Bringing Clarity to Complexity

UX Researcher | Product Designer | Problem Solver

Hello! I’m Thomas Graham—a UX researcher who blends curiosity, creativity, and clarity to help teams make smarter product decisions.

Over the past 20 years, I’ve worked with design teams at Disney, Universal, Hitachi, and other organizations across healthcare, Saas, and government industries. That journey has reinforced what I’ve always believed: great design starts with listening — to users, to data, and to the broader environments we build within.

Whether I’m running generative interviews or large-scale surveys, my work is grounded in a clear goal: helping teams make confident, evidence-based decisions. My approach balances rigor and creativity across discovery, synthesis, and storytelling. 

Without data, we’re walking blind.

the people i've worked with

Disney Epcot Illuminations
U.S. Navy's HITS-M Program
Poseidon's Fury at Universal Islands of Adventure
AdventHealth
Hitachi Vantara
Nsync National Tour Video
UMFO-GBTS training Program
Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum
:30 AAA National Television commercial
Darden Brand Websites
  • User Experience Researcher

    AdventHealth

    February, 2020 - Present

    Collaborate with leadership, product, stakeholder, and design teams to ensure we are guided by human-centered data.

    Oversee and conduct interviews, research studies, and product testing while promoting what makes our users tick.

    Serve as a subject matter expert on our customers’ behaviors, needs, and attitudes.

  • Product Designer

    Hitachi Vantara

    January, 2018 - February, 2020

    Design and facilitate numerous discovery workshops that used user interviews, journey mapping, empathy mapping, rapid-prototyping, and stakeholder interviews to ensure the teams had a vivid understanding of the problem space.

    Consult with internal stakeholders to understand the core business objective to reveal the "why" behind the our feature requests.

    Produce user research artifacts, wireframes, mock-ups, and interactive prototypes for stakeholders and engineering teams for feature development.

    Mentor new and Jr. designers.

  • Director, UX Design

    Ascentus

    March, 2016 - December, 2017

    Institute UX design processes for all web and mobile app development, ensuring a user-centered design approach

    Oversee the design and development of all web and mobile apps

    Perform A/B tests and facilitate data-driven design implementation

    Conduct contextual inquiries to identify improvements of current designs

    Design low/high-level wireframes, mockups, and prototypes

  • Product Designer, Marketing

    Team Cymru

    June, 2014 - March, 2016

    Responsible for the user experience design for multiple threat intelligence programs.

    Developed content strategies for commercial sales pipeline.

    Conducted rapid usability tests and presented data to the product teams.

    Complete rebrand of US and UK offices.

  • Lead UI/Media Developer

    Carley Corporation

    August, 2004 - June, 2014

    Lead a creative team to develop multiple training and simulation contracts while also developing courseware media and simulation models for the Department of Defense.

    Supervise and execute requirements gathering and user research at various off-site locations.

    Conduct usability tests and present to internal and external stakeholders.

    Develop and maintain user-centered design standards, templates, and processes for creative teams.

  • UI Designer

    Captial Cargo International Airlines

    January, 2003 - August, 2004

    Front-end designer for company intranet and website.

    Produce training materials for pilots and maintenance.

    Design all print, interactive, and web-based advertisements.

  • Junior Art Director

    Century III at Universal Studios

    February, 1999 - December, 2002

    DesignJr. Art Director for NSYNC ‘No Strings Attached’ tour

    Develop video effects for Epcot Illuminations

    Design website for Smokey Bones

    Develop broadcast video-based advertisements

      Projects include:
    • Universal Studios - Poseiden’s Fury
    • Disney - Epcot Illuminations
    • Madame Tussauds - Times Square
    • Rosie ‘O Donnel - Production Grpahics
    • NSYNC - 2 National Tours
    • AAA - :30 Advertisement
  • Full Sail University

    1997 - 1998

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