Focused on SOLUTIONS

Hi, I'm Barry

I’m a highly creative and multi-talented UX professional with over 20 years experience. Currently on assignment with Bank of America as Senior User Experience Designer. I’m a dynamic team leader, successful in recognizing, analyzing, and solving problems.

In addition to my existing technical skills and background, I’m able to learn and adapt to new systems and methods quickly. I have exceptional collaborative,  interpersonal skills, and I’m accustomed to performing in fast paced, deadline and goal-driven environments.

I have a genuine passion for impacting institutional workflows in meaningful ways that streamlines processes and leads to increased productivity.

Barry Richards

Work Experience

StateFarm, Dunwoody GA (Contract)

StateFarm UX Team Lead / Senior UX Architect 

10/18 – Present

Member of UX Digital Department focused on the enhancement of StateFarm.com’s desktop and mobile user experiences.

  • Close collaboration with Business Owners, Analysts and Development teams in an Agile Development Environment
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Conduct team meetings and review sessions
  • Monitor and evaluate Usability Studies
  • Heuristic evaluations
  • Axure RP, Sketch, Invision, User flow diagrams, wireframes and prototype simulations
 

Sogeti, Alpharetta GA

Senior Consumer Experience Consultant

8/18 – 10/18

Member of UX Digital Department focused on the enhancement of StateFarm.com’s desktop and mobile user experiences.

  • Close collaboration with Business Owners, Analysts and Development teams in an Agile Development Environment
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Conduct team meetings and review sessions
  • Monitor and evaluate Usability Studies
  • Heuristic evaluations
  • Axure RP, Sketch, Invision, User flow diagrams, wireframes and prototype simulations
 

StateFarm, Dunwoody GA (Contract)

StateFarm Community Offers Team Lead / Senior UX Architect 

2/16 – 8/18

Member of UX Digital Department focused on the enhancement of StateFarm.com’s desktop and mobile user experiences.

  • Close collaboration with Business Owners, Analysts and Development teams in an Agile Development Environment
  • Manage team resources
  • Conduct team meetings and review sessions
  • Conduct leadership presentations
  • Monitor and evaluate Usability Studies
  • Heuristic evaluations to promote website and mobile app improvements
  • Orchestrate enhanced Mobile User Registration Process
  • Develop multiple aspirational project initiatives
  • Axure RP, Sketch, Invision, User flow diagrams, wireframes and prototype simulations

AT&T, Atlanta GA (Contract)

Senior Information Architect

2/16 – 8/18

Member of Customer Experience Team (CXT). Defines user experience for new and sales enhancement initiatives on ATT.com

  • Close collaborate with Business Owners, Analysts and Development teams in an Agile Development Environment
  • Monitor and evaluate Usability Studies
  • Axure RP, Visio flow diagrams, wireframes and prototype simulations
  • Document user experience with site maps, site flow diagrams, wireframes, user profiles, personas

Bridgevine, Alpharetta GA

UX Product Manager

8/13 – 2/14

Product team UX lead. Designed architecture for new product and on-going development efforts.

  • Qualitative research and evaluation
  • Persona development
  • Content and Art direction
  • Conduct leadership review sessions and presentations
  • Axure RP flow diagrams, wireframes and prototype simulations
  • Close collaboration with Business Owners, Analysts and Development teams in an Agile Development Environment

AT&T, Atlanta GA (Contract)

Information Architect

6/11 – 8/13

Member of Customer Experience Team (CXT). Defined user experience for Sales new and enhancement initiatives on ATT.com

  • Close collaboration with Business Owners and Analysts to understand business requirements
  • Monitor and evaluate Usability Studies
  • Axure RP, Visio flow diagrams, wireframes and prototype simulations
  • Document user experience with site maps, site flow diagrams, wireframes, user profiles, personas and any other documentation that clearly and effectively defines the new structure of the site and conveys how it will work
  • Work with technical teams for proper implementation
  • Agile Development Environment

McKesson, Alpharetta GA (Contract)

UX/Information Architect

10/10 – 5/11

Contribute significantly to the creation of the high-level site architecture for an Internet MS SilverLight application serving as a blueprint upon which all other aspects of the project are built.

  • Close collaboration with Business Analysts to gather functional requirements
  • Assist Lead information Architect in researching, developing and implementing search strategies for site content
  • Document the information architecture with site maps, site flow diagrams, wireframes, user profiles and any other documentation that clearly and effectively defines the new structure of the site and conveys how it will work
  • Graphic Support

Down2Mars, Atlanta GA (Personal Freelance)

UX/User Interface Designer/Developer – Graphic Designer

4/10 – 10/10

Manage and deliver creative technology solutions to small businesses. My solutions come in the form of branding, print, and web technologies.

  • Examine business challenges to determine technical requirements in order to propose cost/time effective solutions
  • Close collaboration with pre-sales and sales team to determine project time frame and budget and UX strategy
  • Author and finalize UI Architecture documentation and presentations, wireframes, application flows using MS Visio, Acrobat Writer and Axure RP
  • Produce Web 2.0 Application UI Designs with Adobe Creative Suite
  • Develop CSS based HTML
  • Integrate UI into PHP/ASP
  • CMS Integration

Education

Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta GA

Fine Arts – Concentrating in Graphic Arts

8/90 – 12/96