Lyle Baumgarten
About Lyle Baumgarten
Lyle Baumgarten is the UX Design Team Lead at TomTom, with a diverse background in user experience, human-machine interface, and product development. He has held various roles in companies such as FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, DNA Electronics, and Sonovol, and holds advanced degrees in Innovation Design Engineering from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London.
Current Role at TomTom
Lyle Baumgarten serves as the UX Design Team Lead at TomTom, starting from 2020 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. In this role, he is responsible for leading design efforts aimed at enhancing customer experiences and integrations. He plays a pivotal role in restructuring design, engineering, and product teams into empowered units. Baumgarten leads UX design projects across three different locations, focusing on improving the user experience and integration of TomTom’s products and services.
Experience at FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Before joining TomTom, Lyle Baumgarten worked at FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. From 2019 to 2020, he held the position of Advanced HMI Integration Lead in Auburn Hills, MI, focusing on advanced Human-Machine Interface (HMI) integrations for 8 months. Prior to that, he served as the Feature Lead for Voice Assistants & Navigation from 2017 to 2019 in the Human Machine Interface Group, leading the development of voice assistant features and navigation systems for two years.
Early Career and Various Roles
Lyle Baumgarten's early career is marked by diverse roles across different industries. In 2016, he worked as a User Experience Designer at DNA Electronics in London, United Kingdom, for two months. His other roles included being a Product Developer at Sonovol in Chapel Hill, NC in 2014, and an English Teacher at CHUNGDAHM Learning in Suseong-gu, Daegu, Korea from 2014 to 2015. He also held positions such as Market Researcher at Lincoln Property Company and Research Assistant at UNC Neuromuscular Lab and UNC Genetics Lab.
Educational Background
Lyle Baumgarten holds advanced degrees from prestigious institutions. He earned a Master of Arts in Innovation Design Engineering from the Royal College of Art and a Master of Science from Imperial College London, both from 2015 to 2017. He also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering and Biology with a Minor in Physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which he completed in 2014. Additionally, he attained a High School Diploma from Grosse Pointe South High School with a 3.9 GPA, from 2005 to 2009.
Leadership and Team Restructuring at TomTom
At TomTom, Lyle Baumgarten has been instrumental in restructuring the design, engineering, and product teams into independent and empowered units. As the Design Lead for two teams, he focuses on improving the customer experience and integrations of TomTom's products. His leadership extends to managing UX design efforts across three different locations, ensuring a cohesive and enhanced user experience.