Don Tregartha
Design systems manager
Experience
Jan 2016 - Present
8 years 2 months London, United Kingdom
UX Design Manager
Schroders
- Managed a cross border team of designers and developers in delivering a React component library with over 200 components for desktop and mobile apps (both native and progressive web) to support Global Tech's software delivery.
- Deployed the component system into templates driven by a headless content management system to deliver over 140 websites across the Global business.
- Designed an OpenAI document analysis tool leveraging the power of the large language model AI within a closed and secure environment. This allowed us to quickly summarise contracts and other key documents irrespective of the source or target language.
- Developed a search tool to query a global Salesforce meeting notes database with automatic category generation and interactive filtering enabling useful insights on client sentiment, redemption risk and sales opportunities to be surfaced from the Salesforce data.
- Provided Customer Experience consulting services for key client facing projects, conducting UX design reviews, discovery sessions, design integration, workshop facilitation, design training and mentoring.
Jan 1986 - Dec 2016
31 years Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Founder & Creative Director
Tregartha Dinnie Ltd.
- Revamped an educational equipment manufacturer's global online project in 68+ countries. Supports teachers, academics, and architects in creating rich learning environments. Brand creation, user experience design, and optimised content through new template.
- Designed and developed a high availability, content driven, multi-lingual global website for Araldite Industrial Adhesives. Boosted global industrial traffic from 200 to 14,000+ unique visitors a month with an enriched content offer.
- Created the brand identity for TescoDirect and structural design for its associated catalogue and web site. Constructed a template framework for catalogue auto page population. Devised a content creation programme, building copy for 13,000 SKUs in 12 weeks. Established and ran the design team in the first season.
- Initiated compelling marketing and brand solutions for Majestic, a global marketing search engine and back-link index, increasing visibility and credibility in the SEO and SEM industry and leadership in its domain.
- Generated product brand designs for leading foodservice business Bidvest (3663) including brand naming, research, development and application. This enabled brand value propositions to be established, maximising revenue and defending market position.
- Designed and built a digital trade sales catalogue for Hasbro toys to manage the continual changes in product specification across over 250 SKUs in the Toy Fair pre-buying season.
Summary
Results-driven Principal UX/UI Designer with a background in digital design and technology, working in both Design, Product and Technology. Managed the successful project to deliver a comprehensive React UI component Design System at Schroders, reducing the development effort and time to market by 30% across digital projects. Possesses a strong entrepreneurial mindset and a deep understanding of customer needs and engagement channels. Experienced in running a successful Digital, Brand, and Communications Agency for over 30 years. Skilled in advocating for and delivering real change within the User Experience space at Schroders. Well-versed in current developments in Technology and Fintech, contributing to digital transformation dialogues. A creative thinker, adept at building strong professional relationships and engaging diverse audiences.
Languages
English
Native
Education
Oct 1986 - Jun 1989