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Bret Hekking is a Senior Principal UX Designer at Secureworks, leading UX design initiatives for the Taegis XDR cybersecurity platform since August 2022. Prior to this role, Bret served as a Principal User Experience Designer at SOLIDWORKS, where responsibilities included leading design for desktop 3D modeling applications and creating the first UI Kit and Design System. Additional experience includes working as a User Experience Architect at CA Technologies, a Principal Product Designer at Oracle with notable contributions to patented designs and cloud offerings, and various roles at Applix, Autonomy ZANTAZ, Pegasystems, Vignette, and Information Resources, where Bret established UX practices and conducted user research. Bret holds an MS in Human Factors in Information Design from Bentley University and a BA in Economics from Rutgers University.