David Morris

Experience

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  Adobe

  Sept 1994 - Mar 2003

  Product Manager, UI Designer

  • Developed curriculum and facilitated hands-on software training sessions at industry conferences, tradeshows, and user group meetings.• Demonstrated new software features in person and via video conferencing for industry influencers, media reviewers, authors, and users.• Collaborated with Sr. Product Management and Executive teams to plan, develop, and deliver keynote presentations and demonstrations of new software releases.• Garnered positive reviews for products by writing compelling reviewer guides, completing press tours, demonstrating software, and advocating for the products.• Cultivated and maintained strong relationships with industry influencers, authors, and publishers to stay abreast of emerging design trends and to act as a trusted influencer in return, ensuring that releases were on point. Show less

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  Pg. 2 design

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2009

  Contract UX Designer, Web Developer, Author

  • Authored five books teaching beginners how to use web/print design applications, introducing the applications’ features and usage.• Designed and developed eLearning modules for a startup providing educational materials for parents of children with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes.• Created self-paced e-learning modules for the nation’s 3rd largest school district. Maintained communications with senior school system management through creative briefs, training, and status reports.• Created and developed web and online sales sites for multiple start-ups. Designed UI, defined information architecture, created content, and developed code. Show less

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  E4D Technologies

  Sept 2003 - Aug 2004

  UI Designer, Web Designer/Developer, Project Manager

  • Designed the User Interface for software component of a CAD/CAM dental system.

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  Ally

  Jun 2005 - Nov 2007

  Internal Communications Manager

  • Guided a team responsible for collaboration with stakeholders to plan strategies, develop content, and execute frequent updates to a 5000+ page intranet site.• Scripted, filmed, and edited video for a GMAC worldwide employee meeting.• Executed the turnaround of a struggling team. Worked with the team to determine individual strengths and interests, reorganized workflows, reassigned responsibilities, and mentored low-performing team members.• Worked in close collaboration with the Managing Director to ghostwrite communications and develop multimedia and presentations for monthly all-employ meetings. Show less

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  Vufusion, Inc.

  Mar 2008 - Sept 2008

  Creative Director

  • Designed the web site for delivery of premium content and payment processing for a next generation mobile payment and advertising platform for.• Wireframed the interface, process flow, and interaction design of a micro-targeted advertising platform.

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  Fannie Mae

  Jan 2009 - Mar 2018

  Manager, Team Lead, Customer Education Specialist

  • Analyzed policies, developed presentations, recruited subject matter experts, and set up, promoted, and hosted webinar learning series for loan servicers.• Developed a custom CMS in InfoPath and SharePoint for tracking learning development throughout the ADDIE process and managing content versions.• Scripted, filmed, edited, and appeared in proof-of-concept video for a proposal to introduce video to the training curriculum.•Created surveys through an online service to track attendance, ratings, and frequently asked questions; retrieved and aggregated results to generate reports.• Produced and implemented a 360° Learning Framework ensuring comprehension of new products and process/policy updates throughout the company, partner organizations, and loan servicers.• Managed a Customer Education team that collaborated with cross-departmental stakeholders to create and deliver high-quality learning content.• Conducted recurring informal software training sessions for team members to improve performance and increase the quality of content produced.• Designed, developed, and maintained multiple customized SharePoint sites for process automation and the promotion and delivery of learning opportunities.• Improved workflows and record-keeping for multiple teams by analyzing tasks, understanding reporting goals, and assessing needs to develop automated, customized, and easy-to-use InfoPath/SharePoint forms. Show less

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  Self Employed

  Apr 2018 - Nov 2020

  UX Consultant, Student, Driver

  • A Voluntary Exit Program allowed a career sabbatical during which I pursued learning interests, traveled, completed UX consultations, and drove for rideshare platforms Uber and Lyft.• Updated skills through multiple certification and training programs in UX Design, Front-End Development, Instructional Design, and Agile. • Consulted for a start-up app company. Conducted a UX review of v1.0 interface, user flow, and usability. Developed and presented a proposal for v2.0. Filmed and edited a marketing video featuring the app’s creator. Show less

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  Texas Capital Bank

  Nov 2020 - now

  Technical Product Owner