# David Noel

> Principal Product Designer UXD /UXR at Amadeus | Coach & mentor of elite youth athletes | Mountain biker chasing flow in design, sport, and life.

Location: Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/davidnoel

Offering 10+ years of experience in global UI/UX product design, specializing in analysis of scalable international mobile/tablet/responsive design. An innovative, passionate and successful leader in Product UI/UX Design with high proficiencies in problem-solving, visual UI design, UX design, UX research, HCI, user-centered design principles and methodologies. Vocal and creative leader with a unique skill-set that spans various disciplines from identity and brand systems to hands-on UI/UX product design. A track record of designing and developing web-based projects with extraordinary life spans. Thrives in collaborative environments and seeks to find a balance between business requirements and delightful user experiences. Over 18 years of experience in understanding and developing products from concept ideas into production with a high degree of success in a competitive landscape. Effective written and verbal communicator with solid problem-solving skills, a real team player.

## Work Experience
### Principal Product Designer @ Amadeus
Jan 2025 – Present | United States
1. Strategic Design Leadership
•	Define and champion UX vision and strategy aligned with business goals.
•	Lead the design direction for large, complex products or systems.
•	Influence product and company-wide design practices and standards.

2. High-Level Product Impact
•	Drive the end-to-end user experience across multiple features, products, or platforms.
•	Work closely with product managers, engineering, marketing, and other stakeholders to ensure design thinking is integrated early and effectively.
•	Prioritize and solve high-impact user problems using UX research and design.

3. Design Execution and Craftsmanship
•	Create high-fidelity wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and interaction models for complex use cases.
•	Apply deep knowledge of design systems, accessibility standards, and usability heuristics.
•	Advocate for quality and consistency across the user experience.

4. Mentorship and Leadership
•	Mentor and coach mid-level and junior UX designers, elevating the team’s overall skill level.
•	Review and provide feedback on others’ work to uphold design quality.
•	Act as a role model for collaborative and inclusive design practices.

5. Research and Data-Driven Insights
•	Collaborate with UX researchers or lead research initiatives to validate designs and inform decisions.
•	Use data (quantitative and qualitative) to support design choices and continuously improve experiences.

6. Stakeholder Communication
•	Communicate design rationale clearly and persuasively to executives and cross-functional teams.
•	Facilitate design workshops and stakeholder alignment sessions.

7. Innovation and Thought Leadership
•	Identify opportunities for innovation in user experience, tools, and processes.
•	Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and user behavior patterns.

### Sr Product Designer @ Amadeus
Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 | North America
Shaping the future of travel.

### SR UX/Product Designer @ PrismHR
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Hopkinton, MA
• Developed and defined Axis PrismHR design system
• Research and evolve UX, interaction, and visual patterns
• Lead, build, and manage a UX strategy working within an Agile methodology
• Oversee design system compliance within two core product modules
• Manage and create technical design assets for internal and external use
• Present Prism HR product design concepts to customers, partners, and internal 
stakeholders
• Drive alignment of products with the strategic goals of the business. Help create scalable products 
   that advance the business goals of the company
• Work closely with Product Leadership and Product Management, and engineering teams to assist in 
   the design, development, and evolution of core product modules

### Senior UX Designer @ UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Chelmsford MA
Key Responsibilities
- I translate strategy, business requirements and usability best practices into high-quality, customer-centric designs that support and reinforce Kronos’s product vision, brand, and business objectives
- I work to balance user experience, business needs, technical feasibility, and time-to-market to determine best product designs
- We create low and high fidelity wireframes and mockups
- Champion customer-centric, responsive/adaptive design methodologies
- Architect, Design and Support new interfaces/experiences
- We test concepts, perform task and user analysis, and assist with user acceptance testing
- Develop prototypes that succinctly illustrate hierarchy and navigation
- Strategize and drive interactive product development from site map to launch 

Key Strengths
• Knowledge of holistic and human-centered design methods to product and service design, from research and insight generation to concept to deliverable
• Interaction design and Information architecture principles
• Prototyping skills using a diverse set of software such as Adobe CS, Sketch, UXPin, Gliffy as well as good experience with Google Doc & MS Office
• Entrepreneurial, experimental, self-driven, collaborative, 
• Strong organizational, time management and communication skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Excellent knowledge of prototyping tools such as Sketch, UXPin, XD; Other tools such as Axure, InVision 
• Strong Visual Design skills
• Experience planning and building component-based design systems and design libraries
• Experience with Scrum Agile process using Confluence and JIRA tools
• Experience collaborating with front-end design process (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React)

### Principal UX Engineer @ HPE SimpliVity
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Westboro, MA
Global UXD Lead responsible for directing the research and design of the SimpliVity VMware web client plug-in software product.  Responsibilities included defining project objectives, testing concepts, synthesizing results and designing interactive solutions with cross-functional GUI development teams. Created SimpliVity engineering personas, UX best practices along with a centralized UX Runway Scrum methodology.

