Peter van Aller

Research, Strategy & Design
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Profile

  • Proven leader with expertise in transforming human-centered research insights into actionable strategic objectives, aligning to customer needs with attention to detail.
  • Experienced in leading cross-functional teams to develop strategic visions and deliver innovative solutions.
  • Possesses deep understanding of design best practices across digital platforms, including mobile apps and proprietary industry tools, with experience in functional design, branding and research.
  • Effective communicator with excellent verbal and written communication abilities accumulating in a strong focus on delivering results.
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Expertise

Research

Strategic generative and evaluative research in service of design solutions.


Strategy

Leveraging primary and secondary research to inform strategic initiatives and product roadmaps.


Design

Executing upon strategy using in-depth knowledge of design best practices across devices.


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Work Experience

Woest Design Strategy, Austin, TX

Principal & Founder | Jan 2015 - Present

Strategic design consultancy services, focused on leveraging human-centered research methodologies to identify and solve for complex business challenges.


Accenture Song (Fjord), Austin, TX

Design Director / Principle Designer | Dec 2021 - Dec 2023

Managed multidisciplinary project teams to design human-centered experiences across a wide range of industries, including Energy, Entertainment, Financial Services, Hospitality, Insurance and Telecommunications. Led the definition of strategic initiatives and actionable roadmaps based on generative and evaluative design research.
Key achievements: Fostered a culture of collaboration and innovation within project teams, resulting in creative problem-solving and the development of innovative solutions across clients’ industries.

User Experience Lead | Sep 2017 - Nov 2021

Led several high-profile strategic design engagements, day-to-day management of multidisciplinary product design teams up to 15. Supported go-to-market endeavors.
Key achievements: Influential in securing repeat business, introduced new conceptual frameworks for research and iteration resulting in increased research synthesis velocity.

Senior User Experience Designer | May 2015 - Sep 2017

Supported a broad range of product design engagements, clients included international car rental and sales, luxury consumer goods and energy. Co-led engagements rooted in user research and an iterative design process.
Key achievements: Introduced an innovative content management framework to streamline collaboration on complex projects, significantly enhancing collaboration efficiency between designers, copy writers and developers.


Clockwork, part of Ordina, Amsterdam (NL)

Digital Strategist | Feb 2011 - Jun 2014

Led design and development teams during client intake, concept and implementation. Leading role in new business development, served international clients.
Key achievements: Critically involved in more than a dozen winning client pitches and proposals.

Media and Publishing Team Lead | Mar 2009 - Dec 2011

Additional role as the lead for a team focused on creative solutions for media companies. Primary operational client liaison, reported directly to senior studio leadership.
Key achievements: Coordinated team to develop innovations, such as visual storytelling frameworks, for client offerings.

Senior Interaction Designer | May 2006 - Feb 2011

Interaction and visual design for industry leading national and international companies and organizations such as KPN, the Dutch government, ING, Unive and regional publisher NDC|VBK.
Key achievements: Co-led design and development teams during projects, mentored junior employees.


Turksma & Partners Advertising Agency, Ruinerwold (NL)

Webdesigner | Apr 2003 - Apr 2006

Excellent client retention and new business generation, raised product quality level by introducing new digital workflows and standards compliant code conventions, mentored junior employees.

Education

2003

Bachelors Degree, Communication - Hanzehogeschool Groningen / Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen — Groningen (NL)

Skills

  • Content Design
  • Conversational Design
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Design Direction
  • Design Leadership
  • Design Systems
  • Design Thinking Workshops
  • Digital Strategy
  • Ethnographic, Evaluative and Generative Design Research
  • Human-centered Design
  • Information Architecture
  • Prototyping
  • Service Design
  • Style Guides
  • Team Management
  • UI Design
  • Usability Testing
  • UX Design
  • User Research

Tools

  • Adobe XD
  • Axure
  • Figma
  • Framer
  • Illustrator
  • InVision
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Miro
  • Mural
  • Photoshop
  • Sketch
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Phone :
+1 512 571 6749
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Austin, TX, USA —  Have Home, Love Travel