Krys Blackwood

Krys Blackwood has extensive work experience in the field of user experience design. They started their career as a Senior Web Developer at IDTI in 1999, where they managed a team and led projects involving JavaScript, CGI, dHTML, and XML. They also spearheaded usability efforts for e-commerce and intranet sites.

In 2000, Blackwood became the User Interface Manager at Andale, where they were responsible for managing the user interface. They later worked as a Contract UI Designer at Avere, Inc. in 2001.

Blackwood joined Cisco Systems in 2002 as an Information Architect, where they completed a project ahead of schedule and created a unified ordering and tracking user interface.

In 2006, Blackwood joined Tacit as a User Interface Designer, where they performed usability testing and brought the product to beta and initial public release.

From 2007 to 2009, Blackwood worked at Jigsaw as a Principal Interaction Designer, where they designed new product features, conducted usability testing, and enforced compliance with a style guide.

Blackwood then joined Tiny Prints as a Senior User Experience Designer in 2009, where they co-owned the user experience, conducted research, and designed various features.

From 2010 to 2014, Blackwood worked at Caring.com as the Director of User Experience, where they managed the user experience department, contributed as an individual contributor, and were responsible for the complete user experience.

In 2014, Blackwood joined eHealthInsurance as the Lead User Experience Designer, where they played a lead role in user experience design.

Currently, Blackwood is working at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a Senior Lead User Experience Designer, and recently transitioned to the role of Principal User Experience Designer in 2022.

Krys Blackwood has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from California State University, Northridge, which was obtained from 2020 to 2022. Before that, they earned an Associate of Arts degree in Social & Behavioral Science and another Associate of Arts degree in Psychology from Pasadena City College, during the period from 2016 to 2019. Additionally, Krys obtained a certification as a Certified Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance in 2017.