Matt DeRusha
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Larry Johannes
Matt is a rare find in the world of internet development. He's a great businessman and ad director but he's also an award winning web designer . . . and a premier web programmer. This diverse skillset is almost impossible to find in web development today. Matt worked for me at Uniden and at Siemens and I would consider it a privilege to work with him again anywhere. I would highly recommend him as a "A" team VP candidate, director or designer.
Jimmy Harrell
From a technical perspective, Matt is by far one of the most talented Art Directors in the DFW area that I've had a chance to work with in all my years of being involved with the Web. He brings great deal of excitement to the Mary Kay Brand and does a great job of designing UI assets that constantly are being recognized by all members of our sales force. Matt's strengths certainly lie in his technical know-how but what's even a greater attribute is his patience to teach others and his team spirit that brings to our group everyday. As a leader he is always more than willing to take the time and help assist with the training needs and is always willing to work long hours well into the night to make sure we meet our deadlines. He is definitely someone I hope to work with for a long time.
Larry Johannes
Matt is a rare find in the world of internet development. He's a great businessman and ad director but he's also an award winning web designer . . . and a premier web programmer. This diverse skillset is almost impossible to find in web development today. Matt worked for me at Uniden and at Siemens and I would consider it a privilege to work with him again anywhere. I would highly recommend him as a "A" team VP candidate, director or designer.
Jimmy Harrell
From a technical perspective, Matt is by far one of the most talented Art Directors in the DFW area that I've had a chance to work with in all my years of being involved with the Web. He brings great deal of excitement to the Mary Kay Brand and does a great job of designing UI assets that constantly are being recognized by all members of our sales force. Matt's strengths certainly lie in his technical know-how but what's even a greater attribute is his patience to teach others and his team spirit that brings to our group everyday. As a leader he is always more than willing to take the time and help assist with the training needs and is always willing to work long hours well into the night to make sure we meet our deadlines. He is definitely someone I hope to work with for a long time.
Larry Johannes
Matt is a rare find in the world of internet development. He's a great businessman and ad director but he's also an award winning web designer . . . and a premier web programmer. This diverse skillset is almost impossible to find in web development today. Matt worked for me at Uniden and at Siemens and I would consider it a privilege to work with him again anywhere. I would highly recommend him as a "A" team VP candidate, director or designer.
Jimmy Harrell
From a technical perspective, Matt is by far one of the most talented Art Directors in the DFW area that I've had a chance to work with in all my years of being involved with the Web. He brings great deal of excitement to the Mary Kay Brand and does a great job of designing UI assets that constantly are being recognized by all members of our sales force. Matt's strengths certainly lie in his technical know-how but what's even a greater attribute is his patience to teach others and his team spirit that brings to our group everyday. As a leader he is always more than willing to take the time and help assist with the training needs and is always willing to work long hours well into the night to make sure we meet our deadlines. He is definitely someone I hope to work with for a long time.
Larry Johannes
Matt is a rare find in the world of internet development. He's a great businessman and ad director but he's also an award winning web designer . . . and a premier web programmer. This diverse skillset is almost impossible to find in web development today. Matt worked for me at Uniden and at Siemens and I would consider it a privilege to work with him again anywhere. I would highly recommend him as a "A" team VP candidate, director or designer.
Jimmy Harrell
From a technical perspective, Matt is by far one of the most talented Art Directors in the DFW area that I've had a chance to work with in all my years of being involved with the Web. He brings great deal of excitement to the Mary Kay Brand and does a great job of designing UI assets that constantly are being recognized by all members of our sales force. Matt's strengths certainly lie in his technical know-how but what's even a greater attribute is his patience to teach others and his team spirit that brings to our group everyday. As a leader he is always more than willing to take the time and help assist with the training needs and is always willing to work long hours well into the night to make sure we meet our deadlines. He is definitely someone I hope to work with for a long time.
Experience
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Showcase IDX
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United States
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead UX Designer
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Jul 2021 - Present
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Rightpoint
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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500 - 600 Employee
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Lead User Experience Architect
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Apr 2020 - Feb 2021
Rightpoint, a Genpact company, is a global experience leader (NYSE: G). Over 700 employees across 12 offices work with clients end-to-end, from defining and enabling vision, to ensuring ongoing market relevance. Our diverse teams lead with empathy, data and creativity—always in service of the experience. From whiteboard to roll-out, we help our clients embed experience across their operations from front to back office to accelerate digital transformation through a human-centric lens. Rightpoint serves more than 250 Fortune 1000 companies and has been named one of Crain’s 50 Fastest Growing Companies in Chicago for four consecutive years. Show less
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TandemSeven is now Rightpoint
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead User Experience Designer
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Dec 2014 - Apr 2020
Work on engagements as the only UED or manage a small team of UEAs. Posess strong client-facing presentation and communication skills (both written and verbal). Structure engagements and prepare cost estimates as a contributing member of a sales pursuit team. Handle multiple projects and proposals concurrently. Manage and facilitate user research, persona development, usability testing, contextual inquiry, task analysis, and field studies. Able to provide insights during the course of client discovery sessions, the development of business requirements, the development of personas/archetypes and the interpretation of user goals/priorities. Conduct audits of existing systems and web sites, based on clarity and usability best practices, and prepare reports of findings and improvement recommendations. Participate in the requirements definition activities. Assist in the process of gathering, prioritizing, documenting, and garnering stakeholder buy-in. Be well versed in one technique and comfortable with the remaining requirements gathering techniques: functional requirements for a strategic engagement, use-cases for a RUP development process, or user stories for an agile development process. Develop detailed site maps that will define the page hierarchy, navigation schema, taxonomy and nomenclature. Architect complex content and information systems into usage scenarios and use cases, wireframes, content outlines, mockups/storyboards, functional specifications as well as paper and interactive prototypes. Develop content and workflow maps indicating process and systems implications, navigation and content relationships. Provide heuristic evaluations and reviews of early visual mockups and/or prototype designs Mentor less experienced team members. Show less
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Santander Consumer USA
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior UX Team Lead
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Nov 2013 - Nov 2014
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projekt202
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior User Experience
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May 2012 - Nov 2013
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GameStop
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior User Experience Designer
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Jun 2010 - May 2012
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Santander Consumer USA
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Web Design Contractor
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May 2010 - Jun 2010
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Gigaset
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Germany
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Telecommunications
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300 - 400 Employee
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Director of Interactive Marketing
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Aug 2009 - Apr 2010
Providing strategy and creative/UI direction for Gigaset.com and associated web assets. Providing strategy and creative/UI direction for Gigaset.com and associated web assets.
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Mary Kay Global
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United States
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Personal Care Product Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Interactive Art Director
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Jun 2006 - Aug 2009
Strategic consulting, art direction, information architecture, usability, Web 2.0 evangelist Strategic consulting, art direction, information architecture, usability, Web 2.0 evangelist
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Uniden
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United States
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Communications Equipment Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Interactive Designer
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2004 - 2006
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New Media Director
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2003 - 2005
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sgstudio
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Addison, TX
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New Media Director
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Aug 2003 - May 2004
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Interactive Designer
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1999 - 2002
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Summex, Inc
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Indianapolis, IN
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Marketing Coordinator
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1997 - 1999
Graphic design and website design, construction, and maintenance. Graphic design and website design, construction, and maintenance.
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Education
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1999 - 2002
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
Bachelor of Science Marketing, Marketing -
1999 - 2002
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business
Bachelor of Science, Marketing
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