Hello, I'm Tykiera

A design leader who
utilizies human-centered design to integrate business with creativity

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Designer sketching mobile low-fidelity wireframes
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Where Ideas lead to strategy

and Impactful Solutions

CREATIVE THINKER
CREATIVE AGENCY
CREATIVE AGENCY
CREATIVE AGENCY
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Hello, I'm Tykiera

A design leader who
utilizies human-centered design to integrate business with creativity

Style guide visual on apple desk computer
Designer sketching mobile low-fidelity wireframes
A glass office wall with green, orange, pink, blue, and purple sticky notes for the design process.

Where Ideas lead to strategy

and Impactful Solutions

CREATIVE THINKER
CREATIVE AGENCY
CREATIVE AGENCY
CREATIVE AGENCY
Hero Grid

Hello, I'm Tykiera

A design leader who utilizes
human-centered design to integrate
business with creativity

Style guide visual on apple desk computer
Designer sketching mobile low-fidelity wireframes
A glass office wall with green, orange, pink, blue, and purple sticky notes for the design process.

Where Ideas lead
to strategy And

Impactful Solutions

CREATIVE THINKER
CREATIVE AGENCY
CREATIVE AGENCY
CREATIVE AGENCY
Hero Grid

Hello, I'm Tykiera

A design leader who utilizes
human-centered design to integrate
business with creativity

Style guide visual on apple desk computer
Designer sketching mobile low-fidelity wireframes
A glass office wall with green, orange, pink, blue, and purple sticky notes for the design process.
CREATIVE THINKER
CREATIVE AGENCY
CREATIVE AGENCY
CREATIVE AGENCY
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Background

Tykiera Manning is a design leader with 6+ years of experience in research, marketing, and design for products and services. With a passion for crafting intuitive and business-driven experiences, Tykiera has worked at IBM and Insomniac Design, shaping digital products that bridge user needs with strategic objectives.

She earned an MBA/MA in Design Leadership with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Maryland Institute College of Art. Before that, she honed her business acumen with a BSBA in Marketing and Finance from the University of South Carolina - Columbia, giving Tykiera a unique perspective at the intersection of design, strategy, and innovation.

Beyond work, creativity extends into the physical and artistic — whether sketching and painting or finding balance in a yoga or pilates class. And when not immersed in design, you might catch Tykiera cheering on her favorite football or basketball team, always inspired by the strategy and teamwork that fuels both sports and great design.

Experience

User Experience and User Interface Designer
IBM | Nov 2021 - Present

Generating solutions that deliver intuitive user interfaces and experiences that increase adoption and drive business success by working with a multidisciplinary team and utilizing enterprise design thinking

Prototyping Facilitator
Maryland Institute College of Art | Oct 2023 - Jul 2024

Guided aspiring designers from various backgrounds through an immersive 8-week course, delving into the intricacies of the design sprint prototyping process and empowering them to craft impactful digital products

User Experience and User Interface Designer
Insomniac Design | Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

Incorporated the human-centered design framework to redesign and provide solutions for websites, data visualizations, and product development

Marketing Director
EcoMap Technologies, Inc. | Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

Spearheaded external presence through social media and digital marketing by increasing overall engagement by 61%

Design & Strategic Branding Intern
Day Three Labs | Jun 2020 - Nov 2020

Collaborated with marketing sector to create unique branding kits and style guides within the B2B space through brand positioning to increase revenue by 7%

Education

Master of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship
The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School
Jul 2019 - May 2021

Activities and societies: Women In Business VP of Marketing and Design for Social Impact

Master of Arts, Design Leadership
Maryland Institute College of Art
Jul 2019 - May 2021

Activities and societies: Human-centered Design, UX/UI Design, Agile Scrum Methodologies, Enterprise Design Thinking, Web Development

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing and Finance
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Aug 2015 - May 2019

Activities and societies: American Marketing Association, Global Business Council Member, Multicultural Assistance Peer Program Member

Projects

Marketing Strategist and Co-designer
Exelon | Feb 2021 - May 2021

Assisted the design team on an internal assessment to improve employees' storm duty experience which could place the company's churn rate below 5%

Lead Designer
PSR Guitars | Mar 2020 - May 2020

Strategized a design plan to use foreign trade zones to maximize the company's logistics and operations via an excel digital product that calculates key numbers for current and future product trading predictions

Ideation Strategist
Steelcase | Mar 2020 - May 2020

Utilized human-centered design thinking to activate and amplify social intrapreneurs as change-makers for social impact within the internal landscape of the company

Lead Designer and Marketing Researcher
Fidelity Investments | Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

Developed a design plan and marketing strategy to help Hispanic Gen-Z actively manage and achieve financial goals and aid in the company's efforts to successfully reach at least 65% of this target market

