Founding UX Designer-Amazon Business @ (March 2010 - August 2016)
Sr. Information Architect (Head of Digital Experience) @ (June 2006 - March 2010)
Sr. Information Architect @ (June 2003 - June 2006)
Information Architect @ (June 2001 - June 2003)
Site Editor and Architect @ (June 2000 - June 2001)
James Ricks Education
Brigham Young University
MS (Zoology / Teratology)
1997-2000
Brigham Young University
BS (Ecology & Systematics)
1993-1997
James Ricks Skills
User Experience
Information Architecture
User Interface Design
User Interface
Usability
Usability Testing
Interaction Design
Web Analytics
Web Development
Agile Methodologies
Wireframes
Human Computer Interaction
Wireframing
E-commerce
User Experience Design
Project Management
Mobile Devices
CSS
XML
XHTML
JavaScript
HTML
CMS
Flash
jQuery
SharePoint
Management
Leadership
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Usability Engineering
Contextual Inquiry
Axure
digital transformation
Creative Direction
Enterprise Software
Digital Innovation
Customer Journey Mapping
Collaborative Problem Solving
Design Strategy
Visual Design
Bootstrap
User-centered Design
Brand Management
Motion Design
Style Guides
Web Mapping
AI
Sketching
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Digital Trends
AI Governance
AI Policy, Governance, and Regulation
AI Product Strategy
AI product design
AI-First Workflows
AI‑Fluency & Systems Thinking
Agentic AI
Artificial Intelligence for Design
Behavioral Analytics
Business Strategy
Change Management
Cross-Functional Team Building
Cross‑Functional Leadership & Communication
Customer Experience
Customer Experience Design
Customer Journeys
Data‑Driven Decision‑Making
Design Leadership
Design Management
Design Operations
Design Organization
Design Systems
Design Thinking
Enterprise AI
Executive Leadership
Experience Design
Front-End Development
Genetics
Healthcare workflows
Human Centered AI Design
Human-centered design
Human-in-the-Loop Machine Learning
Intent-based UX
Life Science Industry
Machine Learning
Mobile Application Design
Operations Management
Organizational Design
People Management
Product Analytics
Product Design
Product Discovery
Product Strategy
Product Vision
Prototyping
Service Design
Sketch App
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Strategic Vision & Business Acumen
UX Design
UX Research
User Experience (UX)
User Research & Empathy
Vibe Coding
cross-functional leadership
GUI
E Commerce
Portals
Persona
Solutions
Strategy
James Ricks Summary
James Ricks, based in Kirkland, WA, US, is currently a VP of Product Design (Fractional) at OrcaUX. James Ricks brings experience from previous roles at FINRA and IQVIA. James Ricks holds a 1997 - 2000 MS in Zoology / Teratology @ Brigham Young University. With a robust skill set that includes User Experience, Information Architecture, User Interface Design, User Interface, Usability and more. James Ricks has 2 emails and 2 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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