Scott Merker
Branch Chief, Experience Design, Emerging Technology And Innovation
Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolScott Merker is a seasoned design and product leader with 20+ years creating user-centered digital and physical experiences, currently serving as Branch Chief for Experience Design, Emerging Technology and Innovation at the USPTO. He leads multidisciplinary UX teams and product initiatives—from an open-source federal web design system to enterprise Qualtrics and AI/LLM explorations—translating complex government services into usable, next-generation patent and trademark products. Previously he led award-winning global intranet and internal web experiences at the IMF and owned creative strategy for large member organizations, demonstrating a rare blend of enterprise-scale delivery and hands-on design craft. A persistent advocate for reuse and community, he maintains public open-source repositories and stewards agency-wide design systems and communities of practice. Based in Virginia, he’s also a mentor across government UX programs and brings a track record of measurable impact in high-stakes, highly regulated environments. Notably, he pairs a designer’s eye with product ownership discipline, driving both vision and sustainable operational practices.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Visual Communications in Technology + Marketing, Visual Communication, Design, Visual Communications in Technology + Marketing, Visual Communication, Design at Bowling Green State University
English
Github Skills (21)
bootstrap10
bootstrap-theme10
css10
pattern10
bootswatch10
uswds7
react6
jekyll-theme3
png3
minify3
jekyll3
yeoman3
gulp3
gif2
image2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
USPTO/USPTO-Global-Header-Footer
Oct 2016 - Oct 2018
Universal web site header/footer
Contributions:1 PR, 1 push in 2 years
universal-webheaderweb-sitephpfooter
scottmerker/merker-motorsports
Jun 2018 - Aug 2020
Contributions:50 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 2 years 2 months
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