Certifications

IBM Growth Behaviors
Google Foundations of UX Design
Udemy App Design Course - UX, UI, & Design Thinking
Cradle to Cradle: Designing C2C Certified Products for the Circular Economy
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
Google Analytics
Codecademy Web Development Career Path
Udemy Complete Figma Megacourse: UI/UX Design Beginner to Expert
Scrum Fundamentals Certified
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking - Team Essentials for AI
IBM AI Associate for All IBMers
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Co-Creator
IBM Trustworthy AI and AI Ethics

Rewards & Skills

Rewards
Leadership Distinction in Research
Leadership Distinction in Community Service
Leadership Distinction in Professional and Civic Engagement
Exemplary Collegiate Chapter Performance Award
(AMA)American Marketing Association Member of the Month
Skills
Figma
Miro
Prototyping
Mobile Design
Procreate
Mural
Microsoft Office
Graphic Design
Adobe: illustrator, InDesign, PhotoXD
Color Theory
A beautiful picture of Tykiera Manning smiling wearing a black blouse and tan slacks.

Background

Tykiera Manning is a design leader with 6+ years of experience in research, marketing, and design for products and services. With a passion for crafting intuitive and business-driven experiences, Tykiera has worked at IBM and Insomniac Design, shaping digital products that bridge user needs with strategic objectives.

She earned an MBA/MA in Design Leadership with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Maryland Institute College of Art. Before that, she honed her business acumen with a BSBA in Marketing and Finance from the University of South Carolina - Columbia, giving Tykiera a unique perspective at the intersection of design, strategy, and innovation.

Beyond work, creativity extends into the physical and artistic —whether sketching and painting or finding balance in a yoga or pilates class. And when not immersed in design, you might catch Tykiera cheering on her favorite football or basketball team, always inspired by the strategy and teamwork that fuels both sports and great design.

Experience

User Experience and User Interface Designer
IBM | Nov 2021 - Present

Generating solutions that deliver intuitive user interfaces and experiences that increase adoption and drive business success by working with a multidisciplinary team and utilizing enterprise design thinking

Prototyping Facilitator
Maryland Institute College of Art | Oct 2023 - Jul 2024

Guided aspiring designers from various backgrounds through an immersive 8-week course, delving into the intricacies of the design sprint prototyping process and empowering them to craft impactful digital products

User Experience and User Interface Designer
Insomniac Design | Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

Incorporated the human-centered design framework to redesign and provide solutions for websites, data visualizations, and product development

Marketing Director
EcoMap Technologies, Inc. | Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

Spearheaded external presence through social media and digital marketing by increasing overall engagement by 61%

Design & Strategic Branding Intern
Day Three Labs | Jun 2020 - Nov 2020

Collaborated with marketing sector to create unique branding kits and style guides within the B2B space through brand positioning to increase revenue by 7%

Education

Master of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship
The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School
Jul 2019 - May 2021

Activities and societies: Women In Business VP of Marketing and Design for Social Impact

Master of Arts, Design Leadership
Maryland Institute College of Art
Jul 2019 - May 2021

Activities and societies: Human-centered Design, UX/UI Design, Agile Scrum Methodologies, Enterprise Design Thinking, Web Development

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing and Finance
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Aug 2015 - May 2019

Activities and societies: American Marketing Association, Global Business Council Member, Multicultural Assistance Peer Program Member

Projects

Marketing Strategist and Co-designer
Exelon | Feb 2021 - May 2021

Assisted the design team on an internal assessment to improve employees' storm duty experience which could place the company's churn rate below 5%

Lead Designer
PSR Guitars | Mar 2020 - May 2020

Strategized a design plan to use foreign trade zones to maximize the company's logistics and operations via an excel digital product that calculates key numbers for current and future product trading predictions

Ideation Strategist
Steelcase | Mar 2020 - May 2020

Utilized human-centered design thinking to activate and amplify social intrapreneurs as change-makers for social impact within the internal landscape of the company

Lead Designer and Marketing Researcher
Fidelity Investments | Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

Developed a design plan and marketing strategy to help Hispanic Gen-Z actively manage and achieve financial goals and aid in the company's efforts to successfully reach at least 65% of this target market

Certifications

IBM Growth Behaviors
Google Foundations of UX Design
Udemy App Design Course - UX, UI, & Design Thinking
Cradle to Cradle: Designing C2C Certified Products for the Circular Economy
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
Google Analytics
Codecademy Web Development Career Path
Udemy Complete Figma Megacourse: UI/UX Design Beginner to Expert
Scrum Fundamentals Certified
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking - Team Essentials for AI
IBM AI Associate for All IBMers
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Co-Creator
IBM Trustworthy AI and AI Ethics

Rewards & Skills

Rewards
Leadership Distinction in Research
Leadership Distinction in Community Service
Leadership Distinction in Professional and Civic Engagement
Exemplary Collegiate Chapter Performance Award
(AMA)American Marketing Association Member of the Month
Skills
Figma
Miro
Prototyping
Mobile Design
Procreate
Mural
Microsoft Office
Graphic Design
Adobe: illustrator, InDesign, PhotoXD
Color Theory
A beautiful picture of Tykiera Manning smiling wearing a black blouse and tan slacks.

