenging situations, where we often operated in the grey, Dante was an outstanding partner to the product team. Dante has a unique talent for meeting users where they are and translating their needs into immediate, actionable product features. His approach to iterative product development demonstrated his strategic thinking and deep understanding of user-centered design.
Most importantly, Dante consistently stepped up, whether jumping on huddles or Zoom calls, always ensuring the team understood the vision. His leadership, combined with his constant positivity, significantly impacted both the team and the product. Beyond his professional skills, Dante is incredibly personable, and I feel so lucky to have worked with him.
Dante is a strong UX design leader with expertise in all parts of the design process, including interaction design, visual design, user research, and prototyping/web development. He is a great collaborator and mentor. He takes the time to thoroughly understand the current services inside and out to understand what kinds of clean and accessible solutions could be applied to guide the user. I appreciated that he was always willing to provide feedback on my designs and ask thought-provoking questions to help redefine the problem. He inspires people to think outside the box to consider possibilities beyond the conventional solutions. I consider myself fortunate to have him as a mentor.
Dante was one of my team members & leads. He has a great sense for UX design and is a creative out of the box thinker. He has the knack for coming up with solutions from the ground-up that are useful, intuitive, creative, and visually appealing. He is also a great networker and connects with cross-functional teams both on a professional and personal level. His partnership with product management was also excellent. I would love to work with Dante in the near future.
Despite being a tenured & senior designer, Dante is always open to discussing design ideas with product and engineering. His incredibly high level of creativity and infinite patience when it comes to product vision is his most admirable trait.
Amongst several other projects, Dante and I worked closely on launching a new feature for Marketo Engage. From the point of conceptualization to the final delivery, like any other project we hit several hurdles that required design enhancements, more often than not with a time crunch! Needless to say, Dante delivered every single time without missing a beat. Be it a minor tweak or a high level product concept, Dante is always vested in the creating designs that improve customer experience.
During our time working together, Dante has consistently impressed me with his exceptional design skills, innovative thinking, and dedication to user-centered design.
Dante possesses a deep understanding of the design process, from ideation to execution. His ability to translate complex ideas into intuitive and engaging user experiences is remarkable. What really sets him apart is his collaborative approach. He is an excellent communicator who actively engages with cross-functional teams, seeking input and feedback to refine his designs while providing insight into the process. His openness to collaboration fosters an environment of creativity and innovation, and his positive attitude makes him a joy to work with.
Dante is a UX artiste with stellar graphic skills and an unmatched finesse in his work. A huge testament to his recent work is the renovation of our Marketo Sales Insights product which has our customers fired up in 2020. Dante does his best work unbounded and then works backwards into the constraints of reality. Dante's pleasant yet respected personality is a HUGE PLUS to unlock the creative energy in design teams. I can envision Dante be equally effective in the consumer facing domain.
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