TOM VANDE KERCKHOVE
(VAN-dee-ker-KOV )
With a storied career in UX/UI design leadership, I elevate and deliver dynamic multichannel digital brand engagements for Fortune 500 companies. Collaborating early and often with content, product, marketing, SEO, engineering, and legal. Proficient in Figma, my concepts and strategies address stated (and uncovered) needs. I create prototypes and deliver pitches that effectively showcase concepts.
I am curious and eager to embrace new challenges, stay current with ever-changing design methodologies, web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG), UX/UI best practices, mobile-first design trends, design system implementation, and AI-assisted workflows to streamline processes, inform creative strategy, and validate designs.Β
As an Experience Design Leader, my teams appreciate my clear direction, collaboration, problem-solving, and my ability to dive into the creative process. I actively listen, ask questions, and remain flexible to clients' needs to create the best products possible.
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DESIGN SKILLS
User Experience Design (UX), User Interface Design (UI), Accessibility, Design Systems, AI-Assisted Design, Art Direction, Agile, Brand Development, Graphic Design, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Journey Mapping, Mobile App Design, Persona Development, Product Design, Rapid Prototyping, Responsive Design, User-Centered Design, User Flows, User Research, User Testing, UX Design Methods, UX Strategy, Visual Design, Web Design, Wireframing
BRANDS I'VE WORKED WITH
Aetna CVS Health, Allstate Insurance Company, AT&T, Bank of America, Bayer, Chrysler, Citibank, Clorox, Costco,Β Craftsman, David Yurman,Β DisneyβLucasfilm, Dow, Dyson, Firestone, Fisher Investments, General Mills, Goodyear, Hyatt Hotels, Illinois Lottery, International Trucks, John Deere, Kenmore, KitchenAid, Kmart, Kraft Foods, Leviβs, LG Electronics, L'Oreal - SkinCeuticals, Lenovo, Mastercard, Maytag, Microsoft, Optum Health, Rocket Loans,Β Samsung, S.C. Johnson, Sears, Target, T-Mobile, TransUnion, Unilever, Vanguard Investment Group, Viking Cruises, Walgreens, Walmart, Whirlpool
TOOLS I USE
Figma, FigJam, Maze, Miro, Adobe Creative Cloud, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Framer, WordPress, Shopify, JIRA, Confluence, Workfront, Chat GPT, Claude, Gemini
When I'm not designing, I like attending live music events, shopping for vintage vinyl records, building decks, starting fires, taking naps in my backyard hammock, making guacamole, enjoying bacon, and β most importantly β being a cool dad.