Taylor McCaslin

User Experience Designer

Digital Design by Taylor McCaslin - Austin, TX & Tyler, TX

2010-Present

• Managed 30+ projects from initial concept through release.
• Specialize in digital information presentation and user experience design.

IT Manager & Executive Committee Member

The Cohen New Works Festival — Austin‚ TX

2011-2013

• Responsible for the information systems which planed‚ organized‚ and scheduled 180+ festival events‚ with $30k budget:
• • Maintained information systems during the Festival with 8‚000 patrons.
  • Redesigned and developed the Festival website: www.coopnwf.org.
  • Created and released Festival's first mobile app: Android/iOS/HTML5.
  • Adapted Festival Guide into an interactive online schedule.
  • Implemented online paperless ticket system.
  • Managed and trained 60 ticketing staff members.
• Lead open panel‚ “Tech Talk: A Workshop for IT in the Arts.

Product Design Intern

Bazaarvoice — Austin‚ TX

Summer 2012

• Developed a pattern style guide framework:
• • Designed for use by internal cross-functional product teams.
  • Created to document and unify designs across company's present and future software as a service (SaaS) offerings.
• Conducted and observed usability testing sessions.
• Participated in weekly user experience (UX) design reviews.
• Contributed to user interface (UI) design of next major platform iteration.

Production Stage Manager

Professional & Educational Theatres — Various Locations

2006-2012

• Managed over forty cross-functional teams.
• Organized and coordinated communication between all departments.
• Established creative environments through project management, escalation management‚ and issue resolution.
• Created and maintained complex organizational records.

The University of Texas at Austin, 3.4/4.0

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre & Dance, Arts Administration
College of Fine Arts

2010-2013