“Denise and I worked closely together at The Home Depot for the past year. She was the Senior UX Designer on a $14M+ product team in Store Systems that I managed. She very quickly jumped in and created designs that were extremely well received by our user base. The product team was building a new application to receive freight at stores and retire an older technology that was cumbersome. One particular workflow required users to step through 30+ screens on a mobile device. Denise’s design executed that same workflow in 3 screens. Our SVP of Engineering Operations repeatedly used that particular example to highlight user centered software development. Our Store Systems team worked with 6 UX resources before Denise became available. She is hands down the easiest person to drop into an existing product team and get results. She is humble in her approach to teamwork and is clear in her role. Denise’s maturity in her career makes her an asset to the team. She understands how to separate design critique from personal critique. That is a huge asset to a team with constantly emerging priorities that is still evolving in its transition to XP product work. On a personal level, Denise is an enjoyable teammate to work with. Her sense of humor brings the team together and keeps the work fun.”

— Rachel Modugno Software Engineering Sr. Manager, The Home Depot