Ezio Magarotto

Founding and building a pattern application that bridges traditional crafting with AI, developing front- and back-end features and leveraging AI to accelerate pattern creation and accuracy.

Hands-on leader of UX, research, and product for a part-time passion project, driving product direction, user research, and iterative design improvements.

Established UX vision, DesignOps, and design system while delivering hands-on UX services; implemented user research, testing processes, and an engineer-owned UI component library to improve consistency and efficiency.

Set UX vision and roadmaps, mentored designers, and led cross-functional collaboration to deliver kiosk, web, and mobile interfaces informed by user research and industry best practices.

Built and expanded Slalom’s UX/Product design practice, scoped client engagements, drafted contracts, and provided strategic UX direction to customers.

Led UX strategy and creative direction for an AI/ML predictive Lean Six Sigma cloud application, managing hiring and team delivery to produce high-quality, research-backed outcomes.

Built the UX & Product practice and served as primary product designer to translate the founder’s vision into SaaS applications focused on customer empowerment.

Built and led a nine-member UX/Product team across five applications and two websites, driving customer-centric design, user testing, and alignment with investors and partners.

Provided strategic and tactical UX support to the CEO, owning core product design responsibilities and aligning design efforts with business objectives.

Built and integrated a UX practice into development processes, hired and mentored designers, and delivered UX strategy and design assets for customer-facing experiences.

Established UX practice within development processes to elevate product design and deliver user-centered solutions aligned with organizational goals.

Drove UX leadership and advocacy, built and mentored a hybrid UX team, and developed a pattern library and style guide to unify brand applications and inform future-state functionality.

Unified five client-facing applications into a cohesive UX, produced development-ready assets and prototypes, and led user testing to inform final UX/UI decisions.

Led UI/UX design and strategy for eCommerce platforms, created wireframes and user flows, supported QA/UAT, and championed usability improvements across multiple projects.

Led UI/UX design for the Global Client Access Portal, produced detailed specifications and wireframes, mentored UX architects, and supported QA/UAT across multiple releases.