Blake Howard
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Variable
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India
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Mobile Gaming Apps
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead Product Designer
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May 2020 - Present
I lead design & development for web, mobile, & SaaS platforms. I lead design & development for web, mobile, & SaaS platforms.
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A. O. Smith Corporation
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Mobile App Platform Manager
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Aug 2020 - Jul 2021
- I managed a suite of B2B and B2C mobile applications for North America- I lead the design process for our external vendor for UI/UX and Mobile Application Development- I was responsible for coordinating with our teams in the US, Canada, and China to ensure dependencies are met to the specifications of the Product Management stakeholders - I managed a suite of B2B and B2C mobile applications for North America- I lead the design process for our external vendor for UI/UX and Mobile Application Development- I was responsible for coordinating with our teams in the US, Canada, and China to ensure dependencies are met to the specifications of the Product Management stakeholders
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Freelancer- Self employed
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Poland
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Computer Hardware
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Designer
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Jan 2013 - Aug 2020
Projects I have worked on include:- Bluebite: Fishing companion app for a fishing rod hardware component- CrossFit Gym: An app for personal trainers that allows them to review and mark up workout sessions with their clients to help improve their form.- HAH Parking: B2C+C2C Mobile Application For Contactless Parking Passes- HAH Dashboard: B2C Web SaaS- HAH Force: C2C Mobile Application For Parking Enforcement- Arc: Video conferencing platform for churches- OneStone: eCommerce SaaS for Amazon & Walmart merchants- RPGmeta: A digital library, character sheet, and inventory management system as a Dungeons & -Dragons competitor- GBHEM: A conference app for the General Board of Higher Education & Ministry of the Methodist Church to sell tickets and market upcoming events nation-wide.- NaviHealth: A tool for hospital systems to manage patient schedules- VoxMD: A reputation management SaaS for physicians. - Smith & Nephew: An asset management tool for organizations to effectively track materials for upcoming procedures.
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VARANIDEA
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Product Designer
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Mar 2016 - Jul 2020
I helped lead product management, design, & development for a Mobile Dev shop based in Memphis, TN. I led an internal team of 10, and managed two external, offshore vendors with 40 total employees. During my tenure I helped design & build the following projects:- Designed and launched multiple new Apps & Brands:- Pivotal Point: A data migration suite- VaranIdea News: A curated news app targeting investing in startups and tech- LFG.AI: a Twitch.tv competitor focused on esports- Hippocrates.health: a SaaS platform for medical facilities to track and manage their equipment, rooms, people, and schedules- KALiiN: A digital assistant focused on scheduling (Calendly alternative). I also redesigned this mobile application for desktop & smartwatches.- KALiiN Connect: a Zoom competitor- Kaliin For Games: sync and manage your in-game calendars and digital life with your real oneGolden Walrus Games: A division of VaranIdea that makes card, board, and video games.- Cards & Stuff: A real-time physical card game currently available on Amazon.- Cards & Stuff: Remastered: A digital card game currently in development for release Q4 2020.- Cards & Stuff Presents: More Stuff!: The first expansion to Cards & Stuff. Available in physical & digital formats Q4 2020.- Subspace: A free-form space shooter demo- RSAS: An auto-chess type game.
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Takl | On-Demand Home Services
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead Product Designer
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Jul 2018 - Oct 2019
A micro-gig economy app in use across 48 states with over 1.3M monthly active users.- I built the company’s first unified design system & overhauled the company’s Brand guidelines- Completely redesigned our web platform’s front-end- Redesigned 80% of the mobile front-end - Helped grow the platform’s finalized daily transactions average over 300%- Designed Delivery services- Introduced new dashboards & metrics for C-Suite to track ROI more effectively- Designed White Label models for four Fortune 500 companies
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