Nic Bertino - UX Leader and Product Designer

Let's make better products.

My passion is solving real problems using technology. My strength is understanding the needs of users and delivering elegant technical solutions that make people’s lives easier.

What I do:

UX and UI Design
User Centric Design
User Testing and Research
Accessibility
Lofi and Hifi Wireframing
Rapid Prototyping
Information Architecture
Persona Development
HTML5/CSS/JavaScript
Node.js, PHP, WordPress
Google Analytics
Git
Drink espresso, spin disco records, and make robot noises on synthesizers.

Professional Accomplishments

Published author on digital UX and Git-based version control environments (Association for Computing Machinery).
Presenter and guest lecturer at Santa Clara University and industry conferences, including AgileDC and Bay Area Mobile.
UX and UI contributor to open source community including WordPress, Scout, and ChiliProject. Member of WordPress' Accessibility team.
Active StackOverflow contributor—top 5% for Git, top 9% overall for UX.

Projects and Employment

Currently: Director of Digital Strategy, Santa Clara University (2016-present)

SCU.edu (2016)

Led the redesign and migration of Santa Clara University’s primary digital property. Responsible for the user experience, accessibility, and artistic direction of the website.

HTML
CSS
JavaScript

SCU Design System (2017)

Created a digital design system for the University website and peripheral products, defining colors, typography, UI elements, templates, and emails.

Git
Node.js
Webpack

IssueHQ (2015)

Designed and delivered a Meteor-based issue tracking and triage application.

Meteor.js
Material Design

Santa Clara Law (2013)

Delivered one of the first fully-responsive academic websites, transitioning from a custom CMS to WordPress for under $1000.

PHP
WordPress
HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript

Trumpette, Inc (2009)

Migrated and launched an all-new eCommerce platform based on Magento for a clothing manufacturer.

PHP
Magento