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STRATEGIC
UX/UI DESIGNER

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Sam
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My Strengths 💪
DesignOps

I implement intentional design strategies to collaboratively synthesize information into intuitive, multifaceted designs that align with the users' needs, stakeholders' goals, technical capabilities, and constraints.

Empathetic Storytelling

My propensity to understand human nature enables me to craft engaging narratives with a deep insight into a person's motivations, needs, perspectives, and potential points of confusion.

User Interface Design

My proficiency with wireframing or prototyping is complimented with my working knowledge of tried and true UI patterns, heuristics, and design principles to strategically incorporate data-driven insights and develop meaningful experiences.

Usability Testing

Feedback is the only true measure of success. Striving to achieve durability through design, I keep learning, building, checking, and stress-testing. Continuously refining the prototype to provide meaningful experiences through multiple data-driven iterations.

Project Management

Collaboratively crafting the vision, strategy, and operations of project initiatives. In situations with limited information or when investigating the unknown, I meet new opportunities and tough challenges with high energy and enthusiasm.

Front-End Development

Streamlining operational workflows & process improvements within the design and development sprint cycles. Continuously refining the prototype to provide meaningful experiences through multiple data-driven iterations.

Critical Thinking & Strategy

I am an effective problem solver who utilizes mindfulness to evolve my thinking by challenging existing beliefs, assumptions, and mental models.

Atomic Design

Define a design system, guidelines, reusable UI components, and templates.

PROJECTS✨
WELL | Mental Health Mobile App | UX Hexagon HACK-A-THON

Led the discovery project of the UX Hexagon Hack-a-thon team tasked with creating an app promoting mental health education in Houston.

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Arc'teryx | Expedition Smartwatch | Responsive Design

Our challenge was to design a lightweight wearable smartwatch and mobile app capable of off-trail GPS navigation for Arc’teryx. As research lead, I identified market opportunities, based on data-driven insights unique to Arc’teryx’s target user.

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Quorum | GUI Quality Assurance Testing Platform & Scripts

Defined GUI requirements QA unit test scripts, and prototypes, and ensured alignment throughout the development lifecycle for each testing platform by providing well-annotated handoff-ready design specs accounting for variations and interactive states.

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