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