I’m a UX Designer with a passion for clean designs that are accessible to all users. Read on to learn how my knowledge, skills, passions, and abilities have led me to UX!
I’m a UX Designer with a passion for clean designs that are accessible to all users. Read on to learn how my knowledge, skills passions, and abilities have led me to UX!
I recently graduated with a UX Design certificate from Dev Mountain. That program has helped me synthesize my past experience and education. It expanded my design thinking, prototyping, user testing and visual design skills. I learned to effectively use Figma to create beautiful and functional mockups.
My degree in advertising taught me how to effectively research, write surveys, conduct interviews, understand problems, and find creative solutions. I enjoyed a variety of classes throughout college in various disciplines including product design, design thinking, graphic design, print layout, HTML & CSS, AfterEffects, InDesign, and Photoshop. My cross-disciplinary approach to education allowed me to have a broad range of skills that help me through all stages of the design process.
I have found that my time spent with individuals with disabilities is some of the most fulfilling and enjoyable parts of my life. In 2013 I was able to help individuals with severe disabilities utilize technology called Eagle Eyes to use computers through eye tracking. It was incredibly rewarding watching these individuals play games and utilize technology, when they were not able to use fine motor skills or in many instances communicate in other ways. I appreciate that UX allows me to interact with users of all ability levels and make experiences that are accessible for everyone.
Reading Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tiding Up was a transformative experience. I love the concept of having exactly what I need and enjoy, and getting rid of all the clutter. I feel this fundamentally in my life, from my wardrobe, to the apps on my phone, to scheduling out the tasks in my day; I am passionate about prioritizing the things that spark joy, and cutting everything that does not. I am inspired by music producer Rick Rueben in his ability to take art and simplify it down to it’s truest and simplest form. I strive to do this in my designs, producing comprehensive user experiences, while limiting distractions, feature creep, and fluff that will distract from the core purpose. The best things in life are simple.
In my past year in the technology sector I have been able to learn from UX designers at my company through weekly standup meetings, bi-weekly design reviews and weekly projects to improve my design chops. I have built connections through job shadowing and learned real world UX design application by attending The Front Conference.
I am currently looking for design team that collaborates effectively and provides a comfortable space to explore new ideas. I want to make research backed decisions and have the opportunity to make technology more simple and enjoyable to use. If this sounds like a fit, I would love to meet and get something scheduled. I look forward to hearing from you!
