Resume

UX/UI Designer with 3+ years of professional working experience

Experience

Associate User Experience Designer — Simantel

2023 - Present

Collaborated on a crosslinking strategy for shop and retail experiences within Caterpillar Inc. to enhance user retention and click-through rates
Implemented standardized design and project planning protocols, reducing project completion time and streamlining workflow efficiency by optimizing task allocation and resource utilization.
Carry out proper tracking, data collection, and functionality in the designs to exceed client expectations.
Employed a combination of integrated marketing strategies and design to optimize retention for the introduction of Pioneer Seed's soil article series.

User Experience Design Intern — Mars Inc.

2022

Carried out a 4-week research sprint and collected 7 user interviews to create 5 user personas, 2 user flows, and a golden thread using Figma.
Furnished 3 iterations of low and high-fidelity mock-ups driven by quantitative and qualitative research.
Corresponded with professionals in the company’s five analytic departments, facilitating cross-functional teamwork to drive innovation and achieve shared objectives.
Developed an extensive specification document for developer handoff to produce consistency and map out internal logic before development kickoff.
Documented technical research findings, ran through a design handoff with software engineers, and presented results to the contract stakeholders.

Undergraduate Research

UX Designer and Researcher — Peoria Fresh

2023

Implemented a food organization platform allowing local pantries to acquire produce at low or no cost for Peoria’s disadvantaged communities.
Conducted on-site and remote research to discover measurable KPI metrics, return on investment opportunities, and overall projected impact for the implementation.
Designed new user flows, state-specific modal configurations using Material-UI (MUI), and a commerce-oriented dashboard system in Figma, improving task time and efficiency by 25%.
Coordinated with a cross-function team of 4 software engineers and 5 business analysts to oversee the development and scalability of the product.
Documented technical research findings, ran through a design handoff with software engineers and user experience designers, and secured a grant fund to continue scaling the project.

Education

Bradley University — GPA: 3.79, Dean's List 2020-2023

B.S. in User Experience Design
Minor in Entrepreneurship

Skills

UX/UI Design
User Research
Prototyping
Wireframing
User Flows
Mockups
Journey Mapping
Empathy Maps
Moodboards
Competitive Analysis
User Personas
Usability Testing
Heuristic Analysis
Information Architecture
Design Systems
Responsive Design
Agile Development
Scrum
HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Programs

Figma
Sketch
Adobe Suite
Microsoft Suite
Google Suite
Ceros
Wordpress & Elementor
Wix & Squarespace

Web Work

- Hooked on Fishing
- Cultivating Literacy
- Sanibel Orchid Society (WIP)