Yuri Curtis Chief Executive Officer
Yuri Curtis is the CEO of Curtis Consulting. He possesses extensive experience in UX, web design strategy, and managing product design teams within enterprise software environments, guiding clients to optimize their digital interactions internally and with consumers. His dual credentials—a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master of Fine Arts (MFA)—make him equally comfortable discussing budgets and brainstorming innovative design concepts to deliver intuitive solutions for SaaS and B2B platforms.
As a consultant, Yuri advises clients on how to optimize their digital interactions with consumers, managing projects, presentations and workshops. As a leader he provides the rare blend of the creative and administrative, merging technical expertise with soft skills that has created a track record of leading multi-million dollar projects, he ensures the excellence of execution in every initiative.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Executive workshop facilitation
- Technology roadmap development
- Investment prioritization
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Lead & manage onshore and offshore cross-functional teams
- Lead User Centered design thinking workshops
- Developed UX service design strategies across multiple product portfolios
- Consulting
- C-Suite Advisor
- Enterprise Solutions
- UX Design Lead
- Project Management
- Service Design
- Strategic Vision
Infoblox
Mr. Curtis led the team in delivering a visionary prototype for Infoblox, a global leader in secure cloud-managed network services, redefining the CSP experience. Recognizing that the legacy platform was siloed and inefficient, Mr. Curtis conceived the solution idea and guided the design thinking workshops that produced the wireframes, mockups, and prototypes. His leadership ensured the modernization effort directly addressed administrator pain points by unifying DDI, Threat Defense, and Service Edge into a single, cohesive experience. Through his oversight of user research, the team identified inefficiencies, such as redundant clicks and fragmented data access, crafting a user-centric design approach that optimized workflows and provided actionable insights.
Mr. Curtis also oversaw the development team, ensuring the prototype aligned with both user needs and Infoblox’s brand identity. By integrating AI-driven security monitoring, streamlining administrator workflows, and introducing scalable architectural components, the resulting design demonstrated how Infoblox could leap forward in operational efficiency and security. By designing a network topology view that integrated AI-driven security monitoring, workflow automation improvements, and a scalable architecture, the platform now provides a seamless, modern interface aligned with Infoblox’s brand identity.
I worked with Yuri the whole time he was with Infoblox in a very close relationship. He was the UX design specialist assigned to my work as a PM lead, he learned very quickly about our products and the problem we were facing with making a very technical product easier to use.
Yuri has a very unique ability to look into the future. When we are working on new ideas, he will ask the questions that challenge us into thinking about the next step, because it is very important to create workflows that will enable the future and not limiting it!
In addition to the daily work, Yuri developed a "view into the future". This is a very complete design idea of what the product should look like a few years from now. He worked with a large group of stakeholders to continuously verify his ideas, got input, understand workflows, understand user behavior and was always happy to change and further develop designs.
I had the pleasure of working closely with Yuri during our time together at Infoblox where he served as a Senior UX designer. I can confidently say that Yuri is a true asset to ANY team and a top-notch professional in the field of UX design.
Yuri has an exceptional talent for crafting user experiences that are not only visually appealing but also highly functional and intuitive. His attention to detail and user-centric approach were instrumental in enhancing the usability of our enterprise solutions. He consistently demonstrated a deep understanding of our users' needs and translated them into innovative design solutions.
Yuri is not just a talented designer but also a dedicated professional who consistently meets deadlines and delivers high-quality work. He has a strong work ethic, a proactive mindset, and a willingness to go the extra mile to achieve the best results.
I have no doubt that Yuri will continue to excel in his career as a UX designer and will be an invaluable asset to any organization lucky enough to have him on board.
I worked with Yuri for more than two years on the Infoblox UX team. He’s skilled at working on the design of products from concept through implementation. He has a lot of experience working with product managers to define UX requirements, creating and iterating on designs and working with software engineers to ensure that the products he works on are implemented as designed.
He is comfortable working with complex and technical concepts that have a steep learning curve, as he frequently did working on Infoblox’s platform features. He is also adept at thinking outside the box, finding creative design solutions that go beyond established conventions.