Mary Grace Francisco, Pmp, Csm, Sa Fe Popm, Dev Ops, Prod Mgmt
About Mary Grace Francisco, Pmp, Csm, Sa Fe Popm, Dev Ops, Prod Mgmt
Mary Grace Francisco is the User Experience Design Manager at Emerson Automation Solutions, overseeing a global team and promoting agile best practices.
Company
Mary Grace Francisco is currently employed at Emerson Automation Solutions. She holds the positions of User Experience Design Manager in Austin, Texas, and User Experience Design Lead in Round Rock, Texas. Emerson Automation Solutions is known for providing automation technology and engineering services to various industries.
Title
Mary Grace Francisco serves as a User Experience Design Manager and User Experience Design Lead. In these roles, she oversees a global team of UX designers based in Austin and Manila, ensuring that comprehensive UX design needs are met through close collaboration with product management, epic owners, agile train leadership, and agile teams.
Education and Expertise
Mary Grace Francisco has a diverse educational background. She earned a Master’s degree in Applied Economics with a concentration in Finance from the University of Central Florida, completed in 1997. She has also achieved a Project Management Certificate from The University of Texas at Austin's Professional Development Center. Additionally, she holds a specialization in Visual Communication - Web & Interactive Design from Austin Community College and completed an Interaction Design program at CooperU.
Background
Mary Grace Francisco has a robust career history. She worked as a Senior Interaction Designer at Abila for 13 years, followed by a role as Lead Design Architect at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Earlier in her career, she served as a Business Analyst at CSC for 4 years. This professional journey has equipped her with extensive experience in UX design, project management, and business analysis.
Achievements
In her current roles at Emerson Automation Solutions, Mary Grace Francisco leads initiatives aimed at improving UX design practices. She actively promotes agile best practices and drives continuous improvement activities since January 2021, enhancing the productivity and efficiency of the UX design team.