Senior member of a team that works on a diverse set of high priority projects. Adept at several methods—from usability testing, to interviews, to surveys—and comfortable improvising to meet aggressive timelines and shifting demands. Responsible for leading my own projects and presenting to high level stakeholders.

Led product design in a team of 3 for a service seeking to provide high school Latinas with professional mentorship.•Conducted user research and identified primary user needs for the adoption of their new app concept.• Designed wireframes and clickable prototypes that accelerated the app's timeline to an MVP.• Managed team and client alignment through feature prioritization, a clear product pipeline, and a clear view of business and user goals.

•Structured curriculum, taught lessons, gave feedback on assignments, mentored students.•Primary Figma Instructor. •Inspired and supported students to identify their passions and drive their own outside learning.•Facilitated a safe, supportive, and energetic community that welcomes all students.

Our team of 3 UX Designers created a prototype of a minimal viable product for an art therapy service looking to provide users with a digital platform.• Conducted user interviews to research user experience with both therapy and art.• Synthesized data with affinity mapping and used key insights to develop persona and features.• Compiled a comparative & competitive analysis of other art therapy platforms.• Developed a high fidelity prototype in Figma. One that allowed users to easily access tutorials,find their favorite teachers, and track their progress.

•Joined General Assembly's fully immersive 12-week UX Design program. Changing my career into UX Design, UX Research, Service Design, Information Architecture, etc.Graduating April 26th!•Gained significant proficiency in wireframes, user interviews, prototypes, synthesizing data, product design, information architecture, service design, UX strategy, usability testing, etc.•Expanded hard skills in UI/UX Design and prototyping with Figma.Projects-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*Lowe’s Mobile DIY UX/UI​​Designer​​​|​ Researcher*Lowe’s ​wants ​to ​​gain an edge on the competition by developing a mobile app that guides users from DIY inspiration to successful project completion•Performed heuristic evaluation to get a sense of problems within the existing Lowe’s DIY app.•Conducted competitive and business analyses to determine Lowe’s position in the marketplace.•Conducted comparative analysis to sow the seeds of inspiration and ideation.•Sketched and made lo, mid, and hi-fidelity wireframes.•Created​​ a ​​high ​​fidelity​ ​prototype app​ ​​that​​ allowed​​ users​ to find inspiration for a project, follow their favorite DIY experts, and successfully complete a project with guided video instruction.*Esposito Meat Market*Researcher ​​| ​I​nformation ​​Architect ​​|​​ UX/UI​​Designer​​​​Esposito Meat Market, a 100 year old NYC butcher, ​wants ​to​maintain relevance in an increasingly competitive marketplace by developing a new website with ecommerce functionality.•Utilized card sorting to help restructure information architecture of existing site.•Organized a feature inventory to gain an understanding of how Esposito measured up to the competition.•Conducted usability testing and iterated based on user feedback.•Created​​a​​high​​fidelity​​prototype​​app​​that​​allowed users to get a full understanding of Esposito’s products, and allowed them to purchase.

Co-host of a podcast interviewing female comedians•Built a user friendly, successful Patreon page based off audience feedback.•Extensive experience interviewing a wide range of personalities, and getting them to open up about their real feelings. •Crafted mini narratives for promotional videos on instagram.New York, New York, United States•Hosted five different successful independent shows that were all featured in the New York Comedy Festival.•Hosted an open mic that was voted Best in NYC by the Village Voice in 2013. (https://www.villagevoice.com/2013/10/16/best-nyc-musicians-by-genre-clubs-and-comedians/)•Performed in clubs, independent shows, and festivals across the US.•Produced, wrote, and directed a short film featured at the Oaxaca Film Festival, and LA film festival.•Acted in sketches for Comedy Central

•Supported business income growth by reaching measurables as defined by management. •Created fine craft cocktails to be added to the menu.•Anticipated guest needs and tailored their dining experience based off of feedback.

Lead a team as head bartender at one of the busiest restaurants in America on weekend nights. Improvised constantly due to the demands of high volume, high maintenance clientele.Excelled at events like the Tribeca Film Festival Chanel party executing service to a luxury clientele.