I had the privilege of working with and learning from Lauren at Wahoo Fitness over the past 3 years. Lauren is a highly competent and dynamic lead designer, with extensive knowledge of a wide range of software and hardware platforms. She designs with the big picture in mind, possessing the ability to take complex, challenging problems and break them down into small and manageable tasks for teams to complete. Her ability to convey these big ideas to management and development teams will make her a valuable asset to any organization.  

When I began my journey at Wahoo, I was fresh out of school and needed a strong mentor to help me fill the role of watch designer. Lauren quickly became a natural mentor, friend and confidant. She pushed me to be the best designer that I could be with her detailed feedback that highlighted areas of improvement without giving me the solution. Lauren always treated me as an equal and valued member of the team, acknowledging the experience that I brought to the table and listening to all opinions and ideas. She is a great collaborator and always challenged me to reflect on design choices. Lauren not only taught me to be a more innovative designer, but also a more confident, empathetic and collaborative person.

As a manager, Lauren is skilled in pushing her team whilst allowing individuals to grow and have autonomy over their work. She is motivated to remain current with design reviews and helps her team on a day to day basis while balancing the demands imposed by different parts of the organization. As a lead UX designer at Wahoo, she supported us to meet the demands of management and marketing and guided us towards creating products that were attainable and logical. Lauren executed this calmly and confidently, keeping a big picture mindset on how the team and organization could continue to grow. Lauren has been instrumental in the continual development of our design team and the broader organization, and will leave a lasting impression. 

Experience and skills aside, Lauren is one of those rare colleagues that you come across in your career who becomes not only your boss, but your mentor, friend, and support. Her thoughtfulness, caring nature, and interest in what the team did outside of working hours made everyone feel like a valued member of design, and Wahoo as a whole. I have no doubt that Lauren will excel in whatever position that she is striving for, and will become a true asset to that company.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions regarding Lauren.