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    Melissa Schmidt

    Director of Research, Autodesk

    San Francisco

    Melissa has spent the last 15 years practicing UX research, and the last 8 years leading research teams. At Autodesk, Melissa enjoys leading large, cross-functional projects that bring customer insights to drive business and product strategy. She is a strong believer in the power of design thinking to increase creativity and has taught it to over 250 coworkers as a certified LUMA instructor.

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