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Location
Boulder, CO, United States
Toptal Member Since
February 14, 2018
Johanna is an end-to-end product designer with nearly ten years of experience designing across platforms, products, and industries. She has deep knowledge of user-centered design practices and can carry a project from idea to completion with ease and organization. If you need help distilling complexity or simply a teammate to help you bring your project across the finish line, reach out.
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Work Experience
Design Director
2023 - PRESENT
Turn
- Redesigned the web experience for an eCommerce site in the automotive space.
- Designed a website from scratch for a nonprofit in the education space, including distilling a complex information architecture.
- Worked to support the migration of a major US health provider's website to a more modern CMS.
Technologies: Figma
Lead Interaction Designer
2020 - 2022
Punchcut
- Led projects in the interaction design discipline at this boutique studio that specializes in emerging and future technologies.
- Mixed leadership and IC role working with top tech and automotive companies.
- Secured contract extensions for the projects on which I worked.
Technologies: Figma
Senior Product Designer
2018 - 2020
Gaia
- Led the product design team for a subscription-based video service with over 600,000 monthly subscribers.
- Took responsibility for elevating design standards across multiple web, TV, and mobile platforms.
- Managed three direct reports working in an Agile environment.
- Fostered alignment and communication across departments.
Technologies: Sketch, Figma
UX Designer and Researcher
2016 - 2017
Redshift Digital
- Reimagined the future of car buying for a large auto reviewing company.
- Created a new baby monitor using smart sensor technology, from concept through prototype.
- Helped, as part of an ongoing team effort, a major US healthcare company update their digital experience to be among the best in their industry.
- Worked on the UX and information architecture for a maternity-specific experience for pregnant women.
- Conducted usability tests and foundational research for the design team of a major money transfer company.
Technologies: Sketch
Product Designer
2014 - 2016
Granular
- Designed an interactive map based on geolocation data to serve as the signature first experience of this software.
- Translated complex real-life workflows into clear, step-by-step processes for this enterprise software.
- Worked hand-in-hand with developers—both an in-house team and a remote, international team.
- Provided UX recommendations and iterative designs across the full lifecycle of product development.
- Worked in a fast-paced series B startup environment.
Technologies: Sketch
UX Designer
2014 - 2014
Spark
- Helped redesign this nonprofit's calendar function,, which depended on member events for funding.
- Focused on creating an easy-to-update functionality to support administrators.
- Conducted field research among donors and synthesized the findings for stakeholders.
Technologies: InVision, OmniGraffle
Education
2015 - 2015
Certificate in Visual Design
General Assembly - San Francisco, CA, USA
2014 - 2014
Certificate in UX Design
General Assembly - San Francisco, CA, USA
2005 - 2009
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Social Welfare
University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley, CA, USA
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