# Baxter Vaz

> product designer @jpmorgan

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/baxter

Curious about the intersection of business, technology, and design, I questioned how I could translate my creative and analytical skills into a fulfilling career. Finding myself at a crossroads post-graduation, I came across the growing world of user experience and product design and decided to make the switch. 

Crafting rich, digital experiences means understanding people, satisfying business goals, designing with intention, and creating meaningful impact. That’s what I strive to achieve as a designer as I continue to self-learn and level up in industry knowledge. Let's connect!

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ JPMorganChase
Jan 2021 – Present | New York, New York, United States

### Product Designer @ Unknown
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
Projects:

Nourshi—a comprehensive, self-initiated mobile concept aimed to foster a vibrant food logging experience that transcends diet culture and promotes healthy, attainable goals.
• This project was self-started to further build and develop my skills as a product designer.
• Built with Figma and tested with Maze. 30 user research survey participants.
• Implemented the project from discovering and empathizing to prototyping and testing.

### Product Design Program @ Thinkful
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
⦿ Completed 600+ hours of course- and project-based work focused on UX design, visual design, and frontend development.
⦿ Designed products using best practices in user research, information architecture, content strategy, branding, and visual design. 
⦿ Communicated twice weekly with a design mentor to stay on track, gather feedback, and discuss industry trends.

Project:
Pouch
⦿ A collaborative cloud storage platform focused on serving students, educators, and small business teams. I led the desktop and mobile web application designs as the sole researcher, UX designer, and visual designer.

### Enterprise Data Management Intern @ Volkswagen of America, Inc
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Detroit Area
⦿ Oversaw 70+ weekly active IT service requests across all cross-functional teams within Volkswagen and Audi brands.
⦿ Developed & analyzed data-driven reports using MS Access, SAP BusinessObjects, and MS Project Server.
⦿ Directed weekly meetings with team contributors and developers to understand status and risk of requests.
⦿ Facilitated weekly requirements gathering and scoping meetings in order to generate estimates for stakeholders.
⦿ Communicated and engaged with business stakeholders, end-to-end, in order to meet their request needs.
⦿ Tracked billable and non-billable hours for 40+ internal team contributors to ensure accuracy of financial reporting and forecasting.

Development Partner Program Administrator
⦿ Administered the Development Partner Program & acted as the point of contact throughout the hiring process for IT&S Application Engineering.
⦿ Developed meaningful working relationships with hiring managers, external stakeholders, and candidates.
⦿ Scheduled candidates for phone interviews across multiple time zones and on-campus visits with hiring managers.
⦿ Executed all on-boarding procedures of 30+ domestic and international candidates.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Marketing, Information Systems, Concentration in Business Analytics
The University of Kansas


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/baxtervaz

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Last updated: 2026-03-29