Barry Despenza
Interdisciplinary Creative And Researcher
Berlin
Summary
Skilled Creative Strategist and Researcher who has collaborated with product management and designers and dev teams to produce informed design suggestions trailblazing new UX solutions.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Creative Strategist/ UX Researcher Associate
Cashmere Agency
Los Angeles
01.2019 - 12.2020
- Evaluated market trends to inform targeted awareness and DR programs for customers.
- Conducted almost 400 one-on-one interviews to gauge user satisfaction.
- Created suite of reactive KPIs spanning growth and brand and tied back to business objectives.
- Managed client relationships and expectations for creative projects with varying budgets and objectives.
- Fostered highly communicative, collaborative team culture on visual product projects.
- Anticipated design issues and proved to be proactive in developing effective solutions.
- Used understanding and empathy for our target customer by designing and observing user studies and translating research findings into insights to help grow brand’s customer base by 25%.
Academic Researcher
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver
01.2021 - 06.2022
- Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
- Assisted in coordinating the planning, direction and implementation of proper academia improvements, and successful knowledge integration.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
- Set and oversaw quality assurance guidelines for administrative work.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Film
San Francisco Art Institute
Vancouver, Canada 01.2014 - 06.2017
Master of Arts - Sound Studies And Sonic Arts
Universität Der Künste Der Berlin
Berlin,Germany 10.2021 - Current
Skills
Multidisciplinary team collaboration
Cultural Awareness
Self-Motivated
Decision Making
Critical Thinking
Data Entry
Organization and Time Management
Music
Produce electronic hip-hop music
Timeline
Master of Arts - Sound Studies And Sonic Arts
Universität Der Künste Der Berlin
10.2021 - Current
Academic Researcher
Simon Fraser University
01.2021 - 06.2022
Creative Strategist/ UX Researcher Associate
Cashmere Agency
01.2019 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Film
San Francisco Art Institute
01.2014 - 06.2017