Background

Tykiera Manning is a design leader with 6+ years of experience in research, marketing, and design for products and services. With a passion for crafting intuitive and business-driven experiences, Tykiera has worked at IBM and Insomniac Design, shaping digital products that bridge user needs with strategic objectives.

She earned an MBA/MA in Design Leadership with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Maryland Institute College of Art. Before that, she honed her business acumen with a BSBA in Marketing and Finance from the University of South Carolina - Columbia, giving Tykiera a unique perspective at the intersection of design, strategy, and innovation.

Beyond work, creativity extends into the physical and artistic —whether sketching and painting or finding balance in a yoga or pilates class. And when not immersed in design, you might catch Tykiera cheering on her favorite football or basketball team, always inspired by the strategy and teamwork that fuels both sports and great design.

Experience

User Experience and User Interface Designer
IBM | Nov 2021 - Present

Generating solutions that deliver intuitive user interfaces and experiences that increase adoption and drive business success by working with a multidisciplinary team and utilizing enterprise design thinking

Prototyping Facilitator
Maryland Institute College of Art | Oct 2023 - Jul 2024

Guided aspiring designers from various backgrounds through an immersive 8-week course, delving into the intricacies of the design sprint prototyping process and empowering them to craft impactful digital products

User Experience and User Interface Designer
Insomniac Design | Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

Incorporated the human-centered design framework to redesign and provide solutions for websites, data visualizations, and product development

Marketing Director
EcoMap Technologies, Inc. | Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

Spearheaded external presence through social media and digital marketing by increasing overall engagement by 61%

Design & Strategic Branding Intern
Day Three Labs | Jun 2020 - Nov 2020

Collaborated with marketing sector to create unique branding kits and style guides within the B2B space through brand positioning to increase revenue by 7%

Education

Master of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship
The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School
Jul 2019 - May 2021

Activities and societies: Women In Business VP of Marketing and Design for Social Impact

Master of Arts, Design Leadership
Maryland Institute College of Art
Jul 2019 - May 2021

Activities and societies: Human-centered Design, UX/UI Design, Agile Scrum Methodologies, Enterprise Design Thinking, Web Development

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing and Finance
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Aug 2015 - May 2019

Activities and societies: American Marketing Association, Global Business Council Member, Multicultural Assistance Peer Program Member

Projects

Marketing Strategist and Co-designer
Exelon | Feb 2021 - May 2021

Assisted the design team on an internal assessment to improve employees' storm duty experience which could place the company's churn rate below 5%

Lead Designer
PSR Guitars | Mar 2020 - May 2020

Strategized a design plan to use foreign trade zones to maximize the company's logistics and operations via an excel digital product that calculates key numbers for current and future product trading predictions

Ideation Strategist
Steelcase | Mar 2020 - May 2020

Utilized human-centered design thinking to activate and amplify social intrapreneurs as change-makers for social impact within the internal landscape of the company

Lead Designer and Marketing Researcher
Fidelity Investments | Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

Developed a design plan and marketing strategy to help Hispanic Gen-Z actively manage and achieve financial goals and aid in the company's efforts to successfully reach at least 65% of this target market

Certifications

IBM Growth Behaviors
Google Foundations of UX Design
Udemy App Design Course - UX, UI, & Design Thinking
Cradle to Cradle: Designing C2C Certified Products for the Circular Economy
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
Google Analytics
Codecademy Web Development Career Path
Udemy Complete Figma Megacourse: UI/UX Design Beginner to Expert
Scrum Fundamentals Certified
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking - Team Essentials for AI
IBM AI Associate for All IBMers
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Co-Creator
IBM Trustworthy AI and AI Ethics

Rewards & Skills

Rewards
Leadership Distinction in Research
Leadership Distinction in Community Service
Leadership Distinction in Professional and Civic Engagement
Exemplary Collegiate Chapter Performance Award
(AMA)American Marketing Association Member of the Month
Skills
Figma
Miro
Prototyping
Mobile Design
Procreate
Mural
Microsoft Office
Graphic Design
Adobe: illustrator, InDesign, PhotoXD
Color Theory
A beautiful picture of Tykiera Manning smiling wearing a black blouse and tan slacks.

