Leadership / Suzy + Crowdtap

One research ecosystem.
Every experience matters.

I led product experience across Suzy and Crowdtap, connecting complex B2B research workflows with consumer-facing experiences. As a hands-on design leader, I shaped UX strategy, developed designers, and turned business goals and user needs into clear, scalable experiences.

Mary Ann S. LewisDirector, Product Experience
Oct 2020 – Aug 2025
Suzy + CrowdtapConnected products
B2B + B2CResearchers + participants
Strategy + craftDirection through design
People + systemsTeam growth + standards
01 / The experience

From a question to an insight.

Explore each part of the research journey and my role in shaping it.

Conceptual experience map—not a literal architecture diagram. Operations supports studies as they run; audience sourcing can include Crowdtap and third-party panels.

02 / My scope

Wide-angle thinking.
Detail-level care.

I connected business and user needs to design priorities, guided teams through constraints, and stayed close to the work.

Strategy

Product vision, UX direction, alignment, and prioritization.

Research

Interviews, synthesis, usability testing, and analytics.

Systems

Complex workflows, reusable patterns, and accessibility.

Craft

Interaction design, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI.

People

Management, coaching, staffing, and design quality.

03 / Selected work

Different challenges.
Connected impact.

Examples of my hands-on design and leadership across the ecosystem.

B2B / Audience strategy

Scalable Targeting Strategy ↗

Guided UX direction and team alignment as Suzy expanded beyond a single audience source.

Flexible sourcingStrategic direction for modular qualification
B2B / Operations

Operational Control Dashboard ↗

Designed clearer study-risk triage and next actions for Operations.

Validated before buildConcept reviewed with Operations stakeholders
B2B / AI product vision

Suzy Signals ↗

Prototyped a connected AI-assisted journey from signal discovery to research output.

~60%Directional time-to-insight reduction; pending live validation
B2B / AI synthesis

Video AI Summaries & Clips ↗

Explored transcript-led summaries, clips, and researcher review.

Reviewable insightsDesign emphasis; no unverified time-savings claim
B2C / Consumer experience

Crowdtap Redesign ↗

Made survey selection and rewards easier to understand.

+30%Increase in first-time user conversion
B2C / 0→1 + Legal UX

Crowdtap Video Response ↗

Designed consent, permissions, recording, review, and submission for a new qualitative action.

92%Average completion; 97% for standard surveys
Systems / Hands-on leadership

Design System Foundation ↗

Reduced 30+ button variants to three semantic roles with reusable states and guidance.

~90%Adoption across new projects, up from <30%

Outcomes reflect the linked case studies. Suzy Signals is a validated prototype with a directional estimate, not a measured live-product result. The Operations dashboard is a pre-build concept.

04 / People leadership

Grow designers.
Strengthen delivery.

I managed three direct reports while continuing hands-on product design across strategic work.

Develop the team

Coaching, performance feedback, hiring, onboarding, and growth plans.

Match people to priorities

Staffing, capacity planning, and design quality across initiatives.

Build shared practices

Critique, competency frameworks, standards, and cross-functional alignment.

Leadership framework

UX Core Competency Matrix ↗

Making development and staffing conversations more concrete.

From direction to delivery

A vision needs a path to action.

Leadership framework

From UX Vision to Measurable Action ↗

Turning business goals and user needs into priorities, initiatives, and measures of progress.