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Jean F. Boisvert

Design Leadership • Systems & Product Orchestration • Business Outcomes
Los Angeles Metro Areamisterboisvert@gmail.comLinkedInPortfolio

Executive Summary

Data-driven Product Design Executive with over 15 years of experience architecting high-moat enterprise systems, search infrastructures, and financial intelligence platforms. Proven track record of scaling ARR (driving $2M→$30M and $5M→$74M expansions) by translating complex technical telemetry, AI-driven automation, and design systems into measurable business outcomes. Specialized in bridging executive strategy with high-velocity product execution across fintech, SaaS, and enterprise search verticals.

Core Expertise & Technical Directives

  • Systems Architecture & Vibe-Coding: Dynamic & Generative UI Frameworks, Intent-Recognition Mapping, Model Context Protocol (MCP) Integration, Agentic Workflows.
  • Search & Data Infrastructure: Vector Search Systems, Complex Information Architecture, Faceted Filtering, Jina AI, Semantic Processing.
  • Fintech & Automation Strategy: Algorithmic Trading Systems, Predictive Automation Engines, Financial Telemetry Integration.
  • Product-Led Growth (PLG): Enterprise Scale-Up Architecture, Conversion Optimization, Capital-Efficient Product Management.

Professional Experience

Director of Product Design and User Experience — SearchStax
October 2019 – Present
  • Capital Scale-Up: Partnered directly with leadership to engineer the core product strategy that scaled ARR from $2M to $30M, positioning the platform for significant private equity investment.
  • Product Architecture: Conceptualized and orchestrated the end-to-end product design of SearchStax Studio and SearchStax Cloud, embedding advanced discovery capabilities and managed search infrastructure into a category-leading enterprise suite.
  • Agentic Prototyping: Pioneered internal "vibe-coding" and agentic workflows using Replit, Jina, and MCP to build functional application prototypes rapidly, accelerating design validation cycles and bridging the gap between product intent and engineering execution.
  • Systems Evolution: Directed comprehensive web ecosystem overhauls, prioritizing strict design tokens, automated design system pipelines, complex user flows, and enterprise-grade information architecture.
  • Operational Orchestration: Built and scaled a high-leverage, distributed product design team, optimizing remote and hybrid workflows to maximize design velocity and cross-functional engineering alignment.
Founder & Lead Product Designer — Stock Circles
March 2014 – October 2019
  • Algorithmic Product Design: Engineered the end-to-end systems and user-intent logic for AI-driven fintech environments, achieving product-market fit for algorithmic trading systems including Smart-AutoTrading® and Activefol.io®.
  • Predictive Automation: Designed and deployed strategic automated sentiment analysis and price prediction engines, successfully anchoring complex quantitative signals into reliable, high-trust user workflows.
  • Rapid Agentic Prototyping: Built high-fidelity functional prototypes to rapidly stress-test market mechanics, dramatically reducing time-to-market and elevating user engagement metrics.
Sr. Director, User Experience — MyLife.com
June 2011 – February 2014
  • Hyper-Growth Revenue Capture: Executed a comprehensive product-led growth (PLG) architecture that expanded revenue from $5M to $74M ARR by systematically stripping friction from consumer-facing conversion funnels.
  • Team Scale-Up: Structured, recruited, and managed the UX department's expansion from 2 to 18 cross-functional professionals, instituting rigorous quality standards and scalable design-to-engineering delivery loops.
  • Reputation Frameworks: Streamlined complex relational databases into elegant digital reputation management systems, protecting platform credibility and optimizing customer trust cycles.
User Experience Lead — William O'Neil + Co. Inc.
May 2010 – June 2011
  • Methodology Preservation: Decoded and systematized William O'Neil's legendary CAN SLIM trading philosophy into the MarketSmith® desktop and mobile applications, ensuring complex institutional quantitative models remained accessible to modern market operators.
  • Digital Translation: Led the high-stakes digital transformation of traditional financial analytics tools, modernizing legacy data views into high-velocity, competitive interactive interfaces.
User Experience Lead — Desjardins General Insurance Group
May 2009 – May 2010
Levis, QC, Canada
  • Conversion Engine Optimization: Led the behavioral redesign of the digital Auto Insurance Quoting system, driving an immediate 30% lift in successful new quote completions.
  • Telemetry Optimization: Leveraged structural data arrays, interaction telemetry, heat-mapping, and programmatic usability tracking to optimize user engagement and reduce drop-off friction.
Director of User Experience — Citysearch
April 2008 – May 2009
  • Structural Local Search: Spearheaded the systemic overhaul of Citysearch.com in coordination with Adaptive Path's strategic vision, creating advanced visibility models for local merchant networks.
  • Vector & Geospatial Integration: Orchestrated early advanced vector search layers and complex mapping protocols, transforming fragmented discovery databases into cohesive, intuitive geospatial discovery flows.
Director of User Experience — Siderean Software
June 2006 – February 2008
  • Enterprise Search Architecture: Utilized the Siderean Navigator framework to architect deep information retrieval solutions for high-stakes enterprise clients, including Oracle and the Financial Times.
  • Faceted Navigation: Innovated proprietary metadata filtering, complex faceting mechanics, and data clustering interfaces, radically accelerating data discovery and structural accuracy.

Education & Credentials

MBA, Technology Management – University of Phoenix, School of Business
BFA, Design Art – Concordia University
Certification: Securities Law, Series 65
Honors / Awards – Webby Awards (Best Shopping App) · Best Stock Pattern Recognition Software
Languages – Native fluency in French and English
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