UI/UX Design in the Transportation World - Tech Talk

Join Tech in Motion at Metromile's new office space for our next tech talk. Our panelist will discuss topics ranging from recent changes to their design processes to their top UX principles that are most important to a transportation startup. We'll even peek into their favorite UX horror stories. This is a tech talk you do not want to miss.

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• Please arrive between 6pm - 7pm

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Schedule

6:00 - 7:00 | Check In

7:00 - 7:45 | Tech Talk

7:45 - 8:00 | Q & A

8:00 - 8:30 | Networking Wrap Up

Speakers @Tech_in_Motion (https://twitter.com/tech_in_motion)

Matt Stein, Director of Product Design at Metromile (https://www.metromile.com/insurance/) - @mattjstein (https://twitter.com/mattjstein)

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Matt champions the user's needs across mobile and web products as the Director of Design at Metromile. Before that, he was the Director of UX at Salesforce for the Community and Chatter products. Matt has a Bachelor's in Computer Science from University of California at Santa Barbara.

Jake Honig, VP of Product and Marketing at HONK Technologies (http://www.honkforhelp.com/) - @JacobHonig (https://twitter.com/JacobHonig)

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Jake Honig is the Prior to HONK, Jake was a cofounder and the managing partner of Proof Technologies where he ran growth/product for a wide array of partners ranging from mortgage companies to large scale -ecommerce. He's passionate about maintaining a constant dialogue with consumers and building flexible and meaningful product experiences. Jake keeps a running journal of hidden gem taco trucks throughout Los Angeles and hates blue cheese.

Cassy Rowe, Head of Design & UX at Scoop (https://www.takescoop.com/) - @cassyrowe (https://twitter.com/cassyrowe)

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Cassy is a User Experience professional focusing on end-to-end experience design, including user research and UI. She has been in the field for over 15 years cultivating her skills in coding, research, interaction design and exploring web and mobile platforms. She has a BS in MIS and Entrepreneurship and a graduate degree in HCI. Her current career focuses on startups, leading UX at Scoop, and working with the Academy of Art as a graduate professor in Web Design and New Media to teach the next generation of UX and UI designers. Her passion is incorporating psychology and behavioral research into products. Outside of work she loves traveling to new places, watching good and bad TV, and finding new places to eat with her group of friends.

Moderator

Shira Abel, CEO & Lead Strategist at Hunter & Bard @shiraabel (https://twitter.com/shiraabel)

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Shira Abel is the CEO and Lead Strategist at Hunter & Bard, an inbound marketing and branding agency. Clients include: Sarine Technologies, Pushbullet, AXA Tech, CloudEndure, AppsGeyser, Pitango VC, Chipolo, Allianz, Totango and more. Creator and host of the SaaS Insider podcast. Creator of the Behavior Engineering Canvas. Mentor at 500 Startups. Former professor of Marketing for Startups at Tel Aviv-Jaffa Academic College. MBA from Kellogg School of Management.

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