Darren Hood, MSUXD's Linkedin Analytics

I possess over 2 decades of experience design operation, streamlining processes, and improving UX maturity levels for several organizations, including the Fortune 50, through usability and heuristics, UX research, information architecture, interaction design, and interface design principles. I also take great pleasure in mentoring and engaging in educational efforts. I currently serve as an adjunct professor for Kent State's UX Design Master's program, Brandeis, UCLA, Michigan State, and Lawrence Technological University. I'm the host for The World of UX podcast on CX of M radio via Michigan State University, was identified as a UserInterviews Active UX Leader to Follow, and served as an author for "97 Things Every UX Practitioner Should Know" (O'Reilly). • 20+ years of human-computer interaction, information architecture, and usability experience • 20+ years of management and supervisory experience • 20+ years of instructional design experience (facilitation, instructor-led, CBT) • 20+ years of experience working with and on multidisciplinary teams • 13+ years of research experience, including remote user testing, ethnography, interviewing, surveying, and more • 11+ years working with global teams • 11+ years of UX evangelism, including facilitation for UX sessions at Grand Circus, Detroit • Host of The World of UX podcast Specialities • User experience design: Usability, heuristics, UX research, information architecture, interaction design, interface design, UX strategy • Solution Types: Automotive, automotive OEM, medtech, fintech, mobile, CBT, WBT, mobile and desktop/web-based sites and applications, SaaS • Prototype & wireframe development: iRise, Axure, UXPin, Figma, Adobe XD • Research: Remote usability testing, ethnography, interviewing, contextual inquiry, surveys, card sorting, competitive analysis, A/B testing, focus groups • Interface design: Web sites, software applications, mobile apps/sites, hand-held digital tools • Graphic & DTP design: Photoshop, InDesign • Lean/Agile design methodologies: JIRA, kanban, user story creation and management Intangibles • Known for strong commitment to excellence and being extremely detail-oriented • Involved in design, development, and/or management of websites, mobile sites, mobile apps, and software applications (user experience/information architecture, usability analysis, usability testing, interface design, application design, prototype development, graphics optimization, competitive analysis, content management, etc.)