Vance Vagell

Experience

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  Black Hammer Game

  May 2003 - Dec 2004

  Programmer
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  Black Hammer Productions

  Feb 2004 - Apr 2005

  Programmer
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  Audium (acquired by Cisco)

  May 2005 - Jun 2006

  Software/Support Engineer
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  Cisco

  Jun 2006 - Jun 2009

  Software Engineer
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  Google

  Jul 2009 - now

  UX Manager

  I manage UX Design for Google's Products for All team, helping create a more equitable world where tools empower everyone to realize their full potential. My talented team designs systems and products for Accessibility, Inclusion & Equity, and Internationalization across Google.Previously:• Managed UXD for Google Education, including Classroom, Workspace for Education, Read Along, etc.• Managed Docs, Sheets, and Slides horizontal UXD team: collaboration tools, patterns, partnerships.• Managed Apps Developer UX, a team designing enterprise developer tools like App Maker.• Designed original concept for Google Classroom, popular educational software for schools.• Designed key post-launch features for Classroom like Topics, Co-Teacher, and Work.• Led design for Google Docs, launching features like Voice Typing, Suggest Changes, and Add-ons.• Led UX prototyping team that researched 50+ feature and product concepts for Docs & Drive.• Led visual redesign of Docs & Drive product suite.• Led worldwide internal Google UX events (sprints, hackathons, conferences).• Hire, mentor, and train UXers across Google.• Invented novel interactions: 7 issued patents, 10 pending (see list in profile, 6 not yet published).• Attended numerous Google manager training seminars, workshops, and offsites. Show less