Kristen K. Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

I have been a freelance UX/UI Product Designer since 2018 and am open to discussing new opportunities.

My career break consisted of these accomplishments: 1. Qualifying for the Boston Marathon. 2. Training and Racing for two summer 5000 meter track meets with the New England running company Tracksmith. 3. Health related care for a 16-week period over summer 2023 which included: holistic treatment, Chinese medicine, yoga, Qi-gong and acupuncture. I also found strength in mindfulness, meditation developing self healing skills. This was important for me after COVID quarantine.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Played a leading role in design initiatives as a key contributor to the United Core UX team, focusing on a content renovation project for united.com.• Collaborated with strategists, content writers, and engineering to implement user-centered solutions to deliver ancillary products and services.• Optimized prototypes for seamless performance across desktop, mobile, and tablet devices.

Redmond, Washington, Us

• Led iterative product design for Outlook Search, reducing search time by implementing user-friendly concepts such as 'tabs,' 'refiners,' and a 'prompt for filter' prototype.• Established a toolkit for the Outlook Search team using Fluent Design System UI, facilitating seamless collaboration.

Beaverton, Or, Us

* Consulted for UX strategy with Nike Advertising Agency to add value for family Marketplace by ideation, creation, and presentation of customer journey flows to stakeholders for one project.

New York, Ny, Us

Collaborated in instructing a part-time UX design cohort, engaging students from diverse locations, including across the nation, Australia, and Hong Kong.

San Jose, Ca, Us

via Aquent Studios

San Jose, Ca, Us

• UX Designer for the DC team collaborating with the Lead UX Designer for Adobe.com.• Create user flows, sitemaps, wireframes, prototypes that align with product goals and milestones. • Partner with multiple stakeholders, including product managers, engineers, organizational leaders, user research, and other designers, in drafting & brainstorming concepts. • Coordinate multiple projects to completion. • Create iterative designs that meet product objectives, fit within Adobe.com design guidelines, and respond to feedback and usability testing.

Provided pro bono UX research, including user/stakeholder interviews and heuristic analysis, leading the redesign of Moving Forewords' website, and utilizing WordPress for the updated site.• UX research conducting user/stakeholder interviews and heuristic analysis of the website.• Redesign of Moving Forewords' web experience; organizing information architecture and creating UI while working on a team of two designers.• Production of an updated website using the technical skills of the Wordpress CMS platform.

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb

• Created UI components, typography, icons and graphics in systematized libraries to create experiences backed by machine learning.• Worked collaboratively with UX Lead to deliver prototypes during design sprints for user research in a healthcare environment.• Generated multiple device platform software designs with consistent branding that can be seamlessly changed for varying healthcare partners.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

• Designed Pandia Health's HIPAA-compliant website and mobile app.• Conducted market and user research for iteration opportunities of the client's staging site to achieve business goals.• Interviewed 40 women for key data findings to identify trends and patterns.• Designed low-fidelity to high-fidelity wireframes of a Q & A section implementing a search interaction for usability and presented to a large group and stakeholders.

New York, Ny, Us

• Completed a 10-week, full-time career accelerator at General Assembly, specializing in user research, testing methodologies, and design best practices. Emphasis on Lean UX, rapid prototyping, and design studio, covering the entire process from research and ideation to prototyping and testing.• Covered coursework in User Research, Interface Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, Interaction Design, Mobile Design, Responsive Web Design, and Usability Testing.

Danville, California, Us

• Orchestrated the design of visual and marketing projects pivotal in securing Series-A funding for this wireless power startup.• Revamped web branding for the Consumer Electronics Showcase 2018, strategically attracting key customers to forge partnerships and boost revenue.• Mentored one employee as the social media manager.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Successfully completed product, systems, and communication training for performing high-quality, professional demos of new/used vehicles to build a strong rapport with customers in order to drive sales. Also reported to sales manager regarding objectives and analyses. • Developed product knowledge for vehicle authority, knowing the ins and outs of product offerings and retail packages for the latest tech. • Sold and demonstrated an Mercedes Maybach to a NFL draft pick. ˙ᵕ˙

Boca Raton, Fl, Us

• Marketed fitness studio memberships for pre-sale of the HQ in Boca Raton, FL while reporting to studio owners and top OrangeTheory executives in South Florida.• Represented OTF as brand ambassador at pop-up marketing setups, at local races, and at other fitness studios.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

• Partnered with a scrum agile team to build responsive web graphics for fortune 500's rewards program.• Designed visuals and presented to communication specialists and engineers and ship to customers.________• Created email and web site slideshows, banners, and ads to engage with customers to grow rewards programs for customer loyalty and purchasing power.• Worked in a team environment; communicate daily with Marketing Communications Specialists for targeted and specific advertising design schemes per client. • Received creative feedback with Senior Graphic designers for approval of designs within the design team.• Developed strategic communication strategies with email coding team to adjust and design for web.

Harrison, New York, Us

• Built and iterated 100+ websites with internal CMS and efficient deployment.• Strengthened flooring retailer's web traffic by creating and populating customized sites by composing original and engaging promotional designs, to increase sales and e-commerce. • Corresponded with Web Design manager, Internet Marketing, and SEO for content focus, content revisions and approvals, procedural updates, and other aspects of the website and content management.• Structured content directly to the web using a custom CMS (content management system) while advocating for clients to assure all customer needs are met.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

• Operated all aspects of graphic design, layout, and production processes for human resources, to coordinate marketing and advertising strategies for staffing campaigns nationwide. • Consulted with marketing coordinator/managers to enhance GEO’s presence in the market.• Generated & redesigned creative ideas for brochures, web-site, and company periodicals.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Graphic Design

Certificate, Front End Web Development

Certificate, User Experience Design Immersive

High School Degree

Harvard University Online

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Graphic Design