Ed Federbush

Digital Experience Design & Development

I have extensive experience in every phase of design and development—from researching and prototyping to designing and developing. I’ve worked on projects with teams of all sizes, from startups to global enterprises. I’m interested in freelance and consulting opportunities where I can help create products that resonate with users and drive successful business outcomes.

Independent Consulting   (2019 - Present)

Consulting, advising, and freelance work

Some Recent Projects:

  • Researched & designed a new ecommerce credit product for a fortune 500 bank. More here...
  • Researched & designed a SaaS platform for a fortune 500 bank. More here...
  • Researched & prototyped a POC of a CX/user research and insights platform utilizing artificial intelligence.

Docurated (2011 - 2018)

Co-Founder, Head of Product Experience

Docurated is a SaaS sales-enablement platform for managing digital assets and tracking performance in marketing and sales materials.

Key Contributions:

  • One of the original founders, I owned the product experience and front end development from founding to acquisition.
  • Managed web and mobile experience through the entire lifecycle - from research to deployment.
  • Worked with large clients (J.P Morgan, Netflix, etc.) on research, design and development of custom integrations and workflows.

Boliven (2008 - 2011)

Head of Design and Experience.

Boliven was a search and insights platform for scientific documents and patent data.

Key Contributions:

  • Led product design and experience from product launch to acquisition.
  • Hands on design and development through the entire lifecycle - from research to deployment.

Gerson Lehrman Group (2000 - 2008)

Director, Product Design and Experience

GLG is the world’s largest expert network, connecting experts through various primary research products.

Key Contributions:

  • Joined as 2nd engineering hire (under co-founding CTO); and during my tenure, I grew my role from full-stack engineer to head of product design & experience
  • Created and grew the product design team, which was responsible for all aspects of product experience - research, prototyping, design and front-end development.

Special Projects

Paircast.com

Founder, Solopreneur, Sole Developer

Created a private screening app for film festivals and award ceremonies. The app has been used for secure screenings during the Academy Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to festivals like Sundance, Cannes and others.

Key Contributions:

  • Conducted user and market research to identify needs for 'screeners'.
  • Designed, developed and maintained a scalable, user-friendly platform for secure, high-volume streaming.
  • Managed all aspects of the project, dealing directly with clients, prospects, and users.

Education

Boston University

BA, Philosophy

Skills

Research & Design

Software: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, AI

Activities: User research, wireframing & prototyping, responsive design

Development

Front-end: html, css, javascript/typescript, tailwind/bootstrap, react/nextjs, svelte/sveltekit, jQuery

Other: Ruby on Rails, Node.js, SQL/noSQL, APIs (REST & GraphQL), AWS, Git, Analytics (Google, Crazy Egg)