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Blake Sutherland

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Director of Product Design at Apptegy
📍 Canada

Blake is a strategic design leader at Apptegy, specializing in complex problem spaces and platform design. With a background from the University of Ottawa and a UX Certificate, he has a proven track record of establishing product vision at firms like Numerator and Skupos. Colleagues describe him as a thoughtful and passionate leader.

Outside of his professional work, Blake has a strong connection to his roots in graphic design, admiring influential figures like David Carson. He also shows an interest in the evolution of digital media, particularly concerning creator compensation and rights within the music industry.

He hopes to see more expressive, graphic-design-influenced trends emerge in SaaS platform design, moving beyond common minimalism.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Director of Product Design
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Canada
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Priorities

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Design Leadership
As Head of Product Design, he focuses on defining product vision, design strategy, and fostering career growth and mentorship for his teams.
User-Centric Design
Emphasizes pairing user research with design execution, having previously led initiatives in usability testing, a/b tests, and user interviews at Numerator.
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Career

Work history

7-2024
Director of Product Design
Apptegy
1-2023 - 12-2023
Director of Product Design
Skupos Inc.
1-2022 - 1-2023
Product Design Manager
Cvent
3-2020 - 12-2021
Manager, Product Design
Numerator
11-2018 - 3-2020
Senior UX Designer
Numerator
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Education
2002 - 2006
Honours
University of Ottawa
2009 - 2009
Diploma of Education
Shillington Education
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