Devon Skidmore Contact
About me

Hi, I'm Devon.

I'm a product designer with 8+ years of experience, based in Springville, Utah. I'm curious, steady and happiest when I'm learning something new alongside a team I trust.

Devon on a rocky summit with snow-capped mountains and a green valley behind
Who I am

A maker at heart

Family comes first. Most of my free time goes to my wife and kids. I also love working with my hands: sewing, painting, woodworking, home renovations and much more. I love learning new things.

I love adventure, too. I've finished an Ironman, run the world's highest marathon in Nepal and climbed Mount Rainier. I also helped organize a triathlon and spent over a year getting it ready.

Before design, I worked in healthcare as a recreational therapist, and helping people is still the reason I do what I do.

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How I work

What I'm like on a team

  • Learner

    I learn by doing

    I moved from recreational therapy into design by going back to school at DevMountain. More recently, I taught myself Claude Code so I could build 2 Chrome extensions that turned a 4-hour download job at Prolook into less than a minute.

  • Empathy

    I start with people

    I began my career as a recreational therapist, leading groups of up to 30 patients a day. That work taught me to understand people before trying to help them, and it's why I lean on contextual inquiry and usability testing today.

  • Relator

    I invest in my team

    At Prolook I grew the design team from 1 to 5 and mentored a junior designer to promotion. I do my best work with a small group I know well and can be honest with.

  • Adapter

    I roll with change

    I helped plan a live triathlon for over a year. When the city stalled on approvals, we moved it online and kept it going. Plans change, and I would rather adjust than stall.

My results

What my assessments say

Two assessments I've taken that match how I show up at work.

CliftonStrengths top 5

  1. 1
    Learner

    I enjoy picking up new tools and skills, and I stay curious long after a project starts.

  2. 2
    Relator

    I build close, trusting working relationships and care about the people on my team.

  3. 3
    Intellection

    I like time to think a problem through, which helps me find the root cause.

  4. 4
    Empathy

    I can sense how users and teammates feel, and I design with that in mind.

  5. 5
    Input

    I collect research, examples and ideas, then pull them together when the team needs them.

Predictive Index

Adapter

Adapters are flexible and team-minded. They are comfortable shifting between big-picture thinking and details, and they adjust their style to what the team needs.

That fits me. I'm happy to dig into research one week and polish UI the next, and I care more about the team getting it right than about getting credit.