Hello.
My name is Jason Kolaitis.

I’m an award-winning product designer in Northern Virginia.
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My Process

My UX Process

1. Discovery

Competitive Research, User Research, Contextual & Requirements Gathering

Squiggle borrowed from Damien Newman

2. Synthesis

Data Synthesis, Identifying Opportunities / POV

3. Design

User Flows, Sketching, Wireframing, Prototyping, Hi-Fi Designs

Specialities

  • Empathic Design
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Storytelling
  • Design Thinking
  • Management Consulting
  • Product Strategy
  • Business Strategy
  • User Experience Design (UxD)
  • Customer experience (CX)
  • Cat Herding
  • Usability
  • Visual Communication
  • Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
  • Visual Design
  • Interaction Design (IxD)
  • Information Architecture (IA)
  • User Interface Design
  • User Centered Design (UCD)
  • Project Management
  • Usability Testing
  • User Research
  • Putting Out Fires
  • Product Leadership
  • Product Innovation
  • Rapid Prototyping

Recent Projects

SAP SuccessFactors – Open Enrollment

Reimagined the open enrollment experience for customers to have a seamless and delightful sign-up process.

SAP SuccessFactors – External Careers Site

Redesired the external careers site for job seekers to have a most robust search and an AI chat.

National Geographic – Intranet

Lead the research and design to create a world-class, award winning intranet. 

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Skills

Human Computer Interaction

Contextual Inquiries 
Cognitive Walkthroughs 
Card Sorting
Task Analysis
Thinking Aloud Studies

Interaction Design

Low Fidelity Mockups
Flowcharts
Page Behavior
User Flows
Animation Design

Usability

Heuristic Analysis
User Interviews
Ethnographic Studies
Qualitative Research
Focus Groups
User Surveys & Questionnaires 
Usability Lab Testing

Information Architecture

Content Survey
Archetypes & Personas
Workflows & Scenarios
Site Map
Page Architecture
Taxonomy & Metadata Design

User Interface Design

Storyboarding
UI Pattern Design 
Design Guidelines
Navigation Design
Prototype
Competitive Analysis

Visual Design

Branding
Data Visualization
Typography
Layout
High Fidelity Mockups
Mood Boards

Clients

National Geographic

Intranet & Web Apps

FBI

Case Management System

Google

Computer Based Training

Contellation Energy & AMEX

Microsite

SAP SuccessFactors

Recruiting External Careers Site

Gannett

Digital Strategy