Larry Sawyer
Principal UX Designer @ Optum Health; ex-PayPal; ex-Shopify20+ years as a design leader for companies like PayPal, Shopify and American Express
Services
$100 / month
Up to 2 calls per month
Unlimited Q&A via chat
Expect responses in 2 days
Tasks & exercises
Flat fee, no hidden costs
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One-off sessions with Larry
One-off sessions are a great option if you’re looking for specific advice on a certain topic.
Resume Feedback
Having a good resume on hand when going on the job hunt is crucial, and will make your search a lot easier. Even if you're not looking for a new position right now, having an up-to-date CV that sells your experience to future potential employers …
Career Strategy
Sometimes, a strategy is needed to accomplish a future career change, or simply to get further in your current position. Should you go back to school? Look for a new job? Learn a new set of skills by yourself? Become a freelancer? One of our …
Work Review
Not sure about your newest design? Not sure if your code is as good as it can be? Portfolio site looking a bit, meh? In this session, a mentor will sit down with you, and give you some inputs to make your work better, be …
Expert Consultation
Whatever doesn't fit the mold: Get a full hour with a mentor to discuss your needs. Be it help with coding something, creating a software architecture, deciding on a strategy for your business or working in pairs. If you don't know whether what you want …
One-off sessions with Larry
One-off sessions are a great option if you’re looking for specific advice on a certain topic.
Resume Feedback
Having a good resume on hand when going on the job hunt is crucial, and will make your search a lot easier. Even if you're not looking for a new position right now, having an up-to-date CV that sells your experience to future potential employers …
Career Strategy
Sometimes, a strategy is needed to accomplish a future career change, or simply to get further in your current position. Should you go back to school? Look for a new job? Learn a new set of skills by yourself? Become a freelancer? One of our …
Work Review
Not sure about your newest design? Not sure if your code is as good as it can be? Portfolio site looking a bit, meh? In this session, a mentor will sit down with you, and give you some inputs to make your work better, be …
Expert Consultation
Whatever doesn't fit the mold: Get a full hour with a mentor to discuss your needs. Be it help with coding something, creating a software architecture, deciding on a strategy for your business or working in pairs. If you don't know whether what you want …
About
I am a proven UX lead offering fresh insight and a passion for innovation. I have years of experience and have a successful track record in planning, designing, developing, and managing digital-related products, projects, and campaigns for large companies, tech giants and start-ups.
I have the proven ability to produce high-quality work quickly, iterating toward the best solution. Through years of experience, I have gained keen, in-depth understanding of Internet tools, technologies, companies, trends, and revenue models.
My passion for utilizing design thinking to solve complex problems drives my approach to each solution I'm tasked with creating.
I have work with some brilliant and talented designers, product managers, engineering leaders, small business owners, and entrepreneurs. With each experience I have gained a tremendous amount of wisdom and knowledge. This started with my first job as a designer, where I helped a talented team at Fidelity Investments implement their first Intranet site.
I also worked as a freelance designer working for national agencies. I gained a lot of success being the Creative Lead on national campaigns with major brands. I later started my own successful digital creative agency, where I was Head of Design for over 6 years. I was fortunate to work with clients like Amazon, Disney, Sony, and Canon.
I have spent years honing my craft as a designer in both visual design and user experience design. I thrive best in situations that allow me to draw on my years of experience utilizing a combination of visual and UI design with understanding the needs of the user. I am able to find impactful and relevant solutions by focusing on the user and ensuring the design best meets what the objective the product and user are trying to achieve.
Most recently I have been working with the talented people who have been creating some of the brilliant products in the software industry. I enjoyed my journey this far, and I know another adventure awaits.
