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San Francisco, Ca, Us

New York, New York, Us

Remote, Us

About the company: ideas42 Ventures is a venture studio that recruits entrepreneurs from under-represented communities and supports them in the development of impact focused businesses and software products.Managed a team of senior designers who each independently paired with entrepreneurs to develop their product and business- Conducted weekly 1:1s, team meetings, and design reviews- Managed team resourcing and relationships with design contractors- Led recruitment and hiring process for product designersLed product and design for 4 studio ventures:- User Research: Conducted interviews, surveys and usability tests- Early Product Testing: Ran no-code tests of product ideas and conducted research to evaluate results- Product Strategy: Defined an outcome-based product vision and roadmap- Information Architecture: Defined the IA for new products in order to explore technical solutions and iterate with CEO and engineering- MVP Design: Created wireframes and designed high-fidelity mockups- Front-End Development: Developed front-end of MVPs using ReactJS and Material UI- Brand Design: Established logo, typography, color, imagery, and UI patternsAs studio wide operations lead, managed HR functions to improve employee wellness and studio logistics

San Jose, Ca, Us

Led strategy and development of company wide React-based design system- Designed and Developed Components: Led architecture, design and development of components- Established Process: Established new processes for component creation and code review that streamlined the process and better incorporated it into the existing design and development process, improving system quality and adoption- Built Roadmap: Established the system as a product within the business with it’s own roadmap and quarterly priorities, gaining buy in from executives on system strategy- Created documentation: Developed storybook examples and a Figma library for the systemManaged a team of junior designers- Conducted weekly 1:1s to review design work and provide mentorship and guidance - Planned and coordinated design resources across multiple engineering teams- Partnered with recruiting teams to conduct hiring of product designers- Partnered with VP of Design to develop and implement company wide design strategyLaunched and led accessibility program to define company wide standards for training and development- Advocated for accessibility as a key business objective, gaining buy in from the CEO and budget for dedicated QA headcount- Designed and conducted accessibility training across all engineering and design teams- Established a VPAT creation process across suite of 5+ products- Joined accessibility related customer conversations as the company’s sole subject matter expertLed product design and front-end development of strategic initiatives- Partnered with customer success and sales to improve company onboarding, support materials, and customer usage data collection- Led redesign of newly acquired companies to apply OpenGov design standards and patterns- Led redesign of navigation system across product suite, supporting business objective of encouraging cross suite usage and upsells and design objective of improved product navigation and information architecture

Arlington, Va, Us

Owned strategy and development of white-label design system built to support web, mobile and print productsCoordinated staff resourcing for team of 7 designers and acted as design representative for product teamDesigned new features for core product suite- Used behavioral science techniques to create print, email, and web tools for utility customers that encourage energy efficiency- Conducted usability testing to evaluate design directionsCreated accessibility training materials for all developers and led an organization-wide project for accessibility improvementsLed design for a strategic project to create the vision for a modern version of Oracle Utilities’ key legacy software used by customer support representatives of utilities- Conducted in-person research with customer support representatives- Designed and developed a new design system that could be use for Oracle Utilities’ enterprise products- Presented software vision at annual customer conference- Ran workshops to bring customers into the design process and generate excitement

Mountain View, Ca, Us

About the team: Google’s EngEDU organization builds and maintains internal training material for engineering teams.Conducted user interviews to understand how engineers used existing training materials and other resourcesDesigned and developed improved navigational structure and information architecture for training material

Mountain View, California, Us

Used A/B testing and other metric driven strategies to improve intake funnel and checkout flowRedesigned and developed main interface for patient and counselor communicationProposed, designed and launched a new group therapy feature

Houston, Texas, Us

Launched an online community for our customers and conducted user interviews with membersDesigned and developed a CSS-based pattern library

Houston, Texas, Us

Davis, California, Us

Davis, California, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us