Silvestre Tanenbaum

Silvestre Tanenbaum's work experience includes various roles in design and user experience. Silvestre is currently the Director of Design at Umbrage, an organization that focuses on designing impactful solutions through partnerships, a product and craft mindset, and a passion for education. Umbrage was acquired by Bain & Company in February 2023.

Prior to their current role, Silvestre worked as the Principal UX Designer at Centerbase from November 2022 to April 2023. Before that, they served as the Head of Design at Urvin Finance from November 2021 to November 2022, where they were responsible for defining design strategy, maintaining a comprehensive design system, managing a team of product designers, and collaborating with engineering and product partners.

Earlier in their career, Silvestre worked as a Senior UX Designer at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from September 2019 to November 2021, where they designed SMB fraud protection services and worked on the Payments group's design system. Silvestre also had experience as a UX Designer at Toyota North America from February 2019 to September 2019, where they contributed to business architecture redesign and team member experience initiatives.

Silvestre's work experience also includes roles such as Experience Design Consultant at Object Edge Inc, where they led digital transformation projects and helped execute product strategy, and Product Owner at Omnitracs, where they coordinated a team in developing transportation products.

Additionally, Silvestre has volunteered their expertise as a User Experience Designer for Midway Church, leading the website redesign as part of a re-platforming effort. Silvestre has also worked as a Sales Associate at Sewell Automotive Companies and as a Sales Consultant at David McDavid Acura.

Throughout their career, Silvestre has demonstrated strong abilities in design research, strategy development, team management, and collaboration with stakeholders.

Silvestre Tanenbaum's education history is as follows:

In 2019, Silvestre Tanenbaum completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.

Also in 2019, Tanenbaum pursued Master of Arts (MA) coursework in Interaction Design at the University of North Texas, although the degree remained incomplete.

In 2017, Tanenbaum obtained a User Experience Design Certificate from Southern Methodist University, focusing on Design and Visual Communications.

From 2013 to 2016, Tanenbaum earned a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) degree in Public Affairs from the University of North Texas.

Prior to that, from 2003 to 2006, Tanenbaum studied Music Performance, General at Northwestern State University; however, the degree obtained is not specified.

In addition to the formal education, Silvestre Tanenbaum has obtained several certifications. In September 2021, they completed a certification in Executive Influence from LinkedIn. In June 2020, they received a certification in Design Thinking: Understanding the Process, also from LinkedIn. In February 2017, Tanenbaum became a Certified Scrum Product Owner through the Scrum Alliance. In October 2016, they obtained Pragmatic Marketing - Product Management Levels 1-5 certification from Pragmatic Marketing. Finally, in September 2014, Tanenbaum became a Certified Salesforce Administrator through Salesforce.