Pete Markiewicz

Background

About Pete Markiewicz

I am a UX Designer, Web Dev, Course Curriculum Developer, and teacher. I have designed and developed interactive systems since 1993. I'm an expert in creating and virtual courses in UX, Web Design and Web Development. I've also helped design entire programs in Interactive Media, Graphic and Web Design, and UX. Expert at LMS systems like Canvas and Brightspace. Instructional design. I am also expert in web-based Virtual reality, including UX design, comfortable working with WebXR JavaScript. My current work includes UX course and curriculum development, and converting ground courses to virtual classes in LMS and CMS systems (Canvas, BrightSpace). I've also conducted corporate training in UX and Design thinking for stakeholders. To round it out, I develop UX prototypes and some front-end and CMS development. I'm one of the old-guard who can "design in code" but is comfortable with UX Design Tools like Framer and ProtoPie. I teach UX, Web Design, Front-End Web Development and Interactive Design at Columbia College Hollywood (Tarzana). I also designed and developed their new Graphic Design and Interactive Media (GDIM) program. I'm trusted by talent agencies like Aquent to review their UX candidates. Finally, I am an expert on US generations, and co-author with generational theorist Neil Howe of the groundbreaking book "Millennials and Popular Culture"(Lifecourse Associates, lifecourse.com, 2004), which accurately predicted Millennial use of media in the 2010s. I've conducted seminars on Millennials and US generations at the USC Center for Telecom Management and other executive roundtables.