CaryEvans
Cary Evans is a user experience leader who loves building great teams and delivering products that delight customers and shareholders alike.

Projects




Axos Bank
As the VP of Customer Experience, I managed up to 12 designers and front-end developers. We designed and built an entirely new banking platform including web apps, mobile apps, and a new re-platformed marketing site.

Learn about Axos Bank


TurboTax / Social Media Curation
The social department in Intuit needed a way to curate their copious amounts of social media content to be distributed across multiple channels. Using a user-centered design approach, we created a product marketers loved and customers engaged with.

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Collaborative Map App
Working with an iOS developer, we created ChatMap, a collaborative map and communication tool. We embarked on a journey to see how lives can be changed by putting the two together.

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Push-to-Talk Desktop App
Qualcomm wanted to bring its push-to-talk functionality to the desktop using a web-based application. Working from a blank slate, I designed and developed a prototype that we tested and iterated on.

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Driving App - Mobile App Wireframes
This driving app enables people to consume and create location-based "road posts" or audio files while driving. Take a look at a few wireframes for the mobile app.

Check Out Examples



Gas Finder for CheckIt - Mobile App
Most driving apps rely on a map, CheckIt shuns them, as it explores what utility can be provided without a map. The app was looking to incorporate a gas finder into it. After several explorations, a solution involving two taps was created that maintained some choice and relied on a maneuver list for directions.

Gas Finder Examples


Hardware for Video Games
MatterDaddy goal was to change the way we play first-person shooters on the pc by eliminating the needed for a keyboard. This was a company I founded but only raised ~$45K of my ~$170k goal on Kickstarter. The following is our application that is used to configure the controller and share button mapping for specific games. You can also check out MatterDaddy.com

Check Out MatterDaddy


Reviews & Guides.
As the UI lead on the eBay Reviews & Guides, I helped design a system that would allow the eBay community to share their knowledge with the others.

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Blood Glucose Reporting
With an insulin pump that connects to your computer, I worked with a stellar team to create a workflow and web experience that helped kept people keep their diabetes in check.

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Personal Project
MakerFlix is a site I created to aggregate movies about makers, people who make stuff. From a technical perspective, it uses JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap and PHP/MySQL. I no longer maintain it and some of the functionality has decayed as my hosting provider has made changes.

Check out MakerFlix

Education

Masters in Human-Computer Interaction
Carnegie Mellon University
BA Economics
UC San Diego

Tools & Languages


I believe that prototyping is an integral part of the process. Prototypes are crucial in getting the team on the same page and communicating how the product will work. Much of interaction design is finding something that feels right, there is no other way than to build and refine.

When it comes to bringing a new design to life, I typically reach for a pencil and paper. I prefer 11x17. I'll work through sketches and wireframes using several sheets. After testing concepts, it is off to Affinity Designer then into HTML where we can begin to see what it will be like to use and test with customers. As of late, I've been using Twitter Bootstrap as a wireframe/prototyping framework, along with jQuery, HTML, CSS and often PHP for managing multiple variations.

Design and Development tools

My tools of choice for designing, prototyping, and delivering products:

User Experience Methods

The following are tools that I've used in the past to research, evaluate or design products:



About Me

 

I'm a user experience designer living in San Diego, Encinitas to be exact. I've been creating software, websites, and applications that have addressed the needs of millions of customers across many industries. From eBay to TurboTax, customers have played a central role in delivering solutions that delight both customers and shareholders.

I love doing. I've initiated new product offerings, I can lead, code, design, and am happy to facilitate usability sessions. I've guest lectured at UCSD and taught seminars on User-Centered Design. I enjoy working in small teams with big challenges. I hate the phrase, "It's not my job."


For fun...

I enjoy anything involving designing, building, or learning. I can be found doing home improvement projects, riding motorcycles, growing veggies, running, skateboarding, and reading. I also enjoy coding for the web and mobile devices. As of late, I've been diving into cooking techniques and unearthing what makes food taste good, besides hunger.

In 2017, I started Dirtbikes with Dad, an organization dedicated to providing family-friendly campouts and riding weekends to its over 60+ participants.

My favorite foods do not require utensils: burritos and pizza.

Contact Me!


Phone: 760.576.4865
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