I'm Jonnie
Hello,
I'm a Product Design Leader & DEIB Advocate that leads a global multi-disciplinary design team at Lenovo. I'm passionate about building diverse teams that design inclusive and ethical technologies for everyone.
My team designs meaningful hardware and software experiences for Lenovo's incubation businesses that use emerging technologies. Over the past few years, we've launched some of the world's most innovative solutions including the ThinkReality VRX, ThinkReality A3, ThinkSmart View, ThinkSmart Hub, and ThinkSmart Manager. My team includes managers, human factors engineers, UX designers, interaction and motion designers, UX researchers, and prototypers.
Prior to Lenovo, I operated a 35-year-old print and design company, Arrow Reprographics, where we doubled our revenue in 18 months. In 2016, we sold the business to a competitor. Before small business ownership, I launched several startups while pursuing my MBA at the University of Texas at Austin. My concentration was at the intersection of design and business strategies.
I started my career at Johnson & Johnson designing medical devices for the most complex joint replacement solutions on the planet. During my time there, I designed more than 1600 instruments as a Lead Industrial Designer and Human Factors Engineer. I helped launch Attune Total Knee Replacement System and Attune Revision Knee Replacement System, two of the most advanced joint replacement solutions ever developed.
Last year, I completed my Masters at Harvard in Learning Design, Innovation, and Technology where I focused on the intersection of education, accessibility, design, and emerging technologies. This concentration allowed me to take courses at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, MIT Media Lab, and Harvard Business School.
Outside of work, I enjoy running, writing, and playing board games with my family. I also mentor new designers and teach UX across various platforms and classrooms.
2006 - 2010
University of Notre Dame
BA: Pre-Medicine & Industrial Design
ISLA Grant Recipient
2010 - 2015
Johnson & Johnson
Lead Industrial Designer
Human Factors Engineer
2012 - 2022
Moi
Founder & President
2014 - 2016
Arrow Reprographics
Business Owner
2014 - 2016
University of Texas at Austin
MBA
2016 - Present
Lenovo
Senior Manager
User Experience Design
2020 - Present
DesignLab / Designed / ADPList
2021 - 2022
Mentor & Coach
Harvard University
Ed.M
Learning Design, Innovation, and Technology
2021 - 2022
Future Investment in Talent
MIT
Cross-Registrant: Tangible Interfaces MAS.834
Founder
Incubated at Harvard iLab
Harvard Business School
Cross-Registrant: Strategy and Technology
RECENT AWARDS
Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2021
2023 CES Award
2022 CES Award
2021 Red Dot Award (2)
2021 Good Design Award (2)
2021 iF Design Award (2)
2021 CES Award
2020 Good Design Award
2020 IF Design Award
2019 Red Dot Award
2019 IDEA
Lenovo Best Commercial Team Award
Lenovo CTO Team Award
PATENTS (74)
Grants: 36
Applications Pending: 38
Patents held in various areas including AR, VR, XR, 3D Virtualization, Workplace Collaboration, Unified Communications, Hybrid Work, AI, Speech, Voice, Medical Devices, Surgical Techniques, Surgical Approaches & Workflows
EXPERIENCE
Design: Industrial Design, 3D Modeling (CAD), Prototyping, Rendering, Sketching, Human Factors, Ergonomics, Usability, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI) Design, Graphic Design, Design Thinking, Infographics, Branding, Master Brand Strategy, Wireframing, App Design, Software Design, Website Design
Research: Customer Insights, Design and User Research, Ethnography, Voice of Customer (VoC), Behavior of Customer (BoC), Customer Personas, User Studies, Mixed Methods Research
Marketing: Product Management, Project Management, Product Owner, Strategic Marketing, SEO, Big Data, Market Research & Analytics
Hobbies: Running, Writing, Starbucks Mug Collecting, and Telling Unsolicited Dad Jokes
CREATIVE TOOLS
Adobe Creative Suite
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
After Effects
Premier Pro
Adobe XD
Proto.io
InVision
Sketch
Figma
Figjam
Axure
Miro
Notion
Mural
Blender
Unity
Coggle
SOFTWARE & LANGUAGES
Microsoft Office 365:
Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Salesforce
Stat Tools
@Risk
UserZoom
Siemens NX
Bunkspeed Shot
HTML / CSS
SQL
Python
Google AdWords
Google Analytics
Facebook Ads
Intuit Quickbooks
Tableau
Jira
Confluence