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United States

I started taking courses part time a few years back and have decided to put all my efforts towards finishing it. Still expanding my UX community in the meantime and can't wait to be back!

I empower value driven businesses to achieve their goals by leveraging a combination Design Thinking, UX Research, and Information Design methods. By taking the time to understand the business objectives and the needs of the audience, I enable useful, meaningful, and successful solutions.

Bridging the gap between business goals and customer needs at L4IS, an innovative biotechnology company revolutionizing 3D imaging of biological structures. Our technology eliminates the need for manual slicing of biological samples, delivering consistent data faster. With unparalleled imaging quality, companies can develop more effective solutions by.

Bellevue, WA, US

Bridging the worlds of marketing and UX in a highly technical photo organization tool.An app once used by only the most technically minded, now converting to a broader audience; requiring me to understand a behemoth of technical knowledge, turn them into manageable chunks, delivered at just the right time for useful, seamless interactions.

Poesis and Praxis is an international Branding Design and Strategy Agency with a heavy UX focus specializing in medical devices and data analytics. As a co-founder with a background in UX, I use both mixed methods research and design thinking methodologies to craft strategies for our clients while managing the timelines and delivery of projects. Our work.

New York, US

Supported the design & development of Act 2 Network's Field Strategy Program, an arm of the greater Schmidt Futures' org, by defining personas and market differentiation, ultimately creating higher team alignment and clearer program strategy. Some of the methods I used/assets created included interviews, literature reviews, competitive analysis.

Redwood City, California, US

My work with David Schnur Associates started with a website and brand redesign was focused on enhancing their R&D Engineer persona experience. I assisted in this project by facilitating cross-functional, collaborative workshops for both DSA and Poesis & Praxis to enhance team alignment and goal clarity. Additionally, I conducted a variety of qualitative.

San Francisco, California, US

Ava Accessibility was relaunching for COVID19 and needed UX Design and Branding updates to be prioritized and executed accordingly. Working closely with Ava's CEO, stakeholders, internal employees, and Poesis & Praxis's cross functional design team, I ran discovery sessions, design reviews, heuristic evaluations, prioritization mapping workshops, and.

Cobalt Polymers goal with this project was to understand how to best align their digital experience with the needs of their R&D Engineer customers - from acquisition through purchase. I collaborated with Poesis & Praxis' internal design team, Cobalt Polymers VP, and stakeholders through discovery sessions and goal defining workshops to prioritize Cobalts.

Redmond, Washington, US

Worked with both customer facing Azure extensions and internal analytics products for Microsoft. Collaborated with prototypers, designers, engineers, and PMs for research preparation and design brainstorms, mentored new designers on overall workflows and scenario focus and was an active member of design reviews. Methods:Scenario creationUsability.

Collaborated with branding and design for creating client websites. Collected qualitative data to create grounded and intentional designs for all of our clients. Using a variety of methods to deliver the most meaningful and inclusive designs. Developed design comps from Sketch using CMS builders and customizing the code to replicate the final designs..

Collaborated with user researcher and information architect to deliver redesign for a green home builder. Conducted discovery session with client, aided in defining scope of work, and relationship management. Crafted context scenario and MVP based on persona provided by user researcher and self directed feature focused competitive analysis. Used assets.

Immersive student in General Assembly's UX Design course, having a great time with the entire iterative and creative process - unveiling what I don't know one lesson at a time. Tools/LanguagesSketch OmniGraffel InVision SquareSpaceHTML CSSJavaScript Methods/DeliverablesUser research Sketching Prototyping Wireframing Affinity mapping Competitive analysis.

Ux Design

Education record

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Sociology