Emily is a NYC/New Jersey-based experience designer with a strong background in visual design. Her aptitude for tackling common design problems stems from her inherent passion for brain teasers and puzzles. Emily is an extrovert, a born leader, and a passionate supporter of user-centered design. With a strong drive for continuous education, she is extremely adaptive and open-minded. A strong proponent of process, documentation, and design standards, she places a strong emphasis on curating environments with effective communication, teamwork, and team development. Emily is devoted to achieving deadlines, at ease in dynamic environments, and has experience working in and teaching agile methodologies. She loves to enthuse stakeholders and coworkers with fresh ideas, findings, and results.
Her experience in design roles includes working for Prudential, an e-learning platform, a telehealth mental health and wellness start-up, B2B, and SaaS. Her programs include Adobe XD and Adobe Suite, Figma, Miro, Jira, Confluence, Tableau, Anaplan, SharePoint, and Microsoft Suite, among others.
Prior to Experience Design, Emily worked for well-known companies as a CAD designer, and prior to that, she attended Philadelphia University for a BS in Fashion and a Minor in Digital Print Design. It was there that she served as team captain of her university women's lacrosse team while being an awarded design student, a 4-year starter, and university record holder.
Emily is a self-proclaimed chef, photo-taking enthusiast, and shoe lover.​
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Well Known Brands
Macy's
Perry Ellis
Rafaella
Sam Edelman
Circus by Sam Edelman
Nanette Lepore
Bloomingdales
Reebok
Target
Walmart
Good Shot Design
Fantasia
....and many more!
Before UX:
2014-2020
CAD Designer - Senior CAD Designer
With a background in CAD design in the fashion industry, I have experience in creating over 70% of the monthly products distributed for e-commerce and in-store sales. My designs are based on original artwork supported by customer sales research. I have collaborated with other designers, development teams, and remote vendors to produce a high volume of precise designs. Working under strict deadlines and incorporating customer feedback and sales data, I have led design projects, overseeing team members and ensuring design consistency in a fast-paced setting. My role involved promoting communication among multiple teams, maintaining design standards, creating cohesive design collections, and incorporating customer feedback to meet demanding monthly production targets.
Freelance UI/UX Designer - 2016-2017
Emily collaborated with clients to develop app concepts, collaborating with software developers to provide customized UI/UX solutions. She designed, conducted UX research, oversaw the development process, and integrated visual elements. She has successfully launched iOS apps on the App Store.
Education
Springboard
Certificate: UX Design
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​Over 350 hours of hand-on course material with 1:1 expert mentor oversight. Completion of 3 in-depth portfolio projects. Mastering sketching, wireframing, interaction design, prototyping, and usability testing. Focus on user-centered design framing, covering discovery, design thinking, and evaluation phase.
Philadelphia University
Bachelor of Science: Design
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Women's Lacrosse Player - 4-year starter, Rookie All-American, 2x 1st team All-Conference, Captain, Record Holder
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Design - Winner of Best Senior Collection, Excellence in Sportwear, Best in Show, Most Innovative, etc.
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