dane howard | The Journey of a Design Leader

I am a strategic design leader & entrepreneur. I’ve built and led globally distributed teams for world class products, services and brands.

Big Companies

Amazon
Samsung NEXT
eBay inc.
Microsoft
BMW | Designworks

Start Ups

Trōv
Kalibrr
VUVOX
Scient
Quokka Sports
Pulse Entertainment

Patents

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Years of Experience

Work Experience

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: We did it ourselves.”

Lao Tzu

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LinkedIn Profile

My professional profile and work experience.

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Since 2005, I’ve had the pleasure to work with Lynda.com and Stanford University to help the next generation of designers and product designers. I also speak around the world on design and culture transformation.

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Artist

Principal, Founder of Dane Howard Studio

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Author

‘The Future of Memories” Peachpit Press 2003

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Photographer & Traveler

Photography from the street and travels…

Years

Building & Managing Remote & Distributed Teams. I’ve Hired and grown Distributed teams across 15 timezones, including Israel, UK, Ukraine, NYC, SF, and Seattle. Increased hiring velocity at Amazon by 167% through Distributed hiring approach.

Average CSAT

I’m thrilled that customers love our products and services. At Amazon, I led the Voice of the Customer Program and maintained an average 4.7 out of 5 for Customer Satisfaction while increasing utilization from 35% to 74%. Our registration completion rate was 93%.

Trained Facilitators

During the Pandemic, I trained our team of designers, product managers, researchers and operations on Remote Workshop Facilitation. This led to over 85 Remote Workshops, kickoffs, and Design sprints conducted between 2020-2022.

Lives Shaped

Since 1998, I have personally managed over 175 lives and careers. Over 500+ designers and researchers have been shaped by the work and mentorship I’ve had the privilege to shape.

I take this very seriously.