Carl Smith Carl Smith is an irreverent ditcher of the nine-to-five and mortal enemy of the overworked lifestyle. Owner and founder of nGen Works, Carl’s role is that of an advisor, to nGen and other companies, on how to create...
Stephen Strong Stephen brews his own beer and grows his own hops. Sometimes he shares. He remembers when GIFs started animating, when AOL’s browser wouldn’t read < tables >, when Netscape updates were an event, and waiting 15 minutes to...
Anna van Slee Anna makes toys and games, because toys and games are awesome. There’s not one recipe for awesome sauce: Anna has led teams that have produced everything from comic books, to virtual worlds, to augmented reality mobile experiences....
Ameeda Chowdhury Ameeda is a co-founder and product lead of CodeArtScience, a startup focused on redefining quality and relevant learning experiences at scale. She is a developer and product person whose year long stint teaching in New York City charter...
Daniel Zarick Daniel runs #33cc77, a product+design studio based in Chicago. He designs+codes web apps, mobile apps, and games. Past projects include OneShot, The Shakedown, Mocky, and others. Months before finishing art school school in Chicago, he moved to San...
Carl Beien Carl Beien also has over five years of user-centered research experience. He started his career doing community development, and will eagerly make the case that the precepts of UX are equally applicable in poverty reduction as they are...
Courtney Roberts Courtney Roberts has over five years of user-centered research experience in a variety of industries including healthcare and mobile. After two years of honing UX research skills as a consultant at GfK UX, she fulfilled a personal goal...
Nathan Hinshaw Nathan Hinshaw is the Lead Front End Engineer and a Product Owner at Threadless, where he brings his passion for data-driven, cross-device development to the best platform for supporting artists worldwide. He believes in writing lean, modular HTML,...
Dimple Rao Dimple leads the Digital Pharmacy Product team at Walgreens. She is responsible for driving digital innovation to improve adherence and build consumer engagement through a seamless omni-channel experience for Walgreens’ patients to get, stay and live well. Dimple...
Ryan Wynia Ryan leads Emmi Solutions’ interdisciplinary design team responsible for creating interactive experiences that empower patients and influence healthy behavior. In his role, he ensures applied behavior, cognitive and social sciences are leveraged throughout Emmi’s human-centered, design-led approach to...
