I'm David Utt, lead product designer based in NYC.
For 10 years translating user behaviors into intuitive enterprise scale products that deliver AI empowered insights elevating design solutions.
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Digital Twin Workbench
Client
Wolters Kluwer
Year
2023
Role
Lead Designer
As regulation filing processes transitions to the digital age, our workbench streamlines the tracking and review process with AI guidance, improving efficiency, reducing risk and turn around times.
LegalView Bill Analyzer
Client
Wolters Kluwer
Year
2023
Role
Lead Designer
In an effort to build a single source of truth for reviewing law firm’s legal expenses our platform manages and processes legal invoices by using AI to identify high-risk, and non-compliant charges to reduce risk and time to process.
Ezra the Virtual Collaborator
Client
GE Healthcare
Year
2018
Role
Lead Designer
The Virtual Collaborator is a transformative mobile platform for medical staff in the ICU to promote rapid response team decision-making via. chat analytics and generative data visualizations.
Familiar. AI Companion
Client
The New School
Year
2017
Role
UX/UI Designer
To help a growing community of young adults living alone by relieve stress and negative emotions built up throughout their day. Familiar is an AI companion which can support by listening, empathize with your emotions and talk to you.
Facet. Retail Experience
Client
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Year
2015
Role
UX/Visual Designer
Facet is a in-store retail experience that enhances the relationship between shoppers and the retail providers. Our retail experience provides context and a relatable story where we can build excitement, foster engagement, and creates trust through education and entertainment.
My Experience
Wolters Kluwer - Lead Product Designer
New York, NY | Mar. 2023 - Present
As lead product designer for our Financial Corporate Compliance (FCC) Data Operations team, I lead new product initiatives in regulatory compliance leveraging AI capabilities. Additionally I run co-creation sessions with customers and leadership exploring new concepts and refining existing experience. I also provide mentoring to our design team through new design assets, and developing interaction models for AI experiences.
Spearheaded UX strategy for 4 different AI-driven platforms, enabling faster data discovery, enrichment, and risk management across the business
Delivered $15M in new revenue this year as design lead for the Beneficial Ownership Information platform.
Reduced process times by 50% through AI enabled features on our Digital Twin and Proviso platforms
Mentor to our design team in agile workflows, user research, prototyping, design handoffs.
Wolters Kluwer - Senior Product Designer
New York, NY | Nov. 2019 - Feb. 2023
As senior design for Wolters Kluwer Financial Corporate Compliance Data (FCC) data Ops team (CIOx) I am responsible for developing new product solutions for both internal workflows and customers in the legal industry.
Launched 3 products for compliance tracking, and contract management leveraging AI for risk analysis and data visualizations.
Conducted 20+ user research sessions and 10 design thinking sessions
Speaker and lead visual designer for our internal community training sessions: Addicted to Learning
GE Healthcare - User Interface Designer
Milwaukee, WI | Jan. 2018 - Aug. 2019
As a UI designer, I designed new products and healthcare initiatives in pediatrics and acute care using AI, conversational interfaces, and virtual reality. This includes working in partnership from engineering and business leads across GE Healthcare and our partnership businesses. As part of our work I lead design-thinking sessions for GE leadership and customers exposing teams to the design process to develop new project Proof of concepts in a collaborative format.
Utility NYC - Freelance Designer
New York, NY | Feb. 2017 - May 2017
Working with senior product owners I lead concept and prototyping of mobile experiences, RFP documentation, heuristic analysis, and product sitemaps. This includes consulting, and communication with clients in product planning.
Insomniac Design - Design Intern
Washington, D.C. | Jun. 2014 - Sep. 2014
Collaborating with designers, and customers I built websites and data visualizations for the UN, World Bank, and local businesses. Roles included research, asset development, prototypes, and interaction models.
Education
Parsons School of Design - The New School
MFA Design & Technology - 3.94
New York, NY | 2015 - 2017
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
BFA New Media Design - 3.34
Rochester, NY | 2011 - 2015
Recognitions & Collaborations
Wolters Kluwer
2024 | (2x) Global Innovation Award Winner
Recognized for AI-enhanced compliance solutions with measurable business impact and client outcomes.
2024 | Code Games Grand Champion Winner
Led a cross-disciplinary team designing a cutting-edge legal compliance document generator.
2022 | Global Innovation Award Semi-Finalist
Leader in expanding engagement for our community leaning and self-development platform.
IBM Watson Interface Cognitive
2016 | Designer on Deep Learning AI platforms
Parsons x China Panorama 2016
2016 | Chongqing Design Team
A+E Networks & Parsons DT History Design Jam
2015 | Runner Up - Most Innovative Concept
Personals Explorations
During my free time I like to explore additional mediums for creating visual designs including: 3D modeling & animation, character/theme based web design as well as photography and generative AI tools.
