Optii
Jennifer D. has over 20 years of experience in product and UX design, currently serving as Principal Product Designer at Optii Solutions since July 2018, where Jennifer manages the end-to-end design of hospitality software and shapes design strategy. Previously, Jennifer held roles such as Senior Product/UX Designer at CA Technologies, where user-centric solutions for SaaS identity management were designed, and UX Consultant at Hewlett-Packard, focusing on UI/UX for enterprise projects. Earlier experience includes Lead UX Designer at Verizon, Webmaster at Barrett-Jackson, and Lead UI Designer at Dermacare, along with various web design and development roles at Verizon Communications and NKSoft. Jennifer employs an agile, iterative methodology throughout the entire product lifecycle, emphasizing collaboration and delivering quality products that meet customer and business needs.
Optii
Optii, headquartered in Austin, TX and with offices in London and Brisbane, is a hotel operations solution that leverages smarter technologies such as artificial intelligence, analytics, messaging and mobility to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of housekeeping and service delivery departments. Optii operates in real-time and allows hotelsto streamline operations, reduce costs and enhance the guest experience in proven and tangible ways, without requiring capital expenditure and complex integrations. Optii is a Thayer Ventures portfolio company and is used by hotels around the world including La Cantera Resort & Spa and The Don Cesar in the United States, Okada Manilla Resort & Casino, Doma Hotels, IHG and more.