The College Preparatory School

Stanford University

University of California, San Diego

Head of User Experience, Trust and Safety for Chrome at Google

Zurich, Switzerland

Making Chrome more friendly, approachable, inclusive, and human

Ensuring Chrome's billions of users are safe and feel safe while using the Web

Bringing a new generation of privacy-preserving technologies to Chrome and the Web

Growing and developing a diverse and geographically-distributed team

Google

Head of User Experience, Trust and Safety for Chrome

Defined the product strategy for next-generation merchant experiences aimed at connecting customers to local businesses

Grew and developed a design team spread across the US and EMEA

Evolved the design system to a more modern framework integrated into existing Google surfaces

Drove high-value product improvements resulting in measurable business impact

Head Of User Experience, Merchant Experiences

Led a team comprised of designers (interaction and visual) and researchers (qualitative and quantitative) spread across Zurich, London, and California

Grew the team to 18 UXers over my tenure

Responsible for overhauling Google Calendar on desktop with a well-received redesign tailored to the needs of enterprise users

Set the design and research agendas for the team, aligned to larger team and org priorities

Articulated and communicated product vision and strategy evolution

Partnered with product and engineering leadership to realize the product vision

Head Of User Experience, Google Calendar

Led interaction, visual design, prototyping, and research for iOS and Android apps, from early concept through to launch

Drove product and design alignment within the larger Google ecosystem, working closely with globally-distributed design and engineering teams

Teamed with brand and marketing teams to shape product positioning and messaging

Collaborated closely with engineering and user researchers to prototype, test and iterate designs

Created compelling, insights-driven user stories, communicating an experience point-of-view to stakeholders

Senior UX Lead Designer

Designer on creative team responsible for early concept development of Microsoft HoloLens

Created user experience vision stories to frame opportunities for executive sponsors

Prototyped and iterated on experimental input models

Microsoft

User Experience Designer, HoloLens Wearable Project

Led the design of the search, maps, and location-based experiences on Windows Phone, driving designs from vision through to completion

Ensured full integration of brand, interaction design, visual design, usability, and business objectives in my feature areas

Created full range of design deliverables including: wireframes, schematics, logic flows, information architecture diagrams, UI mockups, presentations, and prototypes

Managed the design process, including resource allocations, schedule, and deliverables across multiple simultaneous workstreams

User Experience Designer, Windows Phone

Created digital media entertainment experiences for set top boxes and internet-connected televisions, working with third-party manufacturers including Sony, Cisco-Linksys, Hewlett-Packard, and Samsung

Gathered requirements including technical and competitive investigations as well as created interaction design documentation including logic flows and wireframes

Utilized sketching, wireframing, and rapid prototyping extensively to evaluate and iterate on a broad range of solutions when exploring concepts for future releases

Translated user research to make immediately tangible product changes as well as create personas and scenarios for future product innovation

User Experience Program Manager, Windows Media Center

Collaborated on improvements to the <a href="http://xoom.com">xoom.com</a> website to improve navigation and transaction efficiency

Implemented a user testing program of an international online-to-cashpoint money transfer service beta

Synthesized user feedback for product managers and executives, recommending pre-launch modifications to the service

Jonathan Aroner