Designing for cloud computing

ABOUT

Predictive Analytics Software mines historical data and employs advanced analytics and modeling techniques to determine patterns and trends that can predict future scenarios.

KEY ACTIVITIES

01.

Creating prototypes to
articulate a design vision.

02.

Conducting user research alongside subject matter
experts and end-users.

03.

Driving design from concept to polished visual designs.

PROBLEM

Model building can be an expensive and time-consuming experience.

OPPORTUNITY

Transform complex workflows into simple, intuitive, and scalable product experiences.

RESPONSE

As lead product designer, I was responsible for:

Facilitating a design strategy workshop with a team of engineers, data scientists, and machine learning practitioners.
Creating a prototype to communicate our design vision and align stakeholders.
Conducting user research to gather insights, validate ideas and assumptions.
Creating a research & findings report outlining best-practices and design opportunities.
Consuming and contributing to our component-based design system.

OUTCOME

Best-in-class digital software that improves operations and reliability at scale while reducing costs.
Insights from research shaped the product direction for GE’s cloud infrastructure, developer, and data platforms.

DELIVERABLES

Heuristic evaluation
User survey
Observation sheet
Online questionnaire
Research protocol
UX research & findings report
Wireframes
Visual designs
Prototype
Design specs

Final design showcasing "Getting started" landing page.

Final design showcasing "Models" landing page.

Final design showcasing building a model.

Sketches from a white-boarding session with stakeholders.

Translating sketches into wireframes.

Contributing to GE's component-based design system.

Designing complex internal tools for engineers, data scientists and machine learning practitioners.

TESTIMONIAL

"The first thing you'll notice about Hugo is his calm and welcoming demeanor - you'll automatically gain a sense of comfort if you are placed on a project with him. From the interactions I've had with him while at GE, I can say that I've trusted him to greatly influence my design and strategy.

And if there was ever a moment where we might disagree, he is excellent at listening and working out a well-substantiated compromise. Working with Hugo is a prime example of an egoless collaborator and the kind of person you want on your team when things get chaotic."

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Designing forcloud computing