Hi, there! I'm Dara, and I Do [Product] Design. I'm an interdisciplinary Senior Product Designer with a passion for creating inclusive, secure digital products. I lean heavily on my background as a sociologist to craft meaningful human experiences through intuitive, data-driven design. I'm a visual thinker, so presenting solutions in an aesthetically-pleasing way is important to me.My tech-related interests lie at the intersections of Design Thinking, Cybersecurity, Secure Design, AI, and Biomimicry. If you're curious about the ways that they're all interrelated, drop me a line so that we can chat more!Empathy is where it begins, and where it always circles back to. I view the user problems I'm presented with as puzzles that I'm invited to solve by piecing data together, through curiosity and attention to detail. I thoroughly enjoy the process of creatively exploring and testing ideas, being proven wrong through user feedback, and pivoting and meticulously iterating until I can present the client with a solution tailor-fit to their users' needs. I enjoy being involved in the design process from conception to launch.I look forward to working with companies and individuals who value collaborative and creative thinking and center the user at every step of the design and development cycle.My skillset includes:- Secure Design- Human-Centered Design- User Research- Information Architecture- Competitive Analysis- Customer Journey Mapping- Interaction Design- Rapid Prototyping- High-Fidelity Prototyping- Usability Testing
