Resume

2017 - PRESENT

UX/UI DESIGNER

I began this position as a visual designer creating low and high-fidelity mockups, but soon I began to design and develop websites to test my CEO's product ideas. Tasks included finding the right technology for the project, branding, front-end development, and UX design. I also participated in conversion optimization testing using A/B tests and heatmap tools such as Crazyegg, Google Tag Manager, and Google Analytics.

2016 - PRESENT

WEBSITE DESIGN & CONVERSION OPTIMIZATION

This is a website design, development, and conversion optimization service for small businesses, based on my years of experience in startup companies. My service is customizable and able to take businesses from the discoverability phase to website development to conversion optimization testing.

2015 - 2016

DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MANAGER

I started this position as an SEO optimization developer, but as time progressed I got involved in other areas such as UI, project management, WordPress development, and user experience design. Soon I got promoted to development department manager, where I was in charge of project management, web design, UI, development, and usability design.

2015 - 2016

UX/UI DESIGNER

This was my personal startup whose core group included, Ranksharks CEO, and although this project was stopped during development, it gave me great experience in product development and UX. For this project, I assembled all the requirements to design a back-end administration screens, which included personas, user journeys, value proposition, pain points, market competitive analysis, heuristic evaluation, feature prioritization, and UI.

2014 - 2015

VISUAL ARTIST

Managed hospitality projects and production plans for the St. Regis Hotel, while also created art work and 3D wall installations for the same project. In this position I gained production experience, advanced image editing skills and a design eye for space.

2020

DIGITAL PSYCHOLOGY & PERSUASION

40+ hours of training on how to direct attention using visual cues, understand the cognitive biases that guide decision-making, build habits and increase loyalty. This is learning that can be replicated across any website or application.

2017

PSYCHOLOGY COURSES

Took 18 units of pre-requisite courses in psychology for a Human Factor Degree, including cognitive psychology, statistics for social sciences and research methods.

2017

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

40 Hours of instruction on product management, including, finding product ideas, validating ideas through interviews, product road map, business development, and growth strategy.

2016

ADVANCED UX DESIGN CERTIFICATION

100+ Hours of UX training which included market analysis & research, data-based personas, hi & low fidelity wireframing tools, building prototypes, style guides and interviews for idea and feature testing.

2014

WEB TECHNOLOGY COURSES

24+ units on web development technology and programming, which included classes in CSS, HTML, Javascript, web site planning and client management.

2013

BACHELORS DEGREE IN ART WITH FOCUS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN

2010

ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN FINE ARTS & LIBERAL STUDIES