Paule Wood
About Paule Wood
Paule Wood is a User Experience Architect with extensive experience in UX design and leadership roles across various companies, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Transparent Path. She has a diverse background, including founding organizations and participating in unique adventures like the Mongol Rally.
Title
Paule Wood holds the title of User Experience Architect. She is currently the Director of Experience at Transparent Path, as well as the Founder of Professional Wayfinding, both located in Greater Seattle Area.
Company
Transparent Path focuses on digital chain of custody for perishables using IoT 5G sensors and artificial intelligence. At Transparent Path, Paule Wood also serves as the Chief Storyteller, crafting narratives to promote transparency in the food supply chain. She has connected the company's efforts with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, specifically targeting poverty reduction, gender equality, and climate action.
Professional Experience
Paule Wood has extensive experience in user experience design and architecture. She has worked as a Senior User Experience Designer at Amazon, specializing in the Last Mile and Kindle Cross-Platform for mobile devices. Between 2015 and 2016, she served as a Senior User Experience Designer at Socrata and Earth Economics. Paule also has experience as a UX Designer/Information Architect at POSSIBLE, and as a User Experience Designer at companies including T-Mobile and Microsoft.
Education and Expertise
Paule Wood studied Graphic Design at the School of Visual Arts, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from 1991 to 1994. She also studied Graphic Communications at the Academy of Art University from 1989 to 1991. Her design education provides a foundation for her work in user experience design, interaction design, and creative direction.
Unique Background
Paule Wood has a diverse background that includes unique experiences such as motorcycle messengering in San Francisco in the late 1980s and working as a roadie with industrial bands in the 1990s. She also captained a team in the 2016 Mongol Rally, driving from Scotland to Mongolia. Paule founded Rewild Salish Sea, which integrates place-based and ancestral skill shares with land-based initiatives and social technologies.