Gary Batzloff

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About Gary Batzloff

Hi! I’m Gary, nice to meet you! I’m a user experience strategist and designer who is passionate about accessibility, inclusivity, and helping to make our digital lives better. I’m an experienced design thinker and facilitator with over 10 years of hands-on empathetic engagement with a wide range of demographics in an educational and community setting. I’m an excited and passionate practitioner of User Experience and User Interface design systems and methodologies as they pertain to User Centered Design, Creative Interaction, and Information Architecture. When I’m not working you’ll find me spending time outdoors with my family exploring, hiking, cycling, paddling, and camping :) Skills Research: User Research and Interviews • MVP’s and Wireflows • User Testing • Primary and Secondary Research including Screener Surveys, User Interviews, Affinity and Empathy Mapping, User Personas, User Stories, and Problem Statements Design: UI Graphics and Illustration • User Flows • Concept Sketches • Wireframes and Mockups • Animations in Figma • Style Guides • UI Design Components Software: Figma • Sketch • Adobe XD • Marvel POP • Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop • Google G Suite • Microsoft Office • Mac and PC Proficient • Rhino 3D • Sketchup • CAM/CAD Software for 3D Printing, Laser Cutting/Engraving, and CNC • Google Analytics Leadership and Collaboration: Public Speaking • Team Leadership • Project Planning • Mentorship • Employee Management • Facilitating Individual and Group Critique • Detail Oriented • Self Starter • CX Journey Mapping Keywords User Experience Design • User Interface Design • Product Design • Interaction Design • Information Architecture • User Research • Personas • Research Synthesis • Creative Ideation • Wireframing • Prototyping • User Flows • Usability Testing • Journey Mapping • Storyboarding • Human Centered Design