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Hi, I’m John Holt, a product and UX designer with over five years of experience specializing in AI interfaces and SaaS applications, particularly focused on maritime business operations. I enjoy leading product design in companies without dedicated design teams, creating innovative, flexible modular interfaces driven by AI technology. My approach is deeply user-focused, blending strategic research with Agile methodologies and atomic design systems to deliver impactful digital transformations.
My work has spanned industries from maritime to waste management and logistics, collaborating closely with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to create intuitive, efficient digital products. I’m passionate about prototyping and mentoring teams, ensuring designs align with both user needs and business goals. Continuous learning and adapting are key parts of my process, especially in the evolving AI landscape.
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Language
English
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French
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Work Experience
User Experience and Interface Designer (UX/UI), Product Designer at American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
October 1, 2024 - PresentResponsible for design deliverables and UX process from discovery to developer refinements, designing innovative industry-changing SaaS products for the maritime industry. Provided advanced Figma rapid prototyping and Lean UX for Agile methods, incorporating refined, researched user experiences for a vessel Integrity Management System and Port State Control for vessel owners - B2B commercial apps. Collaborated with product analysts; conducted discovery and design workshops regularly to align designs and business requirements. Performed strategic industry-specific product design research and rapid prototyping of ideas for fast, flexible, and accurate interfaces refined with collaboration. Incorporated flexible UI patterns responsive to AI outputs and designed non-resistant (intuitive) user flows, modular and scalable SaaS interfaces.
UX and UI Designer (AI for Enterprise) at Center Technologies
February 28, 2025 - July 22, 2025Led critical design phase for AI-driven interface creation including Figma high-fidelity wireframes and prototypes that translated conceptual ideas into tangible, testable designs. Created modular components for shared libraries in cohesive design systems. Conducted user-centered research and usability testing to validate design hypotheses, incorporating feedback from stakeholders and users. Utilized unmoderated testing with Maze, Hotjar, and in-field testing. Followed Lean UX approach: Build, Measure, Learn and iterative Agile principles.
UX Designer (SaaS) at ValGenesis
February 28, 2024 - July 22, 2025Rejoined to lead UX design for an offline closed-loop environment in a secure laboratory facility. Deployed data-entry flows for an end-to-end digital document validation platform. Collaborated with product teams to align business and user requirements, defining pain points blocking user goals. Customized a strong visual design system (UI) with shared component libraries. Created interactive prototypes and mockups using Figma.
UX and UI Designer (SaaS) (Waste Management) at Starlight Software Solutions
September 30, 2023 - July 22, 2025Lead UX designer tasked with re-imagining waste management applications. Performed heuristic evaluations to identify existing app pain points. Developed rapid prototypes in Figma for user testing and development teams. Created shared reusable component libraries in Figma following Atomic Design principles.
UX Designer, Researcher and Owner at Raibach Interactive Design
December 31, 2022 - July 22, 2025Managed client projects including Waste Applications Inc., Gordian's RSMeans Online Data, Ware2Go, Orkin, UL Technology, and Greater Diversity News. Worked with Agile teams following SAFe Lean UX principles and built advanced Figma wireframes and rapid prototypes. Conducted quantitative and qualitative research, facilitated brainstorming and ideation workshops, and performed design validation testing.
Senior UX Designer at XPO Logistics, Inc.
October 31, 2019 - July 22, 2025Designed innovative user interfaces for enterprise SaaS solutions in logistics, integrating accounting, sales, and last mile delivery data for an omnichannel enterprise app. Worked with two teams simultaneously, facilitated workshops for 150 features using Lean UX approach and Agile two-week sprints. Created user journeys, prototypes, and mockups.
UX/UI Designer and Marketing at Intimiste Creative Group, LLC
April 30, 2018 - July 22, 2025Provided user experience and interface design for multiple eCommerce clients including Macy's, Morrison Agency, Good2Grow, Dunkin Donut. Facilitated discovery and planning workshops, collaborated with product teams, and created wireframes and prototypes in Figma and Photoshop. Conducted user interviews and product development annotations.
UX Researcher & Graphic Designer at AT&T Mobility
May 31, 2013 - July 22, 2025Started as graphic designer then joined UX team as researcher. Conducted A/B and qualitative user testing on ad campaigns, prepared reports and wireframes for B2B and enterprise customer portals. Collaborated with marketing for design strategies to improve productivity, mocked up interactive UI designs for product landing pages and banner ads, recruited users and conducted interviews with business customers.
Digital Product & UX Designer at American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
July 31, 2025 - July 28, 2025Led overall product design and digital transformation for two AI-driven maritime SaaS products, reducing risks and saving vessel owners time and money. Defined user flows and feature designs in prototypes, aligned designs with maritime industry requirements via strategic user research, managed modular design systems and mentored offshore designers. Collaborated with product analysts and facilitated design workshops with subject matter experts.
Product Designer (AI for Enterprise) at Center Technologies
February 28, 2025 - July 28, 2025Created AI-driven interfaces based on usability heuristics and UX best practices, delivering conceptual wireframes and prototypes for an AI-driven personal assistant. Developed modular shared libraries within a cohesive design system, conducted user-centered research and usability testing, and collaborated with React developers to refine UX flows and features.
UX Designer (SaaS) at ValGenesis
February 29, 2024 - July 28, 2025Led UX design for an offline closed-loop environment in a secure lab, deployed end-to-end digital document validation flows, aligned user and business requirements, identified pain points, customized a visual design system with shared component libraries, and created interactive Figma prototypes.
UX and UI Designer (SaaS) at Starlight Software Solutions
September 30, 2023 - July 28, 2025Led UX design for waste management applications, improved app pain points through heuristics evaluation, increased user satisfaction, performed rapid Figma prototyping for user testing and development, and created shared reusable component libraries using Atomic design.
UX Designer and Owner at Raibach Interactive Design
December 31, 2022 - July 28, 2025Provided UX design services for various clients and agencies, working with Agile teams and applying Lean UX principles. Created advanced Figma wireframes and prototypes, conducted research including quantitative and qualitative user data analysis, and facilitated brainstorming, ideation workshops, and design validation testing.
Senior UX Designer at XPO Logistics, Inc.
October 31, 2019 - July 28, 2025Designed innovative SaaS user interfaces connecting multiple data streams for enterprise logistics. Facilitated workshops to define over 150 features using Lean UX in Agile two-week sprints, created user journeys, prototypes, and mockups for stakeholder review.
UX/UI Designer and Marketing at Intimiste Creative Group
April 30, 2018 - July 28, 2025Worked with agency clients on eCommerce-focused user experience and interface design, facilitated discovery and planning workshops, collaborated with product teams, created wireframes and prototypes in Figma and Photoshop, and conducted user interviews supporting product development.
UX Researcher & Graphic Designer at AT&T Mobility
May 31, 2013 - July 28, 2025Started as a graphic designer producing retail ads, later conducted UX research including A/B testing and qualitative user testing for B2B and enterprise portals. Developed wireframes, collaborated on marketing strategies, created UI mockups for new product landing pages and ad campaigns, and conducted user interviews.
Education
English Studies at University of North Carolina Wilmington
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2005French Language, Politics and Art – Study Abroad at University of Paris, The Sorbonne
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000BA at University of North Carolina Wilmington
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005Qualifications
Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Transportation & Logistics, Energy & Utilities, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Healthcare
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