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Sharif Matar
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UX Director @ Product Inc.

About Me

I'm motivated by using digital innovations to design ethical and creative solutions to real-world problems. I value diversity, inclusion, accessibility, research, and subversive strategic visions. As an advocate for user-centered design with 10+ years of content, UX, and product design experience - I've worked on a mix of consumer products and enterprise SaaS applications. I’ve worked to understand complex workflows designed to scale across diverse, global teams for multiple successful product launches that drove a meaningful impact on the business. I can rapidly ideate and produce UX concepts and have experience working directly with stakeholders to drive consensus and discover value. I lead with radical transparency and empathy across multidisciplinary teams to communicate and evangelize on their behalf. Experience working in continuous delivery environments where the pace is fast and the willingness to fail and learn is critical. Lead UX designer with experience in strategy, research, IA, sketches, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups to design through development. My user-centred design approach starts with the end user, is built on a foundation of research insights, goes through design iterations, business strategy and delivers meaningful experiences. Specialities: Product Design, Product Strategy, Product Development, Human Centered Design, User Experience, User Interface, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Site Maps, User Experience Research, Field Research, Usability Testing, Mobile Web Apps, Mobile Native Apps.

My Skills

  • Accessibility
  • Creative Direction
  • Design Management
  • Information Architecture
  • Motion Design

My Career

UX DirectorProduct Inc.February 2021
Current

UX Director & Product DesignerMatar CreativeFebruary 2018
Current

FounderField DroneJanuary 2020
Current

UX Design MentorBackstage CapitalJune 2018
Current

User Experience LeadHeat WavesOctober 2020 - January 2021

My Education

Santa Clara UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Communication and Media Studies Graduated -2011

General AssemblyUser Experience Design Immersive, UX/UI Design Graduated -2014

University of Hawaii at ManoaGraphic Design, Post Production Graduated -2007

Brown UniversityModern Culture and Media, Film Theory, Finance Graduated -2006

University of CambridgeEconomics, Economics Graduated -2005

My Details

Country
  • United States
Languages
    Years of Experience
    • 5-10 years
    Timezone
    • Pacific Standard Time
    Member Since
    • October 25, 2018

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