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Designer
Location
Seattle, WA, United States
Toptal Member Since
October 2, 2017
For over 18 years, Stefanie has been crafting digital experiences across various platforms, carrying them from early concept to deployment. She offers value that shines in multiple environments, from a quick burst of support to the end-to-end design. Stefanie has designed solutions for Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Cisco, and a handful of startups.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Founder and Principal
2017 - PRESENT
SJ Danhope Consulting
- Created the information architecture and wireframed the user flows for a redesign of an online learning community for medical professionals.
- Provided UX design support for Socrata, a data platform aimed at creating government transparency. The projects included navigation, permissions, data sharing, collaboration, and publishing scenarios.
- Created an end-to-end design for a reinsurance trading platform, evolving the product from a rough technical prototype to the marketplace, which manages the offer process between buyers and sellers.
- Handled the UX design for a hospital patient services web assistant platform with customer-facing management tools.
- Facilitated brainstorming workshops based on UX research to create solutions to match patients with doctors.
Technologies: Lingo, GitHub, Pivotal Tracker, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InVision, Sketch, Design Thinking, Design, UX Design, Dashboard Design, UI Design, Product Design, Web, User Testing, Figma, Information Technology, Software as a Service (SaaS), Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), SaaS Design, Layout Design, User Flows, Wireframing, Web App Design, Prototyping, Edtech Design, Education Technology (Edtech), SaaS, Dashboards, Enterprise Design, Web Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Responsive Web Apps, High-fidelity Mockups, Web Dashboards, Landing Page Design, Web App UI, Layout, UX Audits, Mobile Design, DataViz, UX Wireframes, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), User Journeys, Tools, Admin Panels, Web App UX, UX Prototyping, UX Strategy, Product Discovery, Business Intelligence (BI), Mockups
Senior Product Designer
2020 - 2023
Syllable
- Designed and launched a web-based hospital-facing voice assistant customization tool.
- Owned research, product design, and design implementation quality for a contact management web tool with voice assistant integration.
- Created a design concept for a voice assistant authoring and configuration tool to improve hospital caller experience.
- Defined research-backed scope for an AI-powered analytics tool to track and improve caller experience.
- Led designers and engineers to establish and maintain a component library for a web-based platform.
- Led the recruitment and mentorship of three junior UX designers.
Technologies: Agile UX, Figma, Design Systems, Workshops, Design Workshops, UX Workshops, UX Design, UX Research, Mentorship, Leadership, Cross-functional Collaboration, Best Practices in Design, Component Libraries, UI Components, Asana, Visual Design, Concept Sketching, Wireframing, Prototyping, Product Requirements Documentation (PRD), Workshop Facilitation, Design Thinking, Design, Dashboard Design, UI Design, Product Design, Data Visualization, Web, User Testing, Information Technology, Software as a Service (SaaS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), SaaS Design, Discovery Workshops, Layout Design, Journey Mapping, User Flows, Web App Design, SaaS, Dashboards, Enterprise Design, Web Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Responsive Web Apps, High-fidelity Mockups, Web Dashboards, Landing Page Design, Web App UI, Layout, UX Audits, Mobile Design, Mobile UX Design, DataViz, Mobile UI Design, UX Wireframes, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), User Journeys, Tools, Admin Panels, Web App UX, UX Prototyping, UX Strategy, Product Discovery, Business Intelligence (BI), Mockups, AI Design
Designer
2014 - 2017
Thomas Street
- Provided product design for a property risk management web app.
- Provided end-to-end design work for a software-defined networking web app for Cisco.
- Designed and project managed Airloom, an audio app featuring music and news media, on Google Play with a Chromecast integration.
- Designed and managed an independent web-based authoring app.
- Designed a network configuration tool demo for Cisco.
- Created a desktop application design to accompany a plugin which enables collaboration in Sketch.
Technologies: Lingo, GitHub, Pivotal Tracker, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InVision, Sketch, Design Thinking, Design, UX Design, Dashboard Design, UI Design, Product Design, Data Visualization, Web, Information Technology, Software as a Service (SaaS), SaaS Design, Layout Design, User Flows, Wireframing, Web App Design, Prototyping, SaaS, Consumer Products, Dashboards, Enterprise Design, Web Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Responsive Web Apps, High-fidelity Mockups, Web Dashboards, Electronics, Landing Page Design, Web App UI, Layout, UX Audits, Mobile Design, Mobile UX Design, DataViz, Mobile UI Design, UX Wireframes, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Tools, Admin Panels, Web App UX, UX Prototyping, UX Strategy, Business Intelligence (BI), Mockups
UX Designer II
2008 - 2014
Microsoft
- Designed the meetings within Outlook Calendar for Windows desktop and Windows Mobile.
- Designed the scheduling assistant for Outlook Calendar for Windows and Windows Mobile.
- Created a design for an app which helps families stay organized by bringing together calendar schedules, notes, and location information for Windows, Windows Mobile, and iOS.
- Designed a Windows Phone app which allows users to plan and share details for spontaneous gatherings.
- Designed the commenting features for Word and PowerPoint on Windows.
- Created the Insert Media experience design for Word and PowerPoint on Windows.
- Crafted the new file experience design, including template search, for Word and PowerPoint on Windows.
- Provided icon designs for the Microsoft Office Suite for Windows.
- Provided fieldwork analysis and workshop facilitation for feature planning.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Workshop Facilitation, Workshops, Design Thinking, Design, UX Design, Dashboard Design, UI Design, Product Design, Data Visualization, Information Technology, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Discovery Workshops, Layout Design, Journey Mapping, User Flows, Wireframing, Prototyping, Consumer Products, Enterprise Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Responsive Web Apps, High-fidelity Mockups, Layout, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, UX Wireframes, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), User Journeys, Tools, UX Prototyping, Mockups
Designer | Researcher
2007 - 2008
NEST | The Home Lab
- Provided the fieldwork, analysis, and recommendations for the package design of a skincare product for Bausch Health (formerly Valeant).
- Provided the fieldwork, analysis, and interface design for a Samsung refrigerator.
- Conducted fieldwork, developed an analysis, and created an interface design for a Samsung washing machine.
- Developed a fieldwork training curriculum for an overseas design consultancy.
Technologies: Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Workshop Facilitation, Workshops, Design Thinking, Design, UX Design, UI Design, Product Design, Prototyping, Consumer Products, Landing Page Design, Layout, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), User Journeys, UX Prototyping, Mockups
UX Design Intern
2006 - 2007
Intel
- Created a mobile application design which offers therapeutic exercises when there are changes in biofeedback to help the user manage anger.
- Provided the communication design for a mobile project shared at an international conference.
- Conducted fieldwork, developed an analysis, and provided the conceptual design for a product which assists C2C marketplace transactions.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Workshop Facilitation, Workshops, Design Thinking, Design, UX Design, UI Design, Product Design, Prototyping, Layout, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), UX Prototyping, Mockups
Design Intern
2005 - 2006
The Creative Coast
- Designed a web-based jobs board.
- Created the design for a web-based event calendar.
- Managed a brand redesign project for an economic development agency.
- Crafted the design for a web-based lodging guide.
- Designed the online donation experience.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Design Thinking, Design, Product Design, Prototyping, Layout, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Mockups
Education
2002 - 2006
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Industrial Design, Interaction Design
Savannah College of Art and Design - Savannah, GA, USA
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