Melissa R.UX Designer
Skills
UI/UX Designer with a strong design sense and proficiency in creating cohesive visual experiences. Expert in collaborating with technical teams to develop creative visions, leveraging a solid foundation of innovative and high-quality design principles. Accumulating experience from over 50 projects within a two-year timespan, continuously enhancing capabilities in DesignOps and Interaction Experience Design to introduce innovation, automation, and creativity into diverse projects.
Principal Designer
7/1/2022 - 12/1/2022
Served as Principal Designer for an internal digital product, playing a critical role in shaping its development to align with stakeholder expectations. Facilitated informed decision-making and approval processes by closely collaborating with stakeholders, ensuring the Product Team's efforts aligned with strategic goals. Responsibilities spanned the entire user experience lifecycle, including initial kick-off, desk research, concept user interface stages, validation, testing, and hand-off. Engaged with stakeholders consistently throughout the development process to incorporate their insights and feedback, resulting in a product that effectively met the needs of internal users and the broader business objectives. Developed expertise in user experience and interface design principles, stakeholder management, and iterative design processes, emphasizing continuous improvement and user-centered design.Lead UX Designer
6/1/2022 - Present
Worked as a part-time member of the UX & Design team for an American startup, managing the company's DesignOps process and collaborating with clients throughout all stages of product development. Responsibilities included participating in project kick-offs, drafting product requirements documents, conducting thorough research & strategy sessions, and structuring & content planning. Specialized in interaction design, creating medium and high-fidelity wireframes, validating designs, and developing comprehensive UI components like design systems and style guides for client hand-offs.
Key projects implemented involved diverse applications including the Bridge Talk dashboard, designed for the management of adoption companies and parental control featuring responsive design principles; Augment.us, a responsive project aimed at providing remunerated incentives for high school and college students; and Truckwise, a mobile-only application addressing the supply and demand for truck driver jobs.
Achieved proficiency in design tools and methodologies, enhancing technical expertise in creating scalable and user-centered designs.Product Designer
8/1/2021 - 7/1/2022
Developed advanced skills in product design, focusing on intuitive and user-centric digital solutions tailored to specific business needs. Worked closely with UX strategists, product managers, and principal designers, contributing significantly to discovery, research, sprint, definition, and interface creation phases. Demonstrated proficiency in effective communication and collaboration, ensuring that client feedback was seamlessly incorporated into design processes. Engaged actively with clients throughout project lifecycles, fostering a collaborative environment that resulted in bespoke digital solutions. Key projects included working on digital products for Brevant Sementes, FairFax, and iFood.
Psychology at UNINTER
2022 - 2026Marketing at International University Center UNINTER
2019 - 2020
Digital Accessibility at AccessBoost
6/1/2022Design System & Ops at Meiuca
9/1/2021UX: Usability Testing & User Testing, Interviews and Research Techniques at Skillshare
3/1/2021UX with Human-Centered Design at Skillshare
3/1/2021Psychology in Web Design at Skillshare
3/1/2021Fundamentals of Usability at Skillshare
3/1/2021Designing with a User-Centered Approach at Skillshare
3/1/2021Advanced UI at Origamid
6/1/2020UX Research at Pluralsight
4/1/2020Advanced Typography at Origamid
4/1/2020Adobe XD at Origamid
4/1/2020
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