ROLE: PROJECT LEAD/ DESIGNER

SKILLS: PROJECT MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP, RESEARCH, UX/UI DESIGN

BACKGROUND: Next Door Solutions is a domestic violence agency serving residents in San Jose, CA. The organization needed help redesigning their website to reflect updated information such as services and events, while giving the site a refreshed look and optimizing the user experience.

APPROACH: As the project lead, I had the honor of leading a time of 4 designers to improve the website experience and functionality. In doing so some of the tasks I took on were:

• Create the weekly agenda and schedule team meetings

• Organize user interviews with our stakeholders

• Assign tasks to various team members according to their strengths and bandwidth

• Design mockups and wireframes and host feedback sessions with the client to determine feasibility

• Utilize UX Design processes such as: journey mapping, interviews, whiteboard sessions