Background

Tykiera Manning is a design leader with 6+ years of experience in research, marketing, and design for products and services. With a passion for crafting intuitive and business-driven experiences, Tykiera has worked at IBM and Insomniac Design, shaping digital products that bridge user needs with strategic objectives.

She earned an MBA/MA in Design Leadership with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Maryland Institute College of Art. Before that, she honed her business acumen with a BSBA in Marketing and Finance from the University of South Carolina - Columbia, giving Tykiera a unique perspective at the intersection of design, strategy, and innovation.

Beyond work, creativity extends into the physical and artistic —whether sketching and painting or finding balance in a yoga or pilates class. And when not immersed in design, you might catch Tykiera cheering on her favorite football or basketball team, always inspired by the strategy and teamwork that fuels both sports and great design.

Experience

User Experience and User Interface Designer
IBM | Nov 2021 - Present

Generating solutions that deliver intuitive user interfaces and experiences that increase adoption and drive business success by working with a multidisciplinary team and utilizing enterprise design thinking

Prototyping Facilitator
Maryland Institute College of Art | Oct 2023 - Jul 2024

Guided aspiring designers from various backgrounds through an immersive 8-week course, delving into the intricacies of the design sprint prototyping process and empowering them to craft impactful digital products

User Experience and User Interface Designer
Insomniac Design | Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

Incorporated the human-centered design framework to redesign and provide solutions for websites, data visualizations, and product development

Marketing Director
EcoMap Technologies, Inc. | Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

Spearheaded external presence through social media and digital marketing by increasing overall engagement by 61%

Design & Strategic Branding Intern
Day Three Labs | Jun 2020 - Nov 2020

Collaborated with marketing sector to create unique branding kits and style guides within the B2B space through brand positioning to increase revenue by 7%

Education

Master of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship
The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School
Jul 2019 - May 2021

Activities and societies: Women In Business VP of Marketing and Design for Social Impact

Master of Arts, Design Leadership
Maryland Institute College of Art
Jul 2019 - May 2021

Activities and societies: Human-centered Design, UX/UI Design, Agile Scrum Methodologies, Enterprise Design Thinking, Web Development

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing and Finance
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Aug 2015 - May 2019

Activities and societies: American Marketing Association, Global Business Council Member, Multicultural Assistance Peer Program Member

Projects

Marketing Strategist and Co-designer
Exelon | Feb 2021 - May 2021

Assisted the design team on an internal assessment to improve employees' storm duty experience which could place the company's churn rate below 5%

Lead Designer
PSR Guitars | Mar 2020 - May 2020

Strategized a design plan to use foreign trade zones to maximize the company's logistics and operations via an excel digital product that calculates key numbers for current and future product trading predictions

Ideation Strategist
Steelcase | Mar 2020 - May 2020

Utilized human-centered design thinking to activate and amplify social intrapreneurs as change-makers for social impact within the internal landscape of the company

Lead Designer and Marketing Researcher
Fidelity Investments | Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

Developed a design plan and marketing strategy to help Hispanic Gen-Z actively manage and achieve financial goals and aid in the company's efforts to successfully reach at least 65% of this target market

Certifications

IBM Growth Behaviors
Google Foundations of UX Design
Udemy App Design Course - UX, UI, & Design Thinking
Cradle to Cradle: Designing C2C Certified Products for the Circular Economy
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
Google Analytics
Codecademy Web Development Career Path
Udemy Complete Figma Megacourse: UI/UX Design Beginner to Expert
Scrum Fundamentals Certified
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking - Team Essentials for AI
IBM AI Associate for All IBMers
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Co-Creator
IBM Trustworthy AI and AI Ethics

Rewards & Skills

Rewards
Leadership Distinction in Research
Leadership Distinction in Community Service
Leadership Distinction in Professional and Civic Engagement
Exemplary Collegiate Chapter Performance Award
(AMA)American Marketing Association Member of the Month
Skills
Figma
Miro
Prototyping
Mobile Design
Procreate
Mural
Microsoft Office
Graphic Design
Adobe: illustrator, InDesign, PhotoXD
Color Theory

As a trailblazer,
 
I have found a passion for
amplifing life experiences.
 
A great designer
understands the importance of relationships and
values 
 
immersing their self in creativity.

As a trailblazer,
 
I have found a passion for
amplifing life experiences.
 
A great designer
understands the importance of relationships and
values 
 
immersing their self in creativity.

As a trailblazer,
 
I have found a passion for
amplifing life experiences.
 
A great designer
understands the importance of relationships and
values 
 
immersing their self in creativity.

As a trailblazer,
 
I have found a passion for
amplifing life experiences.
 
A great designer
understands the importance of relationships and
values 
 
immersing their self in creativity.

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