Benny Bowden
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Benny Bowden

Lead UX Designer & Poet in Kansas City, USA

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2 years ago

About

I’m a designer that enjoys digital product design, UI/UX design, and branding.

I have the ability to balance a high attention to detail with an intentional focus on the goals of a project. My deep understanding of the product development life-cycle makes me a valuable addition to the product teams I work with.

Work Experience

2021 — Now
Remote

• Developed and maintained documentation of product information architecture and company's first design system
• Created low and high fidelity UI/UX designs and prototypes
• Led design reviews with product team and across various company departments
• Facilitated customer usability research
• Participated in feature development research with product team
• Led internal and external feature demos

Product Leadership:
Led a three-person team in a four-month R&D project to validate opportunities for livestream content distribution. We designed and ran five experiments to deliver livestream event content to prominent US/Global news organizations and journalists. I reported project results and findings to company leadership and developed a 12-month product strategy for implementing solutions to capitalize on content distribution opportunities.

2017 — 2021
Remote

Led product design in an agile digital product agency across several custom web applications. I worked closely with engineers and product managers as well as customers and external stakeholders. I designed and managed products such as internal tools and SaaS platforms in a variety of industries.

Project Highlights:
• VentureDash by NetWork Kansas — Business competition management SaaS platform; 140+ competitions created with 2,000+ participants since July 2020
• Essential CEU Institute — Healthcare continuing education training platform; 29,000+ course certificates issued to 3,100+ users since mid-2017 (14,000+ issued in 2020 alone)
• Kansas Beats the Virus by The Kansas Leadership Center — Civic engagement, meeting facilitation, and reporting tool to mobilize citizens in Kansas and combat COVID-19; over 7,000 Kansans attended 351 meetings in a 6 week period during Nov/Dec 2020
• Taking Cara Babies — Custom CRM to manage over 500,000 customers

2016 — 2017
Wichita, KS

Created custom UI/UX designs for websites, software, and web/mobile applications. I collaborated with front-end and backend developers to apply and implement custom designs.

2016 — 2016
Wichita, KS

Led the design and launch of an ethically made athletic clothing brand.

2015 — 2016
Marketing & Social Media Manager at Subaru of Wichita
Wichita, KS

Managed and coordinated all aspects of marketing, advertising, and social media for a Subaru brand car dealership.

Projects

2021

// Healthcare continuing education training platform
// 29,000+ course certificates issued to 3,100+ users since mid-2017 (14,000+ issued in 2020 alone)

2021

// Custom CRM for managing over 350,000 customers

2020

// Business competition management SaaS platform
// 140+ competitions created with 2,000+ participants since July 2020

2020
Kansas Beats the Virus at Moonbase Labs

// Civic engagement, meeting facilitation, and reporting tool to mobilize citizens in Kansas and combat COVID-19
// Over 7,000 Kansans attended 351 meetings in a 6 week period during Nov/Dec 2020

Side Projects

Ongoing

A weekly newsletter featuring raw pieces of my unfinished poetry.

Ongoing

In my free time I write poetry to express myself and process life.

2021

A month-long experiment that helped get me out of a creative rut. The project is memorialized on Twitter and Instagram under @100pxDaily.

2020

A set of free Covid-19 themed icons to help those creating content and information during the Coronavirus Pandemic (infographics, PSA materials, web design, etc.).

Education

2022 — 2022
2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Arts, Music at Emporia State University
Emporia, KS

Emphasis: Digital Audio Production
Minor: Business

Volunteering

2017 — 2019
2016 — 2017

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