Donal Magner

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Hi, my name is Donal Magner. I am Senior Product Designer and expert Figma Prototyper with 15+ years of experience crafting intuitive, elegant, user-centered digital experiences. Passionate about leveraging AI to enhance design solutions. I thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments using empathy and storytelling to drive meaningful impact.

Senior Caregiver and Community Leader

August 2021 to Present

Manage caregiving responsibilities for aging parents, developing adaptability and problem-solving skills
Lead volunteer initiatives and community-driven events, demonstrating leadership and organizational skills
Engage in independent financial analysis and options trading, applying data-driven decision-making

Senior Product Designer, Thrivent Financial (Consulting)

December 2020 to August 2021

Partner with product owners and subject-matter experts to create retirement planning tools
Translate quantitative and qualitative insights to evaluate hypotheses and make design decisions
Craft intuitive flows that empower users to navigate new products with ease and confidence
Create of low and high fidelity user interface Figma prototypes to visualize and communicate designs
In Figma create and maintain design systems and reusable component libraries
Expertise with Figma and prototyping

Senior Product Designer, Charles Schwab (Contracting)

July 2019 to August 2020

Work closely with product and engineering teams to design internal and customer facing experiences
Ideate concepts, prototype, develop customer journeys, personas, user flows, mockups and wireframes
Run and lead Design Thinking workshops and other collaborative activities
Cultivate an innovative design culture by sharing values and best practices across the organization
Provide guidelines so engineers can move forward without fully completed designs

User Experience Design Instructor, Academy of Art University

December 2018 to June 2019

Lead instruction and interactive discussion for a class of 20 graduate students
Design detailed course curriculums that align with the department’s educational roadmap
Develop exercises and activities that stimulate the learning process

Senior User Experience Designer, US Bank (Contracting)

November 2016 to March 2018

Partner with product, engineering and testing teams to ship products that make measurable impact
Ideate concepts, prototype, develop user journey maps, personas, user flows and wireframes
Iterate and design from informative user research, team insights and best design practices
Test and validate designs at screen level and during post-launch activities/evaluations
Carry projects through all the steps of the design process
Work independently and give direction to design teams

Senior User Experience Designer, Wells Fargo (Contracting)

April 2016 to August 2016

Deliver user flows and wireframes based on user research, team insights and best design practices
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on design goals and product objectives
Communicate the value of design to connect dots across products, services, and departments

Senior User Experience Designer, Xoom Corporation (A PayPal Service)

April 2013 to March 2015

Design compelling easy-to-use online user experiences for web and mobile/li>
Develop user scenarios, create user flows, sketch concepts, build prototypes and wireframes
Manage user research and usability testing; analyze user data
Foster relationships to understand business needs, development capabilities and advocate for users
Partner closely with product managers and technology teams throughout iterative Agile release cycles

User Experience Director, Moody’s Analytics

September 2009 to April 2013

Effectively communicate user experience value to gain key stakeholder buy-in
Build and scale UX team, identify training needs, mentor and provide design guidance
Direct global user experience team integrating 7 web applications into one SaaS solution
Define user experience direction and goals; establish design principles
Implement efficient UX/UI processes, design systems and component libraries
Analyze user research data and user metrics

Senior User Experience Manager, Bank of America

April 2006 to August 2009

Plan and execute a balance of tactical work against strategic vision
Manage, coach and inspire a team of designers on various online banking projects
Define UX design processes to ensure product execution, quality and customer delight
Evaluate business requirements and project scope to assess design efforts
Develop and maintain visual design systems and component libraries

Senior Visual Designer/Design Instructor, Mix of full time & contracting

October 1996 to April 2006

Clients: Novartis, Intel, Cisco, OSIsoft, PDL BioPharma, Indus, Fernbacher Productions, Accenture, Diamond, Packtion, uBid, Harvard Business Review, Mitutoyo and Columbia College
Work directly with CEO, CFO and senior management to implement programs, events and demos
Create, design, maintain and enhance corporate websites and online software products
Implement and execute look and feel for best-of-breed web sites (UI)
Create and develop course objectives, outlines, lesson plans, assignments and long term projects
Instruct web design and Photoshop courses

EDUCATION: University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign

Master of Education, Human Resource Development 4.8/5.0
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Behavior

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