See What Peers Say
About Working with Nick Umana.
The comments below are a few of the recommendations found on my LinkedIn page.
Quality and Speed
I had the privilege of working with Nick for two years at Peloton Interactive, Inc. and was consistently impressed with the quality and speed of his work. His expertise, passion, talent, and drive for improving the learner experience truly elevated our game. He is a curious learner and constantly in pursuit of developing his own skills and he generously shared new design approaches and software with the broader Talent Development team. Nick supported the team in moving to graphic video design, color theory, reducing lesson length, using AI, and creating more highly engaging content with different modalities. Additionally he is a fantastic team mate – he makes work fun and is always pushing in a positive and supportive way to help others achieve their best. I highly recommend Nick and hope to get to work with him again someday.
Senior Director, Global Talent Development at Peloton
Collaborative and Productive
I worked with Nick on Peloton’s Global Talent Development team and he’s a truly excellent Instructional & Experience Designer. He’s innovative, collaborative and productive. He doesn’t miss deadlines, asks thoughtful questions and is always striving to create the best deliverable possible. He led the charge on integrating AI tools into our content creation efforts and worked on a variety of projects across the learning & development space (leadership development, onboarding, sales enablement, you name it, he worked on it). He has a voracious appetite for learning and is a true team player.
Director, Global Learning and Development at Peloton
Stellar Designer and Teammate
Nick is a stellar designer and teammate. I had the pleasure of working with Nick on the Peloton global talent development team, where he supported design efforts for many project, program and quick-turnaround initiatives. He treated every assignment like it was high profile and provided exceptional design consultation through questions to seek understanding, clear summarization to align and then follow-up to ensure the best possible outcome.
I was thoroughly impressed with Nick’s ability to take a design concept and make it better than I could imagine, and I was even more impressed with Nick’s curiosity and passion for learning and growing his skills to better the team and himself. Nick brought AI to our team before anybody asked, showed how we could leverage in multiple ways and most importantly, offered education moments for all on the team on how to best leverage AI and all other tools/skills he learned to drive innovation.
Nick’s skills as a designer and love for lifelong learning would make any organization better on day one. And as a teammate, he will elevate the experience for any team beyond the skills and tools as he is a good human being who genuinely cares about people and wants nothing but the best for everyone. I would highly recommend Nick!
Senior Program Manager, Learning and Development Operations at Peloton
Strategic and Innovative
Nick is a determined self-starter who not only focuses on what is possible today but also has a keen eye on what new tools we should be leveraging and investing in to design for tomorrow. While managing Nick at Peloton over the past year, I’ve witnessed his tenacity for new projects, critical thinking through hard problems, and the strategic alignment he brings when planning around the business, budget, and platform constraints, and always putting his audience and collaborators first. Whether you’re looking for a strategic player, an innovative designer, or someone to execute thoughtfully curated, impactful, measurable experiences – Nick Umana is your guy.
Senior Manager, LXD Global Studio at Peloton
Exceptional and Inspiring
Nick is an exceptional learning experience designer and natural leader. His passion towards his craft is inspiring. He consistently works to advance his already elevated design skills while selflessly offering his knowledge and expertise to any colleague interested in further developing their abilities. Nick is dedicated to his team, strategy, and organization and always looking for opportunities to help drive the business forward. It has been my privilege to work with Nick both as his leader and as a team member. He is an incredible asset and a wonderful human!
Senior Manager, Learning and Knowledge Management at Peloton
Consistent Visionary and Executor
Nick and I got the chance to work together as Sr. LXD’s at Peloton and I am a better designer and innovator because of the opportunity to be on the same team as him.
Nick is consistent, visionary, and an executor.
First, Nick is consistent in the way he designs and creates learning experiences and remains professional and loyal to the brand. Beyond consistency in his work, he is someone you can depend on to be a team player and is committed to finding a solution. His consistent work ethic sets him apart.
Second, Nick is able to conceptualize and anticipate future trends and opportunities in a that benefits the whole project, team, and/or company. He is able to come up with innovative solutions and strategies that the average person may not have yet perceived.
Lastly, Nick is drives his ideas and design with conviction. It has been impressive to witness Nick turn mere words into big experiences for Peloton. He is able to push boundaries while still remaining on brand and being adaptable.
I HIGHLY recommend Nick as a leader and learning experience designer, and learning and development expert. I have really enjoyed how easy it has been to collaborate with Nick. He is a huge asset to any organization he is a part of.
Senior Learning Experience Designer, Global Talent Development at Peloton