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Mark Connolly - Independent Consultant, Product Strategy & Experience Design in Remote, USA

Mark Connolly

Director-level UX and design systems leader specializing in enterprise platforms

Parasol ProjectsMassachusetts College of Art and DesignRemote, USA28 Years ExperienceDirector LevelWorks On-Site

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Frontend architecture leader with deep browser-platform expertise who led the UI for Fidelity's next-generation account optimization platform and built a framework-agnostic web component ecosystem before Fluent existed. Particularly strong in semantic component design, event-driven architecture, performance tuning at scale, and highly disciplined testing, with recent hands-on work in GIS/map-based visualization prototypes.

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Key Strengths

  • Led UX designers and developers on a next-generation account optimization platform at Fidelity
  • Built a framework-agnostic web component library with semantic, composable design
  • Strong frontend architecture across JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and browser APIs
  • Deep state management expertise using Angular and NGRX
  • Performance optimization through event delegation for large-scale UI rendering
  • Designed non-breaking component API changes used across multiple application areas
  • Rigorous automated testing discipline with 100% coverage targets
  • Strong maintainability focus through abstraction, composability, and event-driven design
  • Hands-on geospatial visualization experience with map overlays and coordinate transformations

Reference Highlights

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  • led frontend engineering team
  • player-coach leadership style
  • technical lead capability
  • high-quality work
  • high-performing production systems
  • stable production systems
  • significant business impact
  • strong UI/UX involvement
  • thoughtful approach
  • enthusiastic approach
  • focus on user needs
  • prioritized maintainability and code quality
  • pragmatic about delivery speed
  • owned key frontend modernization work
  • handled high-complexity production work
  • high-quality output
  • maintainable implementation
  • consistent technical execution
  • clear technical direction
  • significant impact on frontend strategy
  • improved team scalability and delivery
  • built reusable components and patterns
  • incremental and pragmatic implementation approach
  • stable production performance
  • reduced UI regressions and fragility
  • accelerated modernization across products
  • strong performance with data-dense interfaces
  • reliable handling of complex interactive behaviors
  • established reusable UI patterns
  • effective trade-off judgment
  • improved UX consistency
  • other teams could adopt his work

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Experience

Independent Consultant, Product Strategy & Experience DesignParasol Projects · Nov 2024 – Presentfreelance
Director UXAspen Technology · Apr 2023 – Nov 2024
Director, Design SystemseMoney Advisor · Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Senior Development Manager - Enterprise Digital Design SystemCVS Health · Jul 2021 – Jan 2022
Senior UX Manager – Strategic Advisors Technology (SAT)Fidelity Investments · Jan 2017 – Jan 2021
Principal UX Developer – Personal Investing (PI) UX Center of ExcellenceFidelity Investments · Jan 2013 – Jan 2017
Web Development ManagerStaples · Jan 2008 – Jan 2013
Freelance DesignerStaples · Jan 2007 – Jan 2008freelance
Owner, Creative DirectorMako Design · Jan 2000 – Jan 2007
Senior DesignerClick2learn · Aug 2000 – May 2001
Senior DesignerDatasage · Oct 1999 – May 2000
Senior DesignerThe Imagination Company · Mar 1998 – Jul 1999
Graphic DesignerThe Internet Access Company · Apr 1996 – Oct 1997

Education

Massachusetts College of Art and Designbachelor, Fine Arts (1995)

Languages

English

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