# Arthur Carreton - Product Craftsman Portfolio ## Personal Information **Name:** Arthur Carreton **Title:** Product Craftsman **Location:** Paris/Lyon, France **Email:** arthur@carreton.com **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthur-carreton/ **Current Position:** Lead Designer at Dassault Systèmes --- ## Professional Identity ### Core Specialties - Product Design - Product Management - Software Development ### Professional Summary As a Product Craftsman, I blend **product design**, **product management**, and **software development** to craft digital products that are clear, useful, joyful, and disruptive with high added value. Trained in all three disciplines and experienced across each role, I bring a rare and comprehensive perspective to products, ranging from in-depth **discovery** and **problem definition** to thoughtful **design**, validation, and high-quality **delivery**. This comprehensive skill set helps me connect **vision, strategy, and execution** with clarity, speed, and a true sense of craftsmanship. --- ## Skills & Competencies ### Design Skills - UX Design - UI Design - Accessibility - Design Systems - Prototyping - Eco-Design - Ergonomics - Atomic Research ### Product Management Skills - Prioritization - Data Analysis - User Research - Research System - Roadmap - Stakeholder Management ### Methodology & Frameworks - Double Diamond - Lean UX, BDD (Behavior-Driven Development) - Agile (Scrum, Kanban) - Product Atomic Research ### Development Skills - **Frontend:** HTML, CSS, TypeScript, NextJS, React, Svelte, Vue - **Backend:** C++, C, Python, Java - **Data Analysis:** Pivot tables, SQL - **API & Testing:** REST architecture and Microservices, Test-Driven Development --- ## Key Impact Metrics ### Accessibility Achievement - **100% WCAG alignment** across 13 brands - Ensured comprehensive accessibility compliance for multi-brand design system ### 3D Performance Optimization - **Loading time reduced from 1 hour to 7 seconds** (-99.8%) - Boosted 3D performance for millions of users ### Design System Scaling - **End-to-end design system delivered in 6 months** (from design to delivery) - Rapid scaling across multiple brands and products ### User Research Operations - **More than 100 user research sessions** conducted - Generated strategic insights leading to data-driven product decisions --- ## Philosophy & Approach I Design. I Build. I Ship. From accessibility and performance to design systems and user research, my work consistently delivers tangible impact for both **users and businesses**. My ideal problem-solving process follows these phases: 1. **Discover** - Deep dive into user needs and business context 2. **Define** - Clarify problems and opportunities 3. **Prioritize** - Focus on what matters most 4. **Shape** - Design thoughtful solutions 5. **Deliver** - Execute with quality and craftsmanship --- ## Tools & Technologies Proficient in standard product tools such as **Figma** and **Notion**, I remain adaptable to all stacks and rely on the best tools to meet the needs of each client. ### Main Tools Currently Used - Figma - Notion - Coda.io - Premiere Pro - Miro - Claude - Visual Studio Code - Jira - Postman --- ## Featured Projects ### 1. Design Thinking Facilitator **Focus:** UX Design, Mentoring, Responsible AI Facilitation of design thinking workshops for a large school group. Work on a commissioned problematic concerning responsible AI. **Key Metrics:** - **10,000+ students** impacted - Additional KPIs coming soon --- ### 2. White Label Design System **Focus:** Product Management, UX/UI Design Design and deployment of a multi-brand design system to ensure consistency, rapid production ramp-up and WCAG compliance. **Key Metrics:** - **13 brands covered** by the design system - **100% WCAG AA compliance** achieved - **40% reduction** in design-to-development time --- ### 3. Product Atomic Research **Focus:** Strategy, UX Research, ProductOps Research and publication of a reproducible user research framework to optimise product decisions. **Key Metrics:** - **1 talk** delivered - **2 white papers** published - **1000+ readers** reached --- ### 4. Dassault Systèmes Design & Development **Focus:** UX/UI Design, AI, 3D Rendering Product design on DELMIA products: optimisation of ergonomics, integration of AI and improvement of 3D performance for industrial uses. **Key Metrics:** - **$1 billion historic contract** secured - **+99.8% 3D performance improvement** achieved - **+9% Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)** growth --- ### 5. Heegee **Focus:** UX Design, UX Research, Strategy Innovative product for preventing sedentary lifestyles: UX journeys focused on engagement, user testing and impact strategy. **Key Metrics:** - **10+ million users impacted** - **1 strategic pivot** executed - **Jury prize at the largest health hackathon** --- ### 6. Exploring My Childhood Drawings **Focus:** Regressivity, UI Design, Art I have been drawing since childhood, and I have made it my trademark, based on the theme "Jungle of my childhood." **Key Outcomes:** - Creation of a distinctive and unique identity - Light and dark themes, always accessible --- ## Professional Experience ### Companies That Have Trusted Me - Dassault Systèmes (Current - Lead Designer) - OMNES Education - Heegee - Fraunhofer Institute - IBM --- ## Testimonials ### Michael Baeyens **Position:** Design & Product Director > "There are talents that you can see coming from a mile away and know they will go far. If I had to recruit a PM, I would want them to have expertise in product, design, and tech. Impossible? Well, apparently not. ✨" --- ### Andy Lam **Position:** UX Designer > "Arthur is a tutor who is passionate about his work and has a rare ability to convey his knowledge in a clear, lively, and inspiring way. He didn't just explain UX best practices to me, he also showed me how to combine methodological rigor, attention to detail, and strategic vision." --- ## Contact Information ### Ready to Start a Project? Drop me a line and let's discuss how we can collaborate to bring your ideas to life. **Email:** arthur@carreton.com **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthur-carreton/ **Location:** Paris/Lyon, France --- ## Accessibility Statement This portfolio and all my work prioritize accessibility. I am committed to: - WCAG AA compliance as a minimum standard - Supporting screen readers and assistive technologies - Providing clear, semantic content structure - Ensuring inclusive design for all users --- ## Document Metadata **Last Updated:** November 2025 **Document Purpose:** Text-only version of portfolio for LLM processing and screen reader accessibility **Format:** Markdown **Author:** Arthur Carreton **Version:** 1.0 --- *This document provides a comprehensive text-based representation of Arthur Carreton's professional portfolio, designed to be easily parseable by AI systems and accessible to screen readers. For the full interactive experience with visual elements, animations, and dynamic components, please visit the web version of the portfolio.*