Julia Houck-Whitaker is a Project manger at Adaptive Path. Here at Adaptive Path, she works with companies from the legal industry to the travel and leisure industry, and helps develop and manage events, large and small.
Professional Background
Before joining Adaptive Path, Julia was the Director of User Experience at Bolt | Peters, a longtime friend and strategic partner of Adaptive Path. While at Bolt | Peters, Julia oversaw their User Experience Consulting business. She managed and led qualitative and quantitative user-research projects for clients such as Oracle, Hallmark and Greenpeace.
Her interest and passion for User-Centered Design began while studying at UC San Diego, where she studied Human Computer Interaction. In addition to her studies, she worked on Distributed Cognition projects focusing on strategic planning in conjunction with the San Diego Super Computer.
Julia also enjoys knitting, as well as training for and running marathons. She is also an avid fan of the Denver Broncos.
Upcoming Appearances
August 12 - 15
Julia Houck-Whitaker will be presenting at UX Week in San Francisco, CA
The Adaptive Path Team
- Alexa Andrzejewski
Interaction Designer - Andrew Crow
Senior Experience Designer - Brandon Schauer
Experience Design Director - Brian Cronin
Project Manager - Bryan Mason
COO - Chiara Fox
Senior Information Architect - Chula Carlson
Controller - Dan Harrelson
Senior Technologist - Dan Saffer
Experience Design Director - David Verba
Director of Technology - Gina Crescenti
Client Relations Associate - Henning Fischer
Design Strategist - Jesse James Garrett
President - Julia Houck-Whitaker
R&D Manager - Kate Rutter
Senior Practitioner - Kim Lenox
Senior Interaction Designer - Kumi Akiyoshi
Visual Practice Lead - Laura Kirkwood-Datta
Vice President of Professional Services - Leah Buley
Experience Designer - Pam Daghlian
Event Manager - Patricia Merino Price
Client Relations Manager - Peter Merholz
President - Rachel Brune
Project Manager - Rachel Hinman
Design Strategist - Robert Kinyon
Office Manager - Ryan Freitas
Experience Design Director - Sarah Nelson
Design Strategist - Sebastian Heycke
Design Strategist - Teresa Brazen
Project Manager - Todd Elliott
Project Manager - Todd Wilkens
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