Aaron U Salmon
Product & UX Design Leadership
"Professionalism begets colleaguery, that spirit of mutual support and collective identity that contributes so potently to creative exchange and the sense of ensemble. It is your responsibility to engender this spirit by setting an amiable, stimulating, creative and professional example." - Yuri Rasovsky
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September 3rd, 2019
- Aaron U. Salmon
- Auraworks, Ltd.
- User Experience Engineer, Art Director
- Eau Claire WI 54701 USA
- N 44° 44.7989732 W 91° -91.4908387
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- Email: aaronusalmon@gmail.com
- www.aaronsalmon.com
Elsewhere
Recent Engagements
- Defense Digital Service | Dept. of Defense User Experience Design & Research Lead / Design Guild Lead
- Entropy Head of User Experience
- Combinaut Director of User Experience
- Public Good Founding Team Member - Design & UX Lead
- TechStars - Chicago Design & Product Mentor
- Northwestern University Knight Lab Art Director
- Smart Chicago Collaborative Design & UX Consultant
- Obama For America 2012 - Technology Team Lead UX Engineer
- City of Chicago UI Designer & Front-end Engineer
- Rahm Emanuel's Transition Team UI Designer & Front-end Engineer
Civic Life
When I'm not in front of the screen I'm out advocating for civic technology, grassroots democracy, open data, bike & pedestrian infrastructure, my bike/coffee shop, placemaking and civic engagement.
- Co-Owner of SHIFT Cyclery & Coffee Bar
- Board Vice President of Clear Vision Eau Claire
- Board member of Bike Chippewa Valley
- Chair of the Eau Claire Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Commission
- Captain of Code for Eau Claire - a Code for America Brigade
- Board member of the Chippewa Valley Transit Alliance
- Steering Committee member of Third Ward Neighborhood Association
- Organizer of the Eau Claire 'Bike Friendly Business' Peer Network
- Co-Coordinator of The Demmler Community Garden
Prior Affiliations / Accolades
- Startup48, Design & UX Mentor
- Chippewa Valley Developer Group, Speaker
- Alliance for Strong Communities, Panelist
- Chippewa Valley Code Camp, Speaker
- TechStars Chicago, Mentor
- Columbia College, Speaker
- SXSW 2014, Speaker
- Mozfest London 2013, Speaker
- 2013 Webby Awards - 2x Winner (OBAMA FOR AMERICA 2012)
- George & Seeley Community Garden, Founder
- Tribeca Flashpoint College, Mentor
- Illinois Institute of Art, Speaker
- Chicago Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer
- Chicago Tinkering School, Volunteer
- FIRST Robotics, Safety Judge
- Illinois Institute of Art - ARTimation Awards 2008-2010, Judge
- 2005 Rails Day Competition Awards
- CADM (Chicago Area Direct Marketing) Awards