# John Cortese, CUA > Lead Product Designer, Dunkin', at Inspire Brands Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/johncortesecua Pragmatic, human-centered design, user experience, and customer-focused strategy are at the core of my expertise. My love of problem solving sets the stage for end-to-end project success—my visual design background elevates the aesthetics to new levels. My true passion is creating beautiful, enriching experiences that meet customers' needs that drive business goals. ## Work Experience ### Lead Product Designer @ Inspire Brands Jan 2022 – Present | Atlanta Metropolitan Area I work across the full suite of brands, mentor other designers, and help evolve our enterprise design system. The design team structure at Inspire is a blended model. All UX at Inspire belongs to a centralized team within the Product organization, but designers also belong to pod teams of product managers, developers, analysts, and researchers, working as one to ship entire lines of business ### Product Design Lead @ CSC Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Wilmington, Delaware, United States End-to-end design (research, design, prototyping, testing) for a range of B2B software application solutions for Fortune 500 companies. I lead all aspects of design (UX/UI) in collaboration with Business Analysts, Stakeholders and Tech Leads to provide best-in-class software solutions to our growing library of applications. ### Design Lead (Consultant) @ PGC (Precision Global Consulting) Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Pennington, New Jersey, United States Co-leading a team of Business Analysts and designers at a well-known financial institution. Working collaboratively with Product Owners, Stakeholders, and Tech Leads to plan, design, build and launch enterprise software applications in the Wealth Management line of business. ### Sr. UI/UX Lead (Consultant) @ Photon Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | New York, New York, United States Lead Designer on a small team which included Business Analysts, Creative Director, and offshore resources. Utilized agile process to collaboratively partner with Product Owners, Stakeholders, and Tech to plan, design, build and launch phases of the Nature’s Way e-commerce website redesign. ### Principal, Design Lead (UX, UI) @ John Cortese Design Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area Led and participated in UI/UX design, brand strategy, and customer experience design for clients including Honeywell, Soar Therapy, Takara Belmont Beauty, Brogan Tennyson Group, Rutgers University, The Kraft Heinz Company, Exelon Energy, and more. ### Sr. Art Director @ MRM//McCann Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Princeton, New Jersey Digital creative lead on several health care respiratory brands collaborating with UX, strategy, and brand managers to bring customer-centric, holistic tactical ecosystems to life. ### Freelance Art Director @ MRM//McCann Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Princeton, New Jersey ### Creative Director @ Sharecare, Inc. Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Jersey City, New Jersey Led customer-focused, user experience-driven, product development, and visual design for a range of digital health marketing and social media platforms engineered for consumer engagement. ### Digital Supervisor @ H4B Chelsea Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Greater New York City Area Led customer-focused, user experience-driven, product development, and visual design for a range of digital health marketing and social media platforms engineered for consumer engagement. ### Sr. Art Director @ Flashpoint Medica Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | New York Art lead on major US Breast oncology brand for this Omnicom award-winning Agency of Record. Managed all projects and junior art directors. Initiatives included brand strategy, conceptual brand campaigns, cutting-edge digital tactics, user experience, and new business pitches. ### Interactive Art Director @ Rosetta Marketing Group, LLC Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 | hamilton, nj Partnered with UX and Tech on digital creative solutions ranging from mobile apps, digital sales aids and responsive websites. Managed and directed junior designers, freelancers, and interns. ### Art Director/Designer Contractor @ Rosetta Marketing Group, LLC Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 Created and supported building of web sites, mobile apps, and interactive projects, while managing digital assets and workload. In addition, I served as the primary print design resource for various projects. ### Freelance Designer @ Rutgers University Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 Rutgers Day print campaign designa and layout: magazine ads, billboards, posters, train signage and more! ### Freelancer Art Director/Designer @ Robert Half International Jan 2004 – Jan 2009 Interactive and print Art direction and design for a variety of agencies/clients via The Creative Group. ### Designer @ Euro RSCG Life Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 Print ads, logo concepts, booklet design, brochure layout and design. ### Freelancer Art Director/Designer @ Rosetta Jan 2001 – Jan 2008 ### Graphic Designer @ The Topps Company Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 ### Graphic Designer @ MRM Gillespie Jan 2004 – Jan 2006 ### Graphic Designer @ SimStar Internet Solutions Jan 2001 – Jan 2002 ### Studio Intern @ Interlink Healthcare Communications Jan 2000 – Jan 2001 ## Education ### Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design The College of New Jersey ### Transferred to TCNJ in Graphic Design Fairleigh Dickinson University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/johnnycortese - Website: http://www.johnnycortese.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/johncortesecua JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/johncortesecua/resume.json Last updated: 2026-02-23