Jeff Russell
About Jeff Russell
Jeff Russell is a Senior Product Designer with over 15 years of experience in product design, specializing in collaboration and research-driven design solutions. He has held various design roles across multiple companies, including Fivetran, PaySimple, and Aspenware.
Work at Fivetran
Jeff Russell has been employed at Fivetran as a Senior Product Designer since 2021. In this role, he applies his extensive experience in product design to enhance user experiences and facilitate collaboration among teams. His focus includes utilizing research and testing methodologies to address various design challenges within the organization.
Education and Expertise
Jeff Russell's educational background includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology, completed from 1996 to 2000. He also holds a Web Development Certification from Red Rocks Community College, where he studied C, C#, Unix, SQL, JavaScript, and PHP from 2010 to 2013. Additionally, he studied HTML and CSS at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design in 2009.
Background
Jeff Russell has over 15 years of experience in product design, encompassing a diverse range of projects from customer-facing mobile applications to complex enterprise SaaS systems. His career includes significant roles at various organizations, including PaySimple, where he served as Product Design Lead and Product Team Manager from 2018 to 2021, and Zen Planner, where he was UX Manager from 2015 to 2018.
Previous Work Experience
Prior to his current position, Jeff Russell held several roles that contributed to his expertise in design. He worked as a User Experience Designer at Pearson from 2011 to 2013, and as User Experience Design Lead at Aspenware from 2013 to 2015. His earlier experience includes positions at Sterling-Rice Group as Senior Production Artist and at Mentor Graphics as Graphic Designer.
Career Timeline
Jeff Russell's career spans multiple roles and organizations. He began as a Graphic Designer at Mentor Graphics from 2002 to 2004, followed by a position at Sterling-Rice Group until 2007. He then worked briefly at MSHC Partners before transitioning to Vermilion Design + Interactive as Web Developer/Production Designer from 2008 to 2009. His career continued to evolve with roles at Pearson, Aspenware, Zen Planner, and PaySimple before joining Fivetran.