When you swim with sharks and have been lost in 45 countries, you get pretty good at navigating complexity and ambiguity without fear...

Well, almost. Sharks are kinda scary.

Jerick Evans combines design thinking and business acumen to align user needs with organizational goals, delivering strategies and user experiences that create lasting value. Specializing in research, prototyping, and strategic foresight, he uncovers insights that solve immediate challenges while driving sustainable growth.

With a Master of Design (M.Des) from the Institute of Design at Illinois Tech, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Stuart School of Business, and a Bachelor's in Design from the University of San Francisco, Jerick bridges creative innovation with strategic execution. His expertise in human-centered design, systems thinking, and research allows him to approach problems holistically.

Jerick has designed and delivered over 100 products in industries like healthcare, IoT, and finance, excelling at bringing ideas to life through research, strategy, prototyping, and roadmapping. His experience in startups ensures alignment between user needs, business goals, and market realities. With skills in visual storytelling and strategic research, Jerick creates solutions that resonate with users and stakeholders.

Currently open to full-time product design and design research/strategy opportunities. Email jerickevans [at] gmail.com or message me on LinkedIn.

Read my Philosophy on how design empowers people.

Skills

Design Thinking

Sensing Intent
Defining Values
Opportunity Framing

Deploying Research
Understanding Context
Engaging Stakeholders

Interpreting Data
Generating Ideas
Evaluating Options

Systems Thinking
Developing Prototypes
Strategic Forecasting

Design

User Research
User Interface (UI)
User Experience (UX)

User Personas
Journey Mapping
Wireframing

Prototyping
Mobile + Web Design
Information Architecture

Backcasting
Diagramming
Visual Design

Platforms

Figma
Sketch
Adobe XD
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Miro
Webflow
PowerPoint

AirTable
Qualtrics
Survey Monkey

Github
Notion
ChatGPT

Design Experience

HUMAN CENTERED • RESEARCH • USER EXPERIENCE • STRATEGY • DATA SYNTHESIS

SYSTEMS THINKING • PROTOTYPING • STORYTELLING • WORKSHOP FACILITATION

Fast Facts

Named after rock legends Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton — music runs through my family.

Traveled to 45 countries and lived in Italy, Cambodia, and on opposite ends of the U.S. West Coast.

An avid diver with 50+ dives, including a 7-day encounter with a shiver of tiger sharks.

Currently living in Chicago -- a city full of world-class food, iconic music, stunning architecture, and nonstop festivals.

Deep into fantasy and sci-fi worlds via dramatized audiobooks, with a major Dungeon Crawler Carl obsession.

Diving with tiger sharks in the Maldives, 2023.

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