Amy Oughton

Designer

Vienna, VA, United States

Member since August 3, 2016

Amy is a UI/UX designer and research specialist who believes that stimulating user experiences are created when strategy and design become engaged, and then eventually, married. The honeymoon is in the details—it's what often changes something from good to great.

UI Design Responsive Web Design (RWD)Wireframing UX Strategy Adobe CC Sketch UX Research Information Architecture (IA)Data Visualization Mobile App Design Web Design Web App Design Show more

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Portfolio

Digital Design

Zighra
- UX Research
- Sketching
- Sketch
- Content Management Systems (CMS)
- Angular Material
- Mockups
- Agile CRM
- Data Visualization
- Data-informed Visual Design
Capverto
- Product Design
- UI Design
- UX Design
- UX Research
- Responsive
- Data Virtualization
- Cryptocurrency
- Banking & Finance
- Online Banking
- Social Trading
- Trading Applications
- Sketch
- Prototyping
- Google Material Design
- Conceptualization
- Design Strategy
- Fintech
Cognitives
- SaaS Design
- Product Design
- Dashboards
- Data Virtualization
- UI Design
- UX Research
- Sketch
- InVision
- Protoyping
- Web Design Strategy
- Web Applications
- Information Architecture (IA)
- User Task Flows
- User Flows
- UX Analysis
i2i Population Health
- Protoyping
- InVision
- Mockups
- Apps
- Sketch
- Sketching
- Data
- Data Flows
- Big Data
- UX Analysis
- UI Design
- UX Strategy
- Conceptual Design
- Data Visualization
- Data-informed Visual Design
- MedTech
Alqimi | Sift 3.0
- Sketch
- Sketching
- Jira
- Apple Keynote
- Bootstrapping
- UI Design
- UX Research
- UX Strategy
- Wireframing
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Data Visualization
- Data-informed Visual Design
- Local & Municipal Government
- Highcharts
AstraZeneca and Population Reference Bureau
- Data
- Data Visualization
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Creative Direction
- Project Management
- Conceptualization
- Adobe Experience Design (XD)
- Prototyping
- User Flows
- Google Charts API
- UX Strategy
- Healthcare
- Non-profit
UHY Advisors
- DNN
- Google Material Design
- UI Design
- UX Research
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Redesign
- Financial Design
- UI Design Standards & Best Practices
MJC Zone
- Data Visualization
- Web App Design
- UX Research
- UI Design
- Sketch
- InVision
- Prototyping
- Higher Education
- Government
- User Flows
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Product Design
- Redesign
- Customer Management Applications
- Employee Training
Patient Ready Clinicians
- Sketch
- WordPress Theme Design
- Sketching
- Project Planning
- Information Architecture (IA)
- UI Design
- UX Research
- UX Strategy
- Wireframing

Employment

UI/UX Designer
2016 - 2016
Patient Ready Clinicians
- Handled and was responsible for the creation and delivery of all design assets, including mind maps, concept boards, information architecture diagrams, flowcharts, a UI kit, wireframes, and mockups.
- Led all the design meetings, while also managing expectations.
- Worked closely the development team to successfully create a custom responsive WordPress theme.
Technologies: Sketch, WordPress, UI Design, UX Research, Project Planning/Management, Sketching, Wireframing
UI/UX Designer
2016 - 2016
Alqimi - Sift 3.0
- Led all creative sessions and presented design concepts and finding to stakeholders.
- Delivered design assets, including mind maps, flowcharts, wireframes, and mockups.
- Spearheaded discussions to help solidify content among the team members.
- Presented key information about existing pain points within the data intelligence industry through detailed research and analysis.
- Handled and was largely responsible for both understanding the business objectives and keeping them aligned with the technical ones.
Technologies: Sketch, Jira, Keynote, Bootstrap, UI Design, UX Research, Sketching, Wireframing
Information Architect
2015 - 2016
Department of Transportation
- Worked in a position that required Public Trust Security Clearance.
- Performed an inventory and audit on several large government sites (amounted to 80,000 plus pages).
- Developed and presented a actionable content migration strategy which included key information about existing pain points and best user experience practices for the web of stakeholders.
- Managed tasks in Jira and all documents in confluence.
Technologies: Microsoft Office, Jira, Confluence, Drupal, Public Trust Security Clearance
UI/UX Designer
2015 - 2015
Roqos
- Led all creative sessions and was also responsible for the delivery of all design assets.
- Ensured that the deliverables resulting from this collaborative creative direction included mind maps, flow charts, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups.
- Handled and led all user experience research.
- Created and provided the team with a detailed user experience design specification handbook.
Technologies: Photoshop, Sketch, PowerPoint, UI Design, UX Research, Project Planning, Sketching, Prototyping, Wireframing
UI/UX Designer | Graphic Designer
2015 - 2015
Moko Social
- Managed and was responsible for presenting and delivering all design assets to stakeholders.
- Created moodboards and wireframes/mockups.
- Led discussions to help solidify the design strategy among the team members.
- Completed in depth research on the benefits of mobile friendly websites and used this information to deliver a high fidelity UI prototype for several of the Moko Social sub-brands.
- Redesigned graphics, social media landing pages, and also helped to print shirts and stickers.
Technologies: Photoshop, Illustrator, UI Design, UX Research, Project Planning, Sketch, Wireframing
UI/UX Designer
2015 - 2015
Atlantic Media
- Responsible for presenting and delivering all assets to event planners, editors, and developers.
- Created moodboards, wireframes, mockups, and also content strategy for the digital media team.
- Optimized the responsive layout and look/feel for the GovExec, Route Fifty, and Threat Watch websites.
Technologies: Photoshop, Illustrator, WordPress, Sketching, Brainstorming, Collaboration
Creative Director | Designer
2013 - 2015
CED AME Zion
- Created an all encompassing digital experience for a worldwide organization with well over 100,000 members.
- Provided detailed research and analysis and also added/updated content within the Drupal content management system environment.
- Worked closely with other team members to establish both digital and print brand identities.
- Worked with team members to create wireframes, information architecture, and other digital assets.
Technologies: Photoshop, Drupal, UI Design, UX Research, Project Planning, Sketching, Prototyping, Wireframing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Interior Design with a minor in Web Design
2007 - 2012
The Art Institute of Washingtion - Arlington, VA, USA

Experience

Adobe CC9 years
Responsive Web Design (RWD)4 years
UX Strategy4 years
Sketch3 years
Content Management Systems (CMS)3 years
Jira1 year
Zeplin1 year

Tools

Adobe CC
Sketch
Jira
Zeplin

Amy Oughton

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