Derick Melander

Derick Melander has a diverse work experience in the field of user experience design. Derick has worked for companies such as Haddad & Partners, NBCUniversal Media, LiveArea, Originate, AREA 17, SARANKCO: Creative Studio, Orbtec, J. Walter Thompson INSIDE, Rebellion Design Co., and Heartbeat Ideas.

At Haddad & Partners, Derick served as the User Experience Strategy Director where they provided leadership and enhanced the storefronts for residential cable and mobile lines of business. Derick also added a fully custom wearables product category to the company's offerings.

At NBCUniversal Media, Derick worked as a User Experience Designer and managed a team in the creation and implementation of a UX design system. Derick designed a consistent visual language and utilized tools like Sketch App and Figma.

During their time at LiveArea, Derick held the position of Senior User Experience Designer, Staff. Derick facilitated discovery workshops, performed requirements gathering, and designed custom, responsive solutions for Sales Force Commerce Cloud.

Derick also worked as a Senior Design Director, Freelance at Originate, where they designed a next-generation life insurance product and managed a team of designers in an agile environment.

At AREA 17, Derick worked as a Senior User Experience Designer, Freelance, leading the user experience design for a next-generation responsive site for NEJM.org.

As the Lead User Experience Designer, Freelance at SARANKCO: Creative Studio, Derick defined the user experience for a full redesign of the Membership Rewards Portal for American Express.

At Orbtec, Derick served as a Senior User Experience Designer, Freelance, and overhauled the My Account area for Scholastic.com. Derick redefined the personalization strategy and created a system for basic profile editing.

Derick was the Lead User Experience Designer, Freelance, at J. Walter Thompson INSIDE, where they created an interactive demo for the launch of the Goals Based Wealth Management program for JP Morgan Chase.

At Rebellion Design Co., Derick was a Senior User Experience Designer, Freelance, and redesigned the Blue Cash Loyalty Edge site for American Express.

Finally, at Heartbeat Ideas, Derick worked as the Lead User Experience Designer, Freelance, and re-imagined the CNS franchise portal for Jansen Pharmaceuticals.

Overall, Derick Melander has extensive experience in user experience design and has worked on various projects for different companies, showcasing their skills in designing and implementing effective user experiences.

Derick Melander pursued a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Fine Art, specifically focusing on Sculpture, from the School of Visual Arts. Derick attended this institution from 1991 to 1994. Prior to this, they completed their Associate of Occupational Studies (AOS) degree in Communications at Elizabeth Seton, from 1983 to 1986.