About me
I’m a UX designer with a background in teaching, committed to crafting tailored design solutions that are intuitive, clean, and well-documented, as well as adapting methods to meet the needs of a diverse range of clients. I have excellent listening and communication skills and flexible thinking honed over almost four years living and working abroad.
I’ve had a passion for technology since high school, when I’d regularly spend hours tinkering with different Linux distributions I’d installed on an old desktop salvaged from the garage. My weekends often consisted of composing, recording, and editing digital music, obsessing over every measure and experimenting with all the software instruments I could get my hands on.
After university, my curiosity about the world led me to launch my professional journey far from my California roots in beautiful Munich, Germany. There I started my freelance business teaching English to working professionals as an ESL certified teacher.
I first stumbled upon UX design while working with one of my ESL students, who was a UX designer needing to present his wireframes in English. Immediately, I knew this field was for me, and the more I learned about it, the more parallels I noticed with what I was already doing. UX design, like teaching, sits at the juncture of needs and constraints, and as an educator, I learned well how to develop the optimal learning pathway for each student. I could quickly identify their pain points and devise learning solutions to address their needs. I’d define the problem by evaluating each student’s current level, and discuss their goals before creating a focused plan of action. I realized that in my own way, I had been a UX designer for the past 2 ½ years, designing learning experiences for students from vastly varying industries – from insurance to construction to the theatre.
The idea of designing software experiences seemed like a natural extension of my current skills, and rekindled my interest in technology. The UX Immersion course at CareerFoundry provided me with a solid foundation in each stage of the design process, from user research and competitive analysis, to wireframing, prototyping, usability testing, and principles of visual design. Now I can turn initial concepts into production-ready prototypes. These skills, when combined with the methodologies I developed as a teacher, give me an edge in creating highly effective user-centered design solutions that seamlessly account for the needs of stakeholders.
I’m a UX designer with a background in teaching, committed to crafting tailored design solutions that are intuitive, clean, and well-documented, as well as adapting methods to meet the needs of a diverse range of clients. I have excellent listening and communication skills and flexible thinking honed over almost four years living and working abroad.
I’ve had a passion for technology since high school, when I’d regularly spend hours tinkering with different Linux distributions I’d installed on an old desktop salvaged from the garage. My weekends often consisted of composing, recording, and editing digital music, obsessing over every measure and experimenting with all the software instruments I could get my hands on.
After university, my curiosity about the world led me to launch my professional journey far from my California roots in beautiful Munich, Germany. There I started my freelance business teaching English to working professionals as an ESL certified teacher.
I first stumbled upon UX design while working with one of my ESL students, who was a UX designer needing to present his wireframes in English. Immediately, I knew this field was for me, and the more I learned about it, the more parallels I noticed with what I was already doing. UX design, like teaching, sits at the juncture of needs and constraints, and as an educator, I learned well how to develop the optimal learning pathway for each student. I could quickly identify their pain points and devise learning solutions to address their needs. I’d define the problem by evaluating each student’s current level, and discuss their goals before creating a focused plan of action. I realized that in my own way, I had been a UX designer for the past 2 ½ years, designing learning experiences for students from vastly varying industries – from insurance to construction to the theatre.
The idea of designing software experiences seemed like a natural extension of my current skills, and rekindled my interest in technology. The UX Immersion course at CareerFoundry provided me with a solid foundation in each stage of the design process, from user research and competitive analysis, to wireframing, prototyping, usability testing, and principles of visual design. Now I can turn initial concepts into production-ready prototypes. These skills, when combined with the methodologies I developed as a teacher, give me an edge in creating highly effective user-centered design solutions that seamlessly account for the needs of stakeholders.
About me
I’m a UX designer with a background in teaching, committed to crafting tailored design solutions that are intuitive, clean, and well-documented, as well as adapting methods to meet the needs of a diverse range of clients. I have excellent listening and communication skills and flexible thinking honed over almost four years living and working abroad.
I’ve had a passion for technology since high school, when I’d regularly spend hours tinkering with different Linux distributions I’d installed on an old desktop salvaged from the garage. My weekends often consisted of composing, recording, and editing digital music, obsessing over every measure and experimenting with all the software instruments I could get my hands on.
After university, my curiosity about the world led me to launch my professional journey far from my California roots in beautiful Munich, Germany. There I started my freelance business teaching English to working professionals as an ESL certified teacher.
I first stumbled upon UX design while working with one of my ESL students, who was a UX designer needing to present his wireframes in English. Immediately, I knew this field was for me, and the more I learned about it, the more parallels I noticed with what I was already doing. UX design, like teaching, sits at the juncture of needs and constraints, and as an educator, I learned well how to develop the optimal learning pathway for each student. I could quickly identify their pain points and devise learning solutions to address their needs. I’d define the problem by evaluating each student’s current level, and discuss their goals before creating a focused plan of action. I realized that in my own way, I had been a UX designer for the past 2 ½ years, designing learning experiences for students from vastly varying industries – from insurance to construction to the theatre.
The idea of designing software experiences seemed like a natural extension of my current skills, and rekindled my interest in technology. The UX Immersion course at CareerFoundry provided me with a solid foundation in each stage of the design process, from user research and competitive analysis, to wireframing, prototyping, usability testing, and principles of visual design. Now I can turn initial concepts into production-ready prototypes. These skills, when combined with the methodologies I developed as a teacher, give me an edge in creating highly effective user-centered design solutions that seamlessly account for the needs of stakeholders.