UX Design: 1 Overview

Design Thinking: Understanding the Process

Figma for UX Design

Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner

Master of Fine Arts - MFA

Bachelor of Science - BS

Associate of Science - AS

In this role, I oversaw the design and creation of interactive masthead campaigns for highly trafficked sites like MSN.com, AOL.com, and Yahoo.com. I also delivered engaging solutions that facilitated the capture of 10M - 30M daily impressions.

Key Achievements:
• Enabled clients to visualize story of campaign banners by creating prototype storyboards that streamlined creative processes, enabled better client understanding, and enhanced decision-making for campaign adjustments.

Sr. Interactive Designer

Rich Media Designer

During my time as a Sr. UX Designer, I spearheaded projects to design and prototype data-driven visualization stories for 50+ clients annually. I also created interfaces that included social media analytics, reporting dashboards, and benchmarking data.

Key Achievements:
• Drove product adoption while collaborating with Success Managers and Implementation Consultants to deliver UX design support and training.
• Transformed Display Product from code-based to intuitive, user-friendly platform that enhanced client satisfaction by closely liaising with Engineers and UX Researchers.

Senior UX Designer

Upon transitioning to Nextar Digital, I supervised the development of rich media templates to expedite build time for the design team. I also drove efficiencies across the design by introducing innovative template solutions.

Key Achievements:
• Demonstrated leadership talents, presentation skills, and empathy while leading weekly team meetings that aligned various project teams with competing goals under unified plan which enabled creatives to cut production time in half.

Creative Developer

Web Designer

Earlier in my career, I designed web banners and side headers for online content within a consumer and SMB site. I built relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders while concurrently executing eight projects each week.

Key Achievements:
• Significantly boosted team's output and efficiency by multitasking across up to six projects daily, each with next-day turnaround times, encompassing design, production, internal QA, and approval processes.

Interactive Designer

Leveraging my extensive professional experience, I’m in charge of a team of designers that architect data visualization stories and design experiences for +100 clients annually. My job entails building a collaborative environment to drive innovation in data visualization and UX design. I also streamline design processes to improve project turnaround times and client satisfaction.

Key Achievements:
• Championed integration of user feedback into design iterations, enhancing product usability and appeal.
• Played key role in creating strategic roadmap with clearly defined roles and responsibilities which streamlined operations and optimized project distribution.
• Consistently ensured products incorporate user-centric designs by coordinating with stakeholders on product adoption and feature planning.
• Foster collaboration with engineers to align strategies, mitigate bottlenecks, and overcome design challenges.

Design Manager

Creative Leadership | UX Design | Product Development | Digital Transformation | Stakeholder Engagement | Illustrations

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