Biography

Dave Yeats is a product, discovery and UX executive whose technology career spans over 20 years in late-stage startups, small consultancies, and global corporations. As a UX research specialist, Dave transformed organizations to align on delivering customer-centric products. Dave holds a PhD in Technical Communication and Rhetoric from Texas Tech where he focused on usability and user-centered design in the open source software community. He has taught courses in design, writing, and technology at The University of Texas, Auburn, Texas Tech, Texas State, and Mizzou.

Degrees

PhD, Technical Communication and Rhetoric, Texas Tech University (Dissertation: Open-source software development and user-centered design: A study of open-source practices and participants)
MA, English (Creative Writing), University of Missouri
BA, English (Literature), Baylor University