During my career, I've designed and developed software products for a variety of clients including: Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, HP, Virgin Records, and many more. Most recently I built up a fantastic product design team for a large education non-profit. My focus and passion is around designing products and experiences that truly impact our society at large and individuals within it. This spring I wrote a white paper for O'Reilly publishers on the topic of Designing for Social Impact and have been speaking regularly about how we can all engage in such projects. Some examples of products I've designed: - GreatSchools: web properties that reach over half of America's Families each year: (http://greatschools.org and http://greatkids.org) - Optimedica's Catalys: precise, efficient, accurate eye surgery suite (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCULyqwbYwU) - Pasco SparkVue: educational software that helps K-12 students gain deeper understanding of science. (http://www.pasco.com/family/sparkvue/) See more of the work I've done at gretchenanderson.com, or ask for a more complete portfolio showing.

Director of Product Design @ Leading the design of the hardware and software for a new breakthrough surgical system. Managing the industrial design, and leading the research and design of the user experience for surgeons and nurses. From September 2015 to Present (3 months) San Francisco Bay AreaVP of Product @ Built a solid Design and Product Management team for a top 300 website. Designed a mobile-responsive platform, launched two new brands, and created a culture of data-informed design for a large non-profit organization. Improved performance to meet evolving audience needs and revenue lines. From February 2012 to August 2015 (3 years 7 months) San Francisco Bay AreaDesign Director @ Leading teams to design UIs for next gen mobile and convergent experiences. From August 2010 to February 2012 (1 year 7 months) Director, Interaction Design @ Started the digital design practice at an established industrial design firm. Product design, user research, usability testing, interaction design, product strategy. From October 2006 to August 2010 (3 years 11 months) Senior Interaction Designer/Design Analyst @ Product design, user research, usability testing, interaction design, product strategy From October 2004 to October 2006 (2 years 1 month) Lead Interaction Designer @ From January 2004 to October 2004 (10 months) Interaction Designer @ User and Domain Research, product concepting, and interaction design for a variety of web and desktop applications. From April 2000 to January 2004 (3 years 10 months) Associate Director, Project Management @ Management of large enterprise and consumer software projects for a variety of clients. Responsible for business development, requirements gathering, metrics, and delivery. From March 1998 to April 2000 (2 years 2 months) Project Manager @ Managed design and development projects for clients including Virgin Records, Sprint, and Parenting Magazine. From November 1995 to February 1998 (2 years 4 months)

BA, History and Literature @ Harvard University From 1989 to 1993 Gretchen Anderson is skilled in: Interaction Design, Concept Development, Product Design, Project Management, Analysis, Logistics, User Research, User Interface, User Experience, User-centered Design, User Interface Design, Design Strategy, Experience Design, Information Architecture, Visual Design, Mobile Design, Usability Testing, Persona, User Experience Design, Creative Direction, Art Direction, Product Management, Web Design, Mobile Devices, Design Thinking, Information Design, Brand Development, Wireframes, Rapid Prototyping, Ethnography, Human Computer..., Usability