Henry Tavarez / Portfolio ’26
Senior UX & Product Designer

I make dense software feel like it wants to be used.

I lead design for complex, high-stakes systems — public health, enterprise, higher-ed — where speed, trust and precision matter more than trend.

Available
Select consulting · Q2 2026
Local time
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Recent artifacts — hover to pause
CDC
Disease Surveillance
Pathway
Student system
Tessera
AI product modeling
PwC Design System
Enterprise component library
Cracker Barrel
Website redesign
CREC
Operations center
CDC
Disease Surveillance
Pathway
Student system
Tessera
AI product modeling
PwC Design System
Enterprise component library
Cracker Barrel
Website redesign
CREC
Operations center
01 — Featured projects

Three case studies at scale.

02 — Selected works

More from the archive.

PwC — Enterprise design system
PwC · 2013–2017

Enterprise design system

Role — Partner / Head of UX (Arrow Digital)

A design system for PwC's internal software, the tools that auditors, tax specialists, and consultants use every day. Over two dozen apps, built by different teams, brought under one set of components and patterns.

Design SystemData VizEnterprise
Central Electric Cooperative — Grid operations dashboard
Central Electric Cooperative · 2014

Grid operations dashboard

Role — Lead Designer

An operations dashboard for a rural Oklahoma utility serving more than 20,000 meters. Real-time grid performance, outages, and forecasts, designed for a 6-screen video wall spanning 15.5 by 6 feet in the ops center and tablets in the field.

Data DashboardOpsUtility
In Touch Ministries — Unified content platform
In Touch Ministries · 2015

Unified content platform

Role — Lead UX Designer

A unified, mobile-optimized experience for a global digital ministry. One design system across In Touch's website, online magazine, and a new web application. Component-based, mobile-first, built so editorial, IT, and design could work from the same toolkit without stepping on each other.

Content PlatformResponsiveEditorial
Cracker Barrel — Brand + e-commerce modernization
Cracker Barrel · 2016

Brand + e-commerce modernization

Role — Creative Director

A digital experience that kept the old-country-store charm but actually worked on a phone. Built around wood grain, chalkboard surfaces, warm photography, and a content model that could serve personalized menus and store info across 600+ locations.

E-commerceBrandResponsive
03 — About

Designing for clarity and impact at enterprise scale.

— Who

I'm a UX Designer and Product Design Lead with more than 20 years of experience connecting design, technology, and strategy. My work is about making complex things simple — translating the needs of users, engineers, and business leaders into practical, human-centered solutions that scale.

Sectors
Public HealthHigher EducationFinanceEnterprise SaaS
— Philosophy

Good design creates clarity. It removes friction, highlights what matters, and builds systems that help people do their best work. For me, design is both empathetic and analytical — understanding human needs while balancing technical and organizational realities. I describe my approach as designing for clarity and impact at enterprise scale.

Success, defined
  • 01A task that once took ten clicks now takes three.
  • 02A design decision perfectly aligns with a business goal.
  • 03A user feels confident instead of confused.
04 — Let’s talk

Have a system worth untangling?

Email
hello@henrytavarez.com
Elsewhere
LinkedInRésumé (PDF)