# Harman Stinson > User Experience Leader with over 20 years of helping companies reach their UX goals Location: Greater Boston, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/harman Years of experience collaborating with Product Managers and Engineers to design and build best in class big data applications for commerce, advertising, analytics and search. Building usable and scalable applications has been my passion for over 20 years. ## Work Experience ### Senior User Experience Designer @ Roku Inc. Jan 2019 – Present | Greater Boston Area During my tenure at Roku, I have spearheaded the design efforts for all Roku Ad Platform and analytics products. This role demanded a holistic approach, extending beyond product design to encompass understanding and strategizing the integration of Roku's ad products within the broader Roku ecosystem. To effectively address the burgeoning growth in this market sector, I played a pivotal role in expanding the design team from three designers to a comprehensive UX organization comprising designers, researchers, and writers, ultimately scaling the team to over a dozen members. In this dynamic environment, I collaborated closely with product management and engineering leads to establish a streamlined system for cross-team collaboration, significantly enhancing the quality of requirements and design. This, in turn, bolstered engineering velocity. Additionally, I worked in tandem with consumer and application designers to develop a scalable pattern library for all Roku interaction designs, ensuring a consistent user experience across all Roku products. Using these libraries I designed and created fully interactive prototypes in React/MUI and Figma Make so we could conduct research with a fully functional prototypes before engineering was required to build out whole application. Among the myriad projects under my purview was the design of the user experience for Roku's new self-service ad platform. Projections indicate that this platform will propel ad revenue growth from under $10 billion to $50 billion within five years. This endeavor exemplifies my capacity to navigate complex challenges and drive impactful outcomes in a rapidly evolving industry landscape. ### Lead User Experience Designer @ DataXu Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Greater Boston Area In my role as Lead UX Designer, I headed up the collaboration between product management, engineering, and UX to craft dataxu's programmatic ad platform applications. Working closely with cross-departmental teams, I conducted extensive user research to develop comprehensive user journeys. These insights were instrumental in designing top-tier applications that empowered our platform users to operate with speed and efficiency. As the first designer brought on board by dataxu, I collaborated closely with engineering to establish a pattern library. This resource facilitated the rapid and consistent development of the ad platform's interaction design, without compromising usability. This achievement paved the way for the expansion of the design team, allowing us to continue delivering best-in-class products until Roku's acquisition of dataxu in Spring 2019. ### Senior User Experience Designer @ Demandware, a Salesforce company Jan 2006 – Jan 2015 | Burlington, MA Joining Demandware as the sole designer overseeing all of its e-commerce applications, encompassing both front-end and back-end systems, I played a pivotal role in designing sophisticated solutions for a myriad of projects. Whether it was collaborating on commerce platform implementations, mobile applications, or back-office systems, or partnering directly with clients to construct top-tier e-commerce storefronts, my contributions were instrumental in Demandware's ascension as a premier e-commerce solution provider. Working seamlessly across the Demandware organization alongside product managers, business analysts, solution architects, engineers, documentation specialists, and QA professionals, I led projects from inception to completion. Moreover, I engaged with clients to envision and execute their online storefronts, order management systems, and in-store implementations on the Demandware platform. Throughout this journey, I spearheaded the growth of the design team from a single designer to a team of over six designers, propelling Demandware from a startup to a frontrunner in enterprise commerce applications. Notably, we guided the company through its initial public offering, positioning it for acquisition by Salesforce in 2016. ### Owner - Founder @ Coastline Creative Jan 2004 – Jan 2012 | Vineyard Haven, MA Establishing a design agency on Martha’s Vineyard, my mission was to support small businesses by crafting business websites, commerce storefronts, and mobile applications. Our clientele entrusted us to tailor solutions precisely to their unique business needs and preferences. Coastline Creative offered a diverse range of services, spanning from website design, development, and hosting, to traditional graphic design, including logo creation and the crafting of print and promotional materials. With a customer-centric approach, we extended our support beyond design services to include technical assistance, such as equipment setup, network configuration, and other technical tasks. Serving over 100 clients, our dedication to their success made us an integral part of the community, fostering strong connections and partnerships on Martha’s Vineyard. ### Webmaster @ Martha's Vineyard Online Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 | Vineyard Haven, MA In my capacity as the technical operations manager at MVOL.com, a leading website portal serving Martha’s Vineyard Island, I undertook a range of pivotal responsibilities. These included overseeing the maintenance of client websites and hosting accounts for MVOL’s extensive base of over 200 local business clients. My duties encompassed website design, CMS integration, hosting management, and the supervision of MVOL's team of designers and engineers. Moreover, I took charge of the day-to-day operations for MVOL.com and its online advertising sector. This involved leading initiatives such as content creation for advertising, managing deployment processes, and analyzing advertising performance metrics. Concurrently, I directed a team responsible for crafting websites for local businesses spanning various sectors, including real estate and commerce. A notable accomplishment of mine was leading the redesign and replatforming of MVOL’s website portal, a vital component serving as a local business directory and content management system, central to the company's operations. Furthermore, I assumed responsibility for resolving IT-related issues, both internally and for clients, promptly addressing concerns such as email and network issues with efficient solutions. ### Senior UI/Web Designer @ Endeca Jan 2000 – Jan 2003 | Cambridge, MA Upon joining Endeca when its employee count was under 25 people, I played a pivotal role in transitioning the company from a startup to a well-established entity with a distinctive brand identity. My contributions were instrumental in evolving Endeca's breakthrough enterprise search technology from a complex system into a user-friendly self-service application. I also led the design of cutting-edge front-end user experiences tailored for various verticals, including ecommerce, financial applications, and research. As the driving force behind all marketing design, software design, usability, and website integration for Endeca's suite of products, I significantly influenced the company's growth trajectory. Throughout this period, Endeca successfully onboarded over thirty clients, including renowned names such as Barnes & Noble, Fidelity Investments, Putnam Investments, and Cabot. These achievements ultimately paved the way for Endeca's acquisition by Oracle in 2011 for over 1 billion dollars. ### User Interface Designer @ HealthGate Data Corp Jan 1998 – Jan 2000 | Burlington, MA Designed, maintained and managed the creative aspects for it’s corporate, intranet and client websites. HealthGate gained a major presence in the online health market keeping old clients and signing new ones such as New England Journal of Medicine and GE Medical Systems. ### Production Designer @ Banta Integrated Media Jan 1997 – Jan 1998 | Needham, MA Worked with a team designing and producing catalogs and textbooks for clients like Home Depot, Siemens and Houghton Mifflin. ## Education ### BFA in Graphic Design Rochester Institute of Technology ### High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates Gould Academy ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/harman-stinson-1208051 - Portfolio: http://traveloutward.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/harman JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/harman/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-31