I am Nikolas Beaudin, an experienced leader and passionate user experience advocate.
10+ yrs
PROVEN LEADERSHIP
20+ yrs
UX RESEARCH & DESIGN
750+
PROJECTS DELIVERED
Experience & Education
I utilize my formal design and management training, along with extensive work experience, to solve complex business and human problems.
I recognize the importance of the entire journey and how to transform end-customer feedback into actionable insights, ideas, and product concepts.
I ensure that the design vision aligns with business priorities, broader market fit, and follow through with proper execution.
I applied user-centered design (UCD) methodology in software and hardware product development across various industries.
PRODUCTS
• B2B SaaS - Web
• B2C - Web & Mobile
• Hardware
INDUSTRIES
• Insurance (complex and heavily regulated)
• Ad Tech (complex ecosystem)
• Aerospace (heavily regulated)
• Transportation (heavily regulated)
• Product design & equipment
COMPANIES
• Large global organizations
• Government agencies
• Design Studios
• Universities & Research Labs
Leadership Style
• My leadership style is collaborative and inclusive; fostering an innovative thinking environment where every team member feels valued.
• Peers and employees appreciate my human approach, passion, and perseverance.
• Superiors count on my rigor, communication, and leadership skills to rally teams and execute the broader product vision.
• I lead managers who ensure their creative teams have the support to grow and succeed.
• I strongly believe in and act on inclusion and team diversity.
• I promote creativity, curiosity, and autonomy.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
I believe that creating exceptional products necessitates strong collaboration across various functions.
I have had the opportunity to work with different hierarchical levels within complex organizational departments.
PRODUCT
• VP of Product & Engineering
• Head of Product
• Product Domain Leads (Directors)
• Product Area Leads
• Product Managers
• Product/Data Analytics (PAX)
ENGINEERING
• VP of Engineering
• Chief Architect
• SRE Director
• Site leads
• Engineering Managers
• Front-End Developers
• Back-End & API Developers
• Architects
SALES & SUPPORT
• Sales / Account Executives
• Customer Solution Managers
• Solutions Engineering & Support
• Operations
• Finance
OTHERS
• UX & Technical Writers
• Knowledge Management
• Marketing
• Security
• Contract Management
• Human Ressources
• Legal
• IT / Security
• Business Operations
• Project Management
Testimonials
Michael Richardson
Samsung Ads - Global Head of Product
Nik has been a core leader of my leadership team in our Product organization, as we have tackled major platform improvements, creating new applications, and balancing both internal, self-service, and consumer design. He has both led a team to develop high quality designs, as well as made scalable design systems and component libraries. In addition, our UX team under his leadership has created powerful research libraries that are able to be used by all. Throughout, he's been a great person to work with. I am very happy to recommend him for Design and UX leadership positions.
Brenda Gutierrez
Samsung Ads - Product Design & Research Manager
I’ve had the privilege of working under Nik’s leadership for almost five years, and I don’t have enough words to express how transformative that experience has been. He is nothing short of a unicorn—a rare gem in the professional world. Nik embodies the ideal leader: incredibly intelligent, deeply compassionate, and genuinely committed to uplifting those around him. Nik is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion, particularly when it comes to promoting women in leadership positions. Our team reflects this commitment beautifully, comprising talented individuals from various backgrounds and cultures.
Abhishek Srivastava
Samsung - Manager - Mobile Devices & Services - Product & UX
Nik is an exceptional design leader with high integrity who has profoundly impacted the Samsung Ads organization. As the head of UX for our Ad Tech platforms and product areas, he has set a new standard for design and experience leadership. Not only did he build and scale teams across Canada, India, USA and Poland, but he also ensured a consistent and high-quality UX presence in all our projects.
James Posey
Samsung Ads - Sr. UX Designer
Nik is an incredible leader, mentor, and manager. He is highly professional and always inspired and brought out the best in each of us who has had the honor of working under him. As a manager, Nik's ability to break down where each of us as team members could be best utilized as a way to positively and meaningfully impact UX at Samsung Ads was remarkable.
Tim Fagan
Bombardier - Head of Cabin Design
Nik is a skilled and experienced designer in both transportation and UX/UI design. He is able to analyze, organize and design very complex systems and projects while making the UX clear and easily understood for the user - balancing capability with simplicity and clarity. He has a natural ability to keep track of a ‘million’ small details while never losing sight of the big picture. As a leader, he really cares about his team, and creates an environment where he gets the most out of his team’s abilities, and collaborates naturally in a multidisciplinary team of engineers, software designers and manufacturing.
Joseph Rezile
Bombardier - Senior Manager, Software Engineering
I had the absolute pleasure of building several products with Nikolas over the past years while at Bombardier Aerospace. Nikolas is an AWESOME guy, plain and simple. Not only did Nikolas show initiative in building out our UI/UX architecture from scratch, but he also played a huge role in pushing the product forward from a design perspective. Nikolas' attention to detail and general UI creativity made a huge impact on Business aircraft Apps as a whole.
Awards & Patents
I had the privilege of working with amazing creative teams that enabled fostering innovation.
This innovation led to breakthrough products that were internationally recognized.
Red Dot Award • Best of the Best • Challenger 3500 Business Aircraft (Bombardier Design Team) • 2022
Red Dot Award • Global 7000 Business Aircraft (Bombardier Design Team) • 2018
National Honor - AAPC Excellence Award • Place d'Armes Street Furniture (Morelli Design Team) • 2013
I co-invented and co-authored three patent applications, two of which were successfully implemented in production:
Patent CA 3060269 • System and method for providing passenger interfaces • 2019
Impact: Pioneered screenless interaction concepts
Patent US20170043855A1 • Buffer zone for interior aircraft features • 2017
Impact : Saved $250K per aircraft in labor; $37.5M cumulative savings
Patent US20170267357A1 • Retractable air gasper apparatus • 2017
Impact: Improved passenger comfort and reduced visual clutter. Improved option retail price margins.