Email: robsull.design@gmail.com | Located: Chelmsford, Massachusetts | Phone: 781-696-1065 | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robsull

Product designer with over 16 years of enterprise software experience.

I have a passion for creating and communicating a shared product vision that inspires, motivates and aligns all team members.

Experience

VMware - Staff 2 Product Designer (2021 – 2024)

  • Promoted to Staff 2 Product Designer responsible for aligning 12 product teams as they integrated into one platform using common design patterns and services.

  • Lead designer for Tanzu Hub, an integrated multi-cloud management platform with a modern, dynamic interface and AI driven assistant.

  • Project leader for Tanzu Design Pattern Library, a large-scale initiative to define 40+ design patterns and a library of Figma components. Ran sprints for 25+ designers and created an active design community to align 80+ designers and developers.

  • Designed onboarding systems to ensure an easy experience for new users, including role based access, account onboarding, resource management, and a limited free trial.

  • Established an inclusive, innovative design culture where all designers seek out and incorporate feedback from customers and cross-functional teams. Ran design reviews for a global team.

  • Conducted customer interviews, research studies and other data-driven design practices to ensure our designs were validated and aligned with business strategy.

VMware - Staff Product Designer (2007 – 2021)

  • Lead designer for vRealize Cloud Assembly, a highly technical product that allows customers to automate creation and management of virtual machines and applications.

  • Lead designer for VMware Site Recovery Manager, a system to replicate, protect, and recover large-scale datacenters.

  • Designer for vSphere Mobile Watchlist, a mobile app for managing virtual machines.

Saba Software - Senior UX Designer

  • Lead designer for Centra suite of real-time collaboration products including virtual classrooms, online meetings, and large web seminars.

Lotus / IBM - UX Designer

  • Designer for Lotus eSuite network computing software which included a virtual desktop and suite of business applications.

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts: Communication Arts & Design,
    Virginia Commonwealth University

Design Skills

  • Storytelling

  • Design thinking

  • Use Cases

  • Wireframes

  • Mockups

  • Prototyping

  • Journey Mapping

  • Information Architecture

  • Accessibility

  • User Research

  • Design Systems

Soft Skills

  • Leadership

  • Project Management

  • Product Strategy

  • Mentoring

  • Collaboration

  • Team Culture

Tools

  • Figma

  • Miro

  • Sketch

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Microsoft Office

  • Jira

Patents