Rose Anderson

I have had the opportunity to get to know Thomas through a community-based UX group that he started in January 2016 in Rochester, MN. I have been impressed at how effective Thomas has been at bringing this group together around events and educational activities.

Evident in his leadership of this group has been Thomas’s commitment to continuous learning, helping others learn, and stretching his own skills. He not only has a strong, demonstrated understanding of user experience design techniques, but he has also effectively taught others those techniques and promoted awareness of UX design through activities he has planned for community UX meetings and internally at Mayo Clinic. Thomas has strong written communication skills which I’ve observed in the thoughtful, professional communications he has sent out to the group and in our correspondences about design.

A strong problem solver and critical thinker, Thomas not only has user experience design skills, but knows his way around code as well. This combination makes Thomas an extremely valuable translator and contributor to human-centered solutions in a technology-rich landscape.