Grant Houston is a Full-Stack UX, Product, and Interaction Design Leader
with over 15 years experience crafting intuitive, engaging, and thoughtful digital solutions for web, mobile, TV, and XR platforms. Impassioned with tackling complex design challenges for organizations and their customers in e-commerce, retail, entertainment, medical, sports, and enterprise landscapes — utilizing a data-driven, collaborative and empathetic approach.
Highlights from my career and core competencies are below; please feel free to also check out My Origin Story and Portfolio.
Core Competencies
Full-Stack UX, Product, and Interaction Design (from “Big Picture” ideation to High-Fidelity UI)
UX Research, User Interviews, Requirements, and Journey Maps
Information Architecture, Taxonomy, Navigation, and User Flows
Interaction Design, Microinteractions, Interaction Models, and Motion Studies
Wireframes and Prototypes (Axure RP, Figma, Sketch, and InVision)
Content Strategy, Copywriting, and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
UI/Visual Design, Typography, Layout Hierarchy, Design Systems, and Style Guides
Usability Testing (moderated, unmoderated, and A/B) and Quality Assurance Testing
Agile/Scrum, Waterfall/SDLC, and Design Thinking Methodologies
Cross-Functional Collaboration with Product, Engineering, QA, Data-Science/-Insights, Customer Service, and C-Suite Stakeholders
Strategic Problem Solving (“Big Picture”) and Systems Thinking
Mentorship & Leadership in Design Teams
Tools: Axure RP, Figma, Sketch, InVision, Abstract, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Miro, JIRA, and Confluence
Notable Accomplishments