Dan Speca
@danspeca
I build design organizations and digital products that align strategy, customer outcomes, and business growth.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I've led design strategy and digital-product transformation for organizations including Pfizer, Panera Bread, Brighthouse Financial, Fidelity, CVS Health, Comcast, and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals. At Mobiquity, I built and led an Experience Design practice of approximately 25 designers and established its European design practice in Amsterdam.
Through Union Mill Studio, I provide fractional design leadership, product strategy, and executive consulting for startups and growing organizations. I help founders and executive teams define product vision, build design practices, create AI-enabled and financial-services experiences, and move complex initiatives forward.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Founded Union Mill to provide fractional design leadership, product strategy, and executive design consulting for startups and growing organizations. I partner with founders and executive teams to define product vision, establish design direction, and create digital experiences that solve complex business challenges.
Selected Engagements
• FinResults: Leading the design vision for a next-gene
Joined Lut as one of its early design leaders, establishing the company's design function from the ground up. Working closely with executive leadership, I created the company's new brand, defined its design vision, and designed the digital products that brought that vision to life.
Highlights
• Led the company's complete rebrand, including its new name, visual identity, and overall brand stra
Following EY's acquisition of Intuitive Company, I joined EY Design Studio, leading the Philadelphia design team while expanding the firm's design capabilities. I partnered with Fortune 500 organizations to solve complex business challenges through human-centered design, modernizing products, improving workflows, and creating better customer and employee experiences.
Highlights:
• Expanded EY
Joined Intuitive Company to help grow its Experience Design practice and establish design as a strategic capability for both the firm and its clients. Following the acquisition by EY, I continued in my leadership role, partnering with executive leadership, mentoring designers, and delivering strategic design engagements for enterprise clients.
Highlights:
• Helped grow and mature the firm's E
Joined Mobiquity to build and lead the firm's Experience Design practice, growing a multidisciplinary team of approximately 25 designers and establishing UX as a strategic consulting capability. Following Mobiquity's acquisition of an Amsterdam-based consultancy, I relocated to the Netherlands to establish and lead the firm's European Experience Design practice.
Highlights:
• Built and led Mo
Worked as User Experience Lead at Roundarch.
Worked as User Experience Design Lead at GTech.
Worked as Customer Experience Architect at Scient.
Worked as Studio/Production Manager at National Football League.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Bentley University - McCallum Graduate School of Business
MS, Human Factors in Information Design
UC San Diego
BA, Visual Art (Media)
San Diego State University
Bentley University - McCallum Graduate School of Business
Master of Science, Human Factors in Information Design
Pursued a Master of Science in Human Factors in Information Design, focusing on user-centered design and usability.
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