Toronto, Canada

Robert Ritacca

Product Designer & Leader

Augmenta.ai Meta UofT

Toronto-based Product Designer with over a decade of expertise in collaborating with engineers and cross-functional partners. Proven track record of effectively managing and leading specialized, interdisciplinary design teams. Demonstrated technical proficiency in delivering software solutions across various platforms, including Desktop, iOS, and Android. Possess deep industry knowledge in Ad Tech, eCommerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Recruiting.

About Work

Experience

Years of total experience as a digital designer

Years of experience as a product designer

Years of management and leadership experience

Expertise

Skills

User experience, user interface and interaction design
Strategic design direction and product thinking
Active, reliable product delivery
People management and leadership by influence through situational leadership

Focus

Problem solving at scale
Effective workshop facilitation
Business stakeholder and relationship management
Collaboration with designers, engineers and XFN’s
Designing, building and maintaining design systems

Tools

Figma

Atlassian

Adobe CC

Docs

Canon

Credentials

Employment History

Augmenta.ai

Principal Product Designer

Lead Product Designer

Cognizant | formally known as

Devbridge

Product Design Manager

Managed the performance, career development, and utilization of a team of 4 Product Designers within the Toronto business unit. Directed all design phases across a broad portfolio of multi-product/multi-phase delivery engagements worth $25m over 4 years.

Instacart | formally known as

Unata

Senior Product Designer

Saw through the delivery of working software from discovery to delivery for Unata’s B2C eCommerce platform across Desktop, iOS, and Android.

AdParlor | acquired by Fluent Logo

Fluent

Senior Product Designer

Saw through the delivery of working software from discovery to delivery for AdParlor’s Ad Technology platforms, supporting our clients as they advertised across Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Google.