adam stoddard
Head Of Design at QA Wolf
generalist designer | product • brand • ux • ui
adam is… old . really ( kinda ) , internet year ? ancient . wa making website back website mostly sliced picture thing made app named superhero jog fast . ’ old ha whole degree designing stuff * ’ * internet ( seemed like good idea time ) . questionable life choice aside , put skill use work , bringing good part print design modern digital design . worked . skill landed pretty sweet gig ; like current job running brand & experience team basecamp , last job cxo ynab . work ha award suspect might b ( ) , published fancy , expensive design book find equally fancy , equally expensive bookstore . ’ designing , adam found spending time lovely family sacramento , ca . well , pretending still life l.a . doe * * speak third person real life . ’ weird .
QA Wolf
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Head Of Design
Netlify
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Senior Staff Designer
Basecamp
https://www.linkedin.com/company/37signals
I ran the Brand & Experience team at Basecamp. It was a wide-ranging role that handled all the design needs for the company outside of product design; design/dev/copywriting for our public facing websites, creating new brands (like HEY), maintaining and updating brands (like Basecamp), designing books, animating, illustrating, prototyping, cooking up merch, supporting ad campaigns, etc.
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Brand & Experience Lead
You Need A Budget
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As the CXO at YNAB, I was responsible for the experience of YNAB customers from top to bottom. Due in large part my focus on users and pragmatic design solutions, the company revenue quadrupled and YNAB became a major player in the personal finance software industry. Specifically, I:
* Defined a brand strategy, rebranded the company to better fit it's voice and target market, and maintained brand alignment across the company.
* Redesigned and lead development on the marketing website twice, with a focus on lightweight and responsive mobile-first development.
* Led the UI design of two major versions of YNAB.
* Implemented a user-based and data informed design process.
* Successfully led the overall product through a major rewrite and business model change.
* Designed and prototyped UI for mobile clients on Android and iOS
* Had significant input on overall business strategy, development strategy, and customer support strategy.
* Led a small team of designers working on product and marketing.
Remote
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Chief Experience Officer
Version-X Branding
https://www.linkedin.com/company/version-x-design
Version-X is a multi-disciplinary design firm where I was a project lead. My role was to develop strategy, concepts and design while managing creative staff. I also lead development on most interactive projects and assisted with the overall management of the company.

My work on the website for I.C.O.N. earned a Graphis Gold award in 2012.
North Hollywood
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Art Director
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Graphic Design
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California State University-Chico
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        Adam's design skill is rare!  His creative talent produces compelling visual and intuitive UX designs.  The things he did at YNAB were amazing.
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Greater Boston
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Product Leader at Kessel Run
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Phoenix, AZ
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Sr. IT Administrator - Voice Lead - Niagara Bottling
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Phoenix, AZ
Adam Stoddard
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Landmark Recovery
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San Jose, CA
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Zenere Cowden & Stoddard APC