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I'm David Beneteau, a UX designer and leader focused on how people engage with digital products. I bring extensive experience in UX, UI, accessibility, illustration, typography, icon design, and copywriting, with a track record helping Canada's credit unions and financial institutions compete in a fast-changing industry. I enjoy building strong teams, shaping design systems, and aligning cross-functional stakeholders to deliver accessible, brand-aligned experiences across web and mobile. I thrive in collaborative environments where research, rapid iteration, and thoughtful design decisions drive measurable results.…I'm David Beneteau, a UX designer and leader focused on how people engage with digital products. I bring extensive experience in UX, UI, accessibility, illustration, typography, icon design, and copywriting, with a track record helping Canada's credit unions and financial institutions compete in a fast-changing industry. I enjoy building strong teams, shaping design systems, and aligning cross-functional stakeholders to deliver accessible, brand-aligned experiences across web and mobile. I thrive in collaborative environments where research, rapid iteration, and thoughtful design decisions drive measurable results.

David Beneteau

UX Designer, UI Designer, Product Designer

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I'm David Beneteau, a UX designer and leader focused on how people engage with digital products. I bring extensive experience in UX, UI, accessibility, illustration, typography, icon design, and copywriting, with a track record helping Canada's credit unions and financial institutions compete in a fast-changing industry. I enjoy building strong teams, shaping design systems, and aligning cross-functional stakeholders to deliver accessible, brand-aligned experiences across web and mobile. I thrive in collaborative environments where research, rapid iteration, and thoughtful design decisions drive measurable results.…I'm David Beneteau, a UX designer and leader focused on how people engage with digital products. I bring extensive experience in UX, UI, accessibility, illustration, typography, icon design, and copywriting, with a track record helping Canada's credit unions and financial institutions compete in a fast-changing industry. I enjoy building strong teams, shaping design systems, and aligning cross-functional stakeholders to deliver accessible, brand-aligned experiences across web and mobile. I thrive in collaborative environments where research, rapid iteration, and thoughtful design decisions drive measurable results.

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I’m David Beneteau, a UX designer and leader focused on how people engage with digital products. I bring extensive experience in UX, UI, accessibility, illustration, typography, icon design, and copywriting, with a track record helping Canada’s credit unions and financial institutions compete in a fast-changing industry. I enjoy building strong teams, shaping design systems, and aligning cross-functional stakeholders to deliver accessible, brand-aligned experiences across web and mobile. I thrive in collaborative environments where research, rapid iteration, and thoughtful design decisions drive measurable results.

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Work Experience

User Experience and Accessibility Team Lead at Central 1 Credit Union

October 1, 2024 - October 1, 2024

Led the design team for Central 1 Credit Union, serving 200+ credit unions and financial institutions. Built a cohesive, diverse team, bridged gaps with development, and aligned a Figma design library with coded components in Storybook. Implemented processes to streamline web and mobile product implementations, guided branding and accessibility decisions, and advised on accessibility requirements and tools. Standardized research practices with PlaybookUX and fostered knowledge-sharing through twice-weekly design reviews and cross-team collaboration; educated other departments on the value of design, design thinking, and user research.

Senior UX Designer at Central 1 Credit Union

November 1, 2020 - November 1, 2020

Led design efforts for Forge Retail and Forge Commercial, collaborating with product owners, developers, testers, and credit unions to deliver digital banking experiences. Conducted user research and workshops in multiple cities, informed decisions for small business banking features, and helped migrate design tooling from Adobe CS to Sketch and later to Figma. Advocated for a design system, helped develop component libraries, and mentored junior designers.

Interaction Designer at Central 1 Credit Union

June 1, 2014 - June 1, 2014

Hybrid designer/developer delivering a broad range of improvements for internal and client-facing platforms. Created a complete iconography system for the retail mobile app, improved features like alerts and 'find a branch', conducted user research and testing at each stage to ensure usable solutions, and modernized legacy systems to reduce admin tasks. Advised branding for mobile and desktop platforms.

UX and UI Designer at Cohasset Associates Inc.

April 1, 2007 - April 1, 2007

Sole designer for a Chicago-based consulting firm's diverse web endeavours. Designed a popular subscription-based legal reference site, including IA, UI system, illustrations, typography, and branding. Redesign and expansion of the annual Managing Electronic Records conference site, and created an illustrated Learning Management System for SEC-mandated STAMP program.

Designer/Developer at Self-Employed

April 1, 2008 - April 1, 2008

Ran a small web agency serving Canadian and U.S. clients, handling web design and development, copywriting, graphic design, illustration, and logo design.