Gary Coker

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About Gary Coker

Learn more at https://garycoker.com I'm a creative User Experience (UX) and Product Design leader, with 20+ years of VP- and Director-level experience hiring and leading UX and Product teams in a variety of industries, and in diverse technical and business environments, from start-ups to large enterprises. I'm highly experienced in all facets of UX, product design & development, strategy, design thinking, user research, and innovation. My passion is creating innovative products that users love, from conception through design & development to launch and operations. • Seasoned leader of UX / Product Design, User Research, & Usability for Web / SaaS and Mobile Apps • Vast experience and proven success in designing B2B, enterprise, and DTC products • 20+ years experience in establishing UX as a core competency for product teams and in recruiting, leadership, and management of UX and cross-functional product teams • 10+ years in UX Strategy & Execution, Visioning, and Roadmapping • Design Thinking Leadership, including teaching and facilitating Design Sprints • User-Centered UX Processes, including extensive experience in user research • Lean & Agile development processes • Hands-on UX skills in user research, visual design, interaction design, workflow design, & usability testing using modern tools • Highly Experienced in modern UX techniques, including Responsive Design, Mobile First Design, Design Systems, Design Sprints, Accessibility, Inclusive Design, and more • Strong Communication Skills, with extensive experience in demos and presentations for varied audiences, including the C-suite, as a published author, and as a speaker at industry events • Extensive Human Factors, Cognitive Psychology, and Analytics experience • Certified SAFe 5 Product Manager/Owner and Agilist, highly experienced in integrating UX into Lean/Agile processes • Experience in e-commerce, healthcare, risk management, scholarly & consumer publishing, information services, higher education, telecom, pharma, and government / military / research industries, in both large and small companies, including start-ups • Leadership and management of user research, design research, A/B testing, ethnographic research, and usability studies, plus journey mapping, persona creation, heuristic analysis, and cognitive walkthroughs • Awarded a U.S. patent for a risk analysis method and system designed as part of a healthcare risk management SaaS product Learn more at https://garycoker.com