Elmarie Woods
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Seattle, WA, United States
Toptal member since May 26, 2026
Elmarie is a product designer with 8+ years of experience and a master's degree in UX design. She has built AI-powered platforms (Neural Networks trademark search) and enterprise systems serving 10,000+ users. An expert in Figma, v0, React prototyping, and scalable design systems, Elmarie has delivered 70% engagement lift and 1,760 hours saved through research-led design.
Experience
- UX Strategy - 8 years
- Information Architecture (IA) - 8 years
- Figma - 7 years
- Interactive UX - 6 years
- User Research - 6 years
- Stakeholder Management - 4 years
- Development - 2 years
- Vercel - 2 years
Portfolio
Aviator Lounge
Clean Food Solutions
Vida Orgánica
Connected
Poké Queen Shop
AI Editorial Photo Generation
Work Experience
Co-founder & Lead Product Designer
AEVO Technologies, LLC
- Headed a neural network AI trademark search application. Processed 2+ million USPTO records.
- Built React/v0 results UI with risk scoring visualization.
- Engineered a PyTorch image pipeline from HuggingFace to deploy.
- Directed the full-stack delivery involving Supabase and Vercel deployment.
- Established a design system scaling across SaaS workflows.
- Conducted UX research with trademark lawyers (SMEs).
Founder & Lead Product Designer
Haptico LLC
- Designed a FedEx pilot platform UI for 5,000+ users, incorporating features such as chat, bidding, and hotel services.
- Integrated live METAR weather and FedEx APIs using Figma/v0 prototyping.
- Built a Supabase database for dynamic layover/hotel data retrieval.
- Led product vision across crew coordination workflows.
- Mapped complex aviation flows involving weather and logistics APIs.
- Solved enterprise-scale pilot scheduling challenges.
Product Design Strategist
Palo Alto Networks
- Led the FLEXWORK employee hub UX, providing benefits and tools for 10,000+ users.
- Designed a recognition platform that achieved a 70% engagement lift in the first month.
- Redesigned the Global Hiring Tracker, resulting in saving 1,760 recruiter hours per year.
- Established a WCAG 2.1 AA design system enterprise-wide.
- Led executive workshops aligning PM and engineering stakeholders.
- Conducted UX research, driving workflow optimization decisions.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics and Communication
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus - San Juan, PR
Master's Degree in User Experience Design
Kent State University - Kent, Ohio, USA
Certifications
Intro to AI Product Design
ELVTR
Certified UX Research Project Collaboration on Behalf of Hivemind Mentoring
Work That Fulfills
Introduction to Psychology (Yale University)
Coursera
Skills
Tools
Adobe Creative Suite, Claude, FigJam
Platforms
Figma, Vercel, Shopify
Other
Information Architecture (IA), User Research, Qualitative User Research, Quantitative Usability Testing, Card Sorting, Tree Testing, Accessibility Audit, Content Auditing, User Flows, User Interface (UI), Prototyping, UX Strategy, Interactive UX, AI-powered Product Design, UX Research, Customer Interviews, Product Design, UX Design, Web Applications, AI Design, UI Design, Qualitative Research, Wireframing, User Interviews, Supabase, Gemini, Claude Code, Midjourney, Stakeholder Management, Development, SaaS, B2B, Interviewing, Human Speech, Italian, International Phonetic Alphabet, Syntax, Linguistics, Google Business, eCommerce, Shopify Theme, Design Systems, Image Generation, AI Art Generator, Psychology
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