Ian Skeen

Leading interdisciplinary teams in creating killer digital products that consider innovation and usability as Principal Designer, and or Design Team Lead in an oversight capacity

Plans and facilitates executive-level Design Thinking workshops and also trains staff

Represents experience design on key sales pursuits

Recruits new design talent to build up and retain one of the best experience design teams in the business

Inspires, mentors, and manages 27+ member multi-disciplinary experience design team

Led experience design of the Vitality Apple Watch App and mobile experiences featured as part of the Apple Watch worldwide launch

Vitality's program offers individualized biometric benchmarking, followed by personalized and tangible goal-setting, connected to incentives proven to spark positive behavior change, all of which is activated through an integrated tracking and fulfillment technology

Set the Vitality digital strategy to define, design, and deliver high levels of engagement through omnichannel experience design approaches across mobile, web, and a suite of wearable devices

Vitality’s program offers individualized biometric benchmarking, followed by personalized and tangible goal-setting, connected to incentives proven to spark positive behavior change, all of which is activated through an integrated tracking and fulfillment technology.

Delivered world-class user interaction design, from concept through to final product release. Designed products in key client areas with a focus on innovation.

Managed cross-product UX strategy and ensured consistency across key product lines

Translated user and business needs into intuitive user interfaces as a Principal Designer

Worked with other UX Design Leads to ensure usability and cross-departmental standard compliance

Partnered with engineering teams through development to ensure quality and visual consistency

Led user experience strategy, usability testing, and key performance indicator (KPI) analysis.

Worked in the national office supporting over 50 regional websites through digital product releases and large scale core site redesign

Worked with Novartis and content partners to develop a targeted 3-time award-winning health website

Concept, planning, and launch of 5 star 'Tip Share' mobile app

Provided website and mobile product design strategy for optimizing websites and interactive tools

Partnered with top national health agencies such as the CDC, NIH, and top pharmaceutical companies including Amgen, Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Sqibb, and Novartis

Strategy and design of multiple brand-specific user experiences, digital sales execution, and search engine optimization

Managed the digital design production team

Created the first regional internal full-service interactive design department at CBS Radio

Prototyped and managed the design and development of the organization's single highest-grossing internal interactive digital product

Provided concepts for, and managed the design of campaign websites, and rich-media marketing creative to accompany on-air campaigns for large brands including Ford, Mercedes, McDonalds, Cartoon Network, etc.

The only facility to ever host the Olympics, the Super Bowl and the NCAA Final Four, three of the largest sporting events in the world. 

Principal in the redesign of all three core venue websites: Georgia Dome, World Congress Center, Centennial Olympic Park

Simultaneously managed multiple website feature backlogs and content rollout plans

Designed interactive products including seating charts for the convention center, and Georgia Dome stadium

Created connected kiosk and interactive web experiences

Concept and design of interactive event planner apps

Standards/Compliance Analyst for IBM technical training and education services.

Worked with engineers and designers (web, visual) for on-site creation of software and hardware training curricula

Managed project and stakeholder deadlines and prepared project data for international distribution at the North American global headquarters

Promoted within the first year