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Christine Fish

SCADpro professor

Education

  • M.B.A., business, Arizona State University
  • B.S., industrial design, Georgia Institute of Technology

Credentials

  • Product owner, UX and Agile consultant, Fish Design Services, 2017–present, Berlin, Germany
    Deliver innovative technology solutions to the fire service markets. Research, design, and develop products that lead their categories in innovation. Work with diverse teams to ensure best practices in process and results.
  • Professor, SCADpro, 2015–present, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • Professor, design management, 2015–2021, Savannah College of Art and Design
    Design management curriculum with a focus on collaboration and the implementation of design thinking at all levels of an organization. Lead master’s level students as a professor, teaching practices in marketing strategy, design operations, and creative problem solving.
  • Team manager and user experience lead, 2015–2017, Truefit, Pittsburgh, PA
    Facilitated strategic design thinking exercises and participatory workshops that inform product development. Championed design research and lean UX to differentiate the design research competency at Truefit. Managed, mentored and developed design team members to grow the design and research competency.
  • Product owner and lead digital strategist, 2012–2015, Highmark, Pittsburgh, PA
    Responsibilities included conceptualizing, defining, developing, and launching new member website capabilities to drive the company’s customer and revenue growth and profitability.
  • Senior trend strategist, art director, 2010–2012
  • Senior industrial designer, 2007–2012, Philips Design, Pittsburgh, PA
    Focused on creating and proposing strategies for the home health care market. I utilized people-focused research to develop trend, color, product, and brand strategies that define opportunities in a changing marketplace.
  • Senior Industrial Designer, Fossil, Inc., Dallas, TX
    At Fossil, my role focused on leading a cross-functional design team in the U.S. and in Hong Kong. I managed designers and product managers. We focused on designing women’s accessories and visual brand language. As lead, I participated in the Fossil Brand Team to collaborate with handbags, apparel, and accessories to create consistent stories within the brand.
  • Fossil, Columbia, DKNY, and Marc Jacobs design associate, 2001–2003, Fossil Inc., Dallas, TX
    Collaborated with production and design management to create modern styling for many of Fossil’s license brands. In this role, I launched Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs watch lines through collaborative sessions on an international scale.

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Third place team winner, Women’s Startup Weekend, 2016
  • IDSA Western Pennsylvania Chapter Chair, 2010–2011
  • GOOD DESIGN, System One Sleep System, Team Member, 2010
  • GOOD DESIGN, True Blue Sleep Mask, Team Member, 2011
  • Australian International Design Awards, True Blue Sleep Mask, Team Member, 2013
  • Australian International Design Awards, Simply Go Oxygen Concentrator, Team Member, 2013
  • Red Dot Award Winner, Sleep Apnea Mask, Team Member

Organizations

  • Run Around the Square, 5K Community, board member, 2012–2018
  • IDSA Western Pennsylvania, chapter chair, 2010–2012