Travis Lutz

Experience

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  EDS Corporation (General Motors Contract Employee)

  May 2004 - Aug 2004

  IT Project Manager

  • Directly supported General Motors IT project manager in completing projects for implementing common parts across multiple vehicle platforms worldwide; results included reduced engineering costs and improved product reliability.• Developed Global Bill of Materials Database for GM Vehicle Engineering.

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  General Motors

  May 2005 - Aug 2005

  Manufacturing Engineer

  • Completed research project for GM Manufacturing to implement new high-strength steel frames for improved fuel efficiency and crash endurance.

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  General Motors

  May 2006 - Aug 2006

  Controls Engineer

  • Installed and programmed controls systems including PLCs for the award winning GMT 900 Truck Launch producing the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra.• Interacted with equipment suppliers for product troubleshooting and reliability issues.• Completed General Motors University training courses involving controls system specifications,robot & weld gun programming, personnel management, and systems project management.

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  Cisco Systems

  May 2007 - Aug 2007

  Hardware Engineer

  • Designed and applied electronic verification test procedures using a Linux based server for Cisco Networking Devices within the Ethernet and Wireless Technology Group.

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  Acquity Group

  Jan 2008 - Mar 2009

  Consultant

  • Improved Content Management capabilities for world-renowned companies.• Constructed product architectures and improved user experience enhancing product presentation and site usability.• Implemented and tested the Blue Martini E-Commerce tool enabling clients to sell their products effectively with industry best practices within the digital market.

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  Total Attorneys

  Jun 2009 - Feb 2010

  Information Architect

  • Led the design efforts to improve usability on the company’s marquee product re-release through all phases of design and implementation. The .NET application’s release was met with high regards for its improved usability from all user segments.• Directed usability testing on all Total Attorneys applications ensuring an improved user centered-design approach was implemented for each product-line.• Managed projects using Agile Project Management, implementing all product phases utilizing Scrum. Show less

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  Designkitchen

  Feb 2010 - May 2010

  UX Consultant

  10-week contract that involved a handful of high profile web releases including:* Product Launch Microsites* iPhone Application Designs* Client interfacing Web Applications

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  SapientNitro

  May 2010 - Sept 2010

  Information Architect

  UX Lead in the redesigning of Deere.com for John Deere.

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  Acquity Group

  Mar 2011 - Apr 2012

  Product Consultant

  Second stint with the company carrying out digital strategy and design across a variety of clientele.

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  Rightpoint

  Jun 2012 - Jan 2016

  Sr. UX Consultant

  User Experience Consultant specializing in software design on popular modern environments and platforms including Sharepoint, Salesforce and Sitecore. Executed business process consulting, software consulting, user experience design, account management, and research for numerous clients including: McDonalds, Walgreens, Microsoft, Bluecross Blushield, Roland, and Indianapolis Power & Light.

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  Capital Group | American Funds

  Mar 2015 - Aug 2015

  UX Lead & Product Manager

  Managed UX initiative teams towards the design of account management interfaces for both desktop and mobile experiences. Helped launch social media strategies and campaigns for Twitter and Facebook account launches.

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  Toyota Motor Corporation

  Jul 2016 - Oct 2017

  UX Lead

  Managing UX activities across Toyota Financial: ToyotaFinancial.com, Toyota Financial Customer Applications, Enterprise Applications, and Toyota Financial Microsites. Overseeing the design, testing and implementation of new digital products.

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  MXM (Meredith Xcelerated Marketing)

  Oct 2017 - Jul 2018

  Product Lead

  Strategized, designed & deployed a rewards platform for Johnson & Johnson's Acuvue Contact Lenses brand in throughout Europe. Our work leveraged in-depth user, market and industry research to design a cutting edge B2C web app and mobile app.

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  Avail

  Jul 2018 - Apr 2022

  Design Lead

  Leading strategic design efforts in the roll-out of Avail's car-sharing platform. Avail enables car sharing at airports and select communities in strategic ways that ensure trust, safety, profitability / affordability amongst its forward-thinking members.

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  BCG Digital Ventures

  Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

  Product Consultant

  Co-led the launch and iterative development of Availcarsharing.com. Worked alongside Allstate Insurance to leverage competitive advantages to disrupt the car rental marketplace.

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  Transcend Digital

  Jul 2018 - now

  Product Lead

  Head of Product designing, developing and launching digital platforms from scratch and testing them in the open marketplace to find growth opportunities for small & mid-sized businesses.

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  Northbeam

  Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

  Head Of Design

  Product Design Leader and Product Manager over Northbeam's marketing platform.Executed the full re-design of a best-in-class enterprise marketing optimization tool before its Series A round of funding. Grew and developed a hybrid of domestic & offshore design resources to create a user-optimized experience for media buyers and marketing leaders.

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  Priority

  Dec 2022 - Apr 2024

  Head of Product

  Successfully launched and scaled a fast-growing FinTech & payments platform focused on the success of large-size companies in the property management industry.Led a cross-functional team of engineers, account managers, trust, safety & security personnel, and an offshore data science team to attain product-market-fit and progress the platform into a flexible & scalable state.