- UX and design reviews
- Cross-functional team collaboration
- Create prototypes and documentation  
- Create and maintain the SimpliVity Human Interface Guideline (Confluence)
- Scrum Methodology (JIRA)
- User research and various testing methods
- Designing for Localization and Accessibility
- Define/Design engineering personas
- UX Runway - launched a Agile model for UXD

### Senior UX Engineer @ Medullan
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Cambridge MA
Provided “gamified” healthcare solutions to large national insurance providers. Clients included Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield, Optum, Verizon, Humana. Facilitated and participated in discovery workshops (on-site and off-site), user research, early-stage ideation, interaction design, journey mapping, visual design, and design presentations.

- Worked with offshore development and local implementation teams
- Journey mapping
- Agile process 
- Usability interviews
- Design for accessibility compliance
- Accessibility research and testing

### SR. Mobile UX Architect, UI Designer @ Staples, Inc SPLS
Jan 2006 – Jan 2012 | Framingham, MA
An integral part of the Staples omnichannel innovation team, Velocity Lab based in Cambridge MA. The focus was on emerging interactive e-commerce channels such as mobile web, app, and responsive design. Worked with analysts and usability teams to better understand customer habits, defined .com personas.
- Created global brand mobile guidelines 
- Responsive Design templates and guidelines
- Wire Frame through Prototypes
- Mobile UI Design
- Branded interaction design
- Mobile Web - m.staples.com
- Mobile App design (iOS, Android) - Staples app - Responsive UI 
- t.staples.com
- Associate facing app 
- Tablet app
- Staple Center, CA
- Display media 
- in-store kiosks, signage
- Created global brand mobile guidelines 
- Responsive Design templates and guidelines
- Wire Frame through Prototypes
- Mobile UI Design
- Branded interaction design
- Mobile Web - m.staples.com
- Mobile App design (iOS, Android) - Staples app

### Visual Design Manager @ Innovations, Inc.,
Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 | Shrewsbury, MA
Managed all visual design tasks and managed production traffic. Supervised all job tracking, graphic production and all file backup and archiving systems. Directed all Innovations brand initiatives including marketing strategies.
- Fabric and mixed media design

- Manage Visual Design

- Developed Innovations brand

- Case Studies, Sell Sheets, Press Releases

- Client Presentation
- Trade show exhibit messaging

- Environmental graphics

- Mounted and projected graphics
- On-Screen display design

### Senior Creative Lead @ Exsel Advertising, Inc.
Jan 2002 – Jan 2004
Senior creative on advertising campaigns for clients in the consumer retail, education B2B and B2C markets.  Led print advertising, brand development, trade show, product catalogs to web site design, and new media.
- Package Design
- Product design

- Direct Mail 

- Campaigns

- Ad design, Billboards
- Concept and pitch work
- Presentation material

- Event design

- Catalog design & layout

- Brand and logo concept designEducation

### Senior UX/UI Designer @ CGI Interactive
Jan 2000 – Jan 2002 | Southboro, MA
Developed branded interactive and presentation media for local, regional and national clients such as Cisco, Gillett, Waters Corp, EMC, Wachusett Ski & Sports Group, Staples to name a few.
• Web design
• Animated product demos
• Flash Interactive media
• Usability surveys, 
• Software UI design
• Wire framing 
• Prototyping
• Rich Media PowerPoint presentation design
• Illustration and iconography design

### Senior Visual Designer - Tradeshow @ Access TCA
Jan 1999 – Jan 2000 | Northbridge, MA
Worked with exhibit designers to create experiential branded environments. From designed lighting, and signage to printed fabric we created an immersive branded experience.
• Trade show exhibit design
• Signage
• Applied environmental graphics
• Mounted and projected graphics
• On-Screen display design
• Fabric and mixed media design

### Sr Graphic Designer @ BJ's Wholesale Club
Jan 1994 – Jan 1999 | Westboro MA
Helped to grow the visual design dept. from 4 employees to 28 in my time there. Art directed product and lifestyle photo shoots. Concept and design layout on seasonal catalogs, and bi-monthly BJ's Journal.


## Education
### Studio Art in Graphic Design
Framingham State University

### Advanced UX Certification Program in User Experience
Bentley University

### National Coaching Diploma in Soccer Coaching and Player Development
NSCAA

### Level VI (Advanced Regional Diploma) in Soccer Education
NSCAA

### US Youth Diploma
Coerver Coaching Systems

### Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale

### Interactive Media Design
Rhode Island School of Design


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/davenoel
- Portfolio: https://davidnoel0.wixsite.com/davidnoel-uxd%20(not%20updated)

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