# Robert Howze-Edge > Design Leader | UX, UI Design, Leadership Location: Alexandria, Virginia, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/roberthowzeedge I’m a Product Design leader and hands-on practitioner with over a decade of experience designing and scaling digital products across healthcare, fintech, edtech, and consumer platforms. I lead design initiatives from early discovery through launch while staying deeply involved in craft—working across UX, systems design, accessibility, and prototyping to turn complex problems into practical, user-centered solutions. My work sits at the intersection of strategy and execution. I partner closely with product, engineering, and research teams to shape product direction, simplify complex problem spaces, and deliver experiences that are inclusive, scalable, and built to last. Whether guiding teams or designing core product flows myself, I focus on aligning user needs with business outcomes. I care deeply about building strong design cultures and resilient product systems. I mentor designers, lead design critiques, and help teams establish the foundations—design systems, accessibility standards, and collaborative processes—that enable organizations to ship thoughtful products consistently. At my best, I operate as both a design leader and a builder: setting direction, empowering teams, and stepping into the work when clarity, craft, and momentum matter most. Areas of focus: • Product and UX strategy • Design leadership and mentorship • Design systems and scalable UI architecture • Accessibility and WCAG compliance • Data-informed product experimentation • Enterprise and consumer product platforms ## Work Experience ### Design Lead, Manager @ Fetch Jan 2025 – Present ### Senior Product Designer @ Fetch Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 ### Senior Product Designer, Consumer Experience @ Press Ganey Jan 2019 – Present | McLean, Virginia, United States • Led experience design throughout an enterprise suite of 6 healthcare reputation management and analytics products (B2B2C), collaborating closely with stakeholders, including product managers, developers, and clients, to ensure alignment with business goals and user needs • Led product vision, designed, and delivered an assistive AI tool for users to respond to patient feedback thoughtfully • Spearheaded service design and strategy during transitional acquisitions • Achieved a 20% reduction in development time by designing and installing a WCAG-compliant design system, streamlining the scalability of product development • Coached and mentored three junior designers to meet personal and professional goals ### Senior Product Designer @ Templum, Inc. Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | New York, New York, United States • Delivered a modular investor marketplace for issuers to offer alternative opportunities to accredited investors • Scaled whitelabel B2B offerings by implementing a comprehensive React component library • Designed experiences for payment solutions, IPOs, secondary trading, and portfolio management • Spearheaded creative direction of brand guidelines and website design ### Senior User Experience Designer @ Mosaic Learning Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Columbia, Maryland, United States • Designed virtual event and classroom tooling to fit inside Amazon Chime to facilitate remote and hybrid education (EdTech) • Demonstrated forward-thinking design principles and rationale to innovate white-labeling solutions, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure alignment with core strategy • Applied gamification design to support adult learner buy-in throughout the education journey • Managed five direct reports, operating as an internal design agency ### Director of Product Design @ itsHospitality Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States • Elevated company presence through strategic collaboration with Hyatt Hotel, spearheading the relationship and overseeing the design and enhancement of guest-facing interfaces • Full service designed around a conversational AI bot using Google’s Dialogflow to assist Hotels in enhancing travelers’ and vacation experiences • Partnered with CTO to allocate engineering resources toward native desktop and mobile apps ### Lead Designer @ Rome Technologies Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Pasadena, Maryland, United States • Implemented agile processes to streamline the delivery of iOS, Android, and web applications tailored for auto repair shops • Led product design initiatives by conducting A/B testing, facilitating mediated and unmediated interviews, and conducting comprehensive industry research to inform design decisions • Designed applications to move clients from local servers to a cloud platform • Daily management and SEO optimization of the WordPress site ### Multimedia Designer @ Urban Outfitters Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 | Washington DC-Baltimore Area • Utilized Adobe Creative Suite to seamlessly integrate multimedia elements into web and mobile applications, enhancing user experience with immersive visual content ## Education ### Certification in Accessibility and Inclusive Design Certification University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Design and Visual Communications, General University of Maryland Global Campus ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/robert-howze-edge - Portfolio: http://www.howze-edge.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/roberthowzeedge JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/roberthowzeedge/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-31