About

Dan Olsavsky, Sr. Product Designer

Hi, I’m Dan Olsavsky. I specialize in designing digital products. I’m currently working with Scaled Agile as a Sr. UX/UI Designer. I’m also a UX/UI Career Mentor at Springboard.com. In my previous role, I designed the T-Mobile Sentinel law enforcement application and contributed to T-Mobile’s GLUE design system. In my spare time, I like to mountain bike, snowboard, paddleboard, camp, fish, and walk my dog (Chewy). I also enjoy investing, business administration, and learning new technologies. 

Experience

  • Sr. UX/UI Designer @ Scaled Agile, from Sept 2018 – Present
  • UX/UI Career Mentor @ Springboard, from May 2020 – Oct 2023
  • Sr. UI Designer @ ProKarma (T-Mobile), from Sep 2017 – Mar 2018
  • Principal Product Designer @ Antfarm Collaborative, from Dec 2013 – Aug 2017
  • Sr. UX/UI Engineer @ Welltok, from Nov 2012 – Nov 2013
  • Sr. Front End Developer @ OppenheimerFunds, from Jan 2011 – Dec 2012
  • Sr. Front End Developer @ HealthGrades, from Feb 2010 – Jan 2011
  • Sr. Front End Developer @ Crocs, from Jun 2009 – Feb 2010
  • Adjunct Instructor, Web Design & Development @ Platt College, from Aug 2006 – Apr 2007
  • Design Lead, @ Page1Solutions, from Jul 2005 – Jul 2009

Education

  • Bachelors of Science (BS) @ The Art Institute of Pittsburgh  from 2002 – 2004
  • Associate of Arts (AA) @ The Art Institute of Pittsburgh from 1999 – 2002

Honors & Awards

  • Startup of the Year @ Stackup from the Denver Post
  • Ad Campaign of the Year @ OppenheimerFunds from The Webby Awards
  • Employee of the Quarter @ HealthGrades from Kerry Hicks, CEO
  • Certificate of Appreciation @ The Art Institute of Pittsburgh from The National Multiple Sclerosis Society
  • Dean’s List @ The Art Institute of Pittsburgh from Edward Gill, Director

“In my years working with many professionals in IT, I have not run across anyone as passionate about their work as Dan. He holds himself to the highest standards in his deliverables – and through solid, fearless leadership encourages the best from his colleagues. He always is on top of the latest UI techniques and technologies and is particularly talented in seeing “the big picture” in a large, complex implementation but also easily focuses on the details and executes even the smallest detail flawlessly.” – Deanna E., Scrum Master at Healthgrades

Specialties

  • End-to-end design
  • Design Systems
  • User Interface Design
  • User Experience Design

Approach

  • User-Centered Design
  • Lean/Agile Principles
  • Product-led Growth
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Fearless Innovation

Values

  • Collaboration
  • Learning
  • Mentoring
  • Organization
  • Goal setting
  • Embracing change
  • Autonomy

Software

  • Figma
  • InVision
  • Sketch App
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • WordPress
  • Salesforce
  • Jira, Rally, etc.
  • Storybook/Chromatic
  • Github, Bitbucket, etc.

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