Ashley Kays

Product & User Experience Leadership

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About me

Dynamic and innovative User Experience and Product leader with more than 20 years of experience.


Proven track record in developing and monetizing products with best in class user experience strategies that enhance user engagement and satisfaction.


Experience

Head of UX @ National University

Feb 2023 - Present West Palm Beach, Florida

Chief of Product & UX @ AI Copilot

Oct 2021 - Feb 2023 · West Palm Beach, Florida


Product Design / UX UI Instructor @ Flatiron School

Oct 2021 - Nov 2022 New York, New York


Product Design / UX / Data Engineering @ Chegg

Jul 2019 - Oct 2021 New York, New York


VP Product / UX / LXD @ CodeTeachers

Apr 2016 -July 2019 West Palm Beach, Florida


Creative Director Consumer Exp UX/UI / Engineering @ NCR

Jul 2014 - Feb 2016 Maitland, FL

Clients:

-National Bank of Canada

-Sephora

-NBC

-Target

Responsible for managing NCR’s largest Financial Design Project as part of a more than 100MM engagement.


COO & Chief Experience Officer @ Thoughts

Oct 2010 - Jul 2014 Winter Garden, FL


Director of UX/UI & Product, Channel Sales @ Decisions

Nov 2009 - Dec 2010 Orlando, FL


Product / Business Intelligence DWBI @ Walt Disney World

Aug 2008 - Nov 2009 Orlando, FL


IT Strategy Marketing @ Wyndham Vacation Ownership

Jun 2006 - Aug 2008 Orlando, Florida


IT, UX & Marketing Director @ Eden Floral Farms

Jan 2000 - Jun 2006 Miami, Florida

Chief of Product & UX @ AI Copilot

Oct 2021 - Feb 2023 · West Palm Beach, Florida


Product Design / UX UI Instructor @ Flatiron School

Oct 2021 - Nov 2022 New York, New York


Product Design / UX / Data Engineering @ Chegg

Jul 2019 - Oct 2021 New York, New York


VP Product / UX / LXD @ CodeTeachers

Apr 2016 -July 2019 West Palm Beach, Florida


Creative Director Consumer Exp UX/UI / Engineering @ NCR

Jul 2014 - Feb 2016 Maitland, FL

Clients:

-National Bank of Canada

-Sephora

-NBC

-Target

Responsible for managing NCR’s largest Financial Design Project as part of a more than 100MM engagement.


COO & Chief Experience Officer @ Thoughts

Oct 2010 - Jul 2014 Winter Garden, FL


Director of UX/UI & Product, Channel Sales @ Decisions

Nov 2009 - Dec 2010 Orlando, FL


Product / Business Intelligence DWBI @ Walt Disney World

Aug 2008 - Nov 2009 Orlando, FL


IT Strategy Marketing @ Wyndham Vacation Ownership

Jun 2006 - Aug 2008 Orlando, Florida


IT, UX & Marketing Director @ Eden Floral Farms

Jan 2000 - Jun 2006 Miami, Florida

Chief of Product & UX @ AI Copilot

Oct 2021 - Feb 2023 · West Palm Beach, Florida


Product Design / UX UI Instructor @ Flatiron School

Oct 2021 - Nov 2022 New York, New York


Product Design / UX / Data Engineering @ Chegg

Jul 2019 - Oct 2021 New York, New York


VP Product / UX / LXD @ CodeTeachers

Apr 2016 -July 2019 West Palm Beach, Florida


Creative Director Consumer Exp UX/UI / Engineering @ NCR

Jul 2014 - Feb 2016 Maitland, FL

Clients:

-National Bank of Canada

-Sephora

-NBC

-Target

Responsible for managing NCR’s largest Financial Design Project as part of a more than 100MM engagement.


COO & Chief Experience Officer @ Thoughts

Oct 2010 - Jul 2014 Winter Garden, FL


Director of UX/UI & Product, Channel Sales @ Decisions

Nov 2009 - Dec 2010 Orlando, FL


Product / Business Intelligence DWBI @ Walt Disney World

Aug 2008 - Nov 2009 Orlando, FL


IT Strategy Marketing @ Wyndham Vacation Ownership

Jun 2006 - Aug 2008 Orlando, Florida


IT, UX & Marketing Director @ Eden Floral Farms

Jan 2000 - Jun 2006 Miami, Florida

Chief of Product & UX @ AI Copilot

Oct 2021 - Feb 2023 · West Palm Beach, Florida


Product Design / UX UI Instructor @ Flatiron School

Oct 2021 - Nov 2022 New York, New York


Product Design / UX / Data Engineering @ Chegg

Jul 2019 - Oct 2021 New York, New York


VP Product / UX / LXD @ CodeTeachers

Apr 2016 -July 2019 West Palm Beach, Florida


Creative Director Consumer Exp UX/UI / Engineering @ NCR

Jul 2014 - Feb 2016 Maitland, FL

Clients:

-National Bank of Canada

-Sephora

-NBC

-Target

Responsible for managing NCR’s largest Financial Design Project as part of a more than 100MM engagement.


COO & Chief Experience Officer @ Thoughts

Oct 2010 - Jul 2014 Winter Garden, FL


Director of UX/UI & Product, Channel Sales @ Decisions

Nov 2009 - Dec 2010 Orlando, FL


Product / Business Intelligence DWBI @ Walt Disney World

Aug 2008 - Nov 2009 Orlando, FL


IT Strategy Marketing @ Wyndham Vacation Ownership

Jun 2006 - Aug 2008 Orlando, Florida


IT, UX & Marketing Director @ Eden Floral Farms

Jan 2000 - Jun 2006 Miami, Florida

Education

Liberty University, Psychology

Feb 2008 - Oct 2011

Skills

Framer

Prototyping

Wireframing

User Research

Web Design

UI Design

UX Design

Interviews

Figma

UX Strategy

Product Management

Leadership

Interests

Artificial Intelligence

No Code Tools

3D Modelling

Motion Graphics

Learning

Design

Reading

Psychology