Creative UX Designer developing innovative, approachable user experience frameworks for digital products. Skilled at diverging from UX norms without alienating users. Ceaselessly focused on user-centric design decisions. Accomplished at creating wholly new frameworks that feel completely familiar to ease user adoption.
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DEBBIE ALVARADO LATINO
Redmond,WA
Summary
Overview
2
years of professional experience
Work History
University of Washington
User-Centered Design Research Assistant
02.2022 - 09.2022
Job overview
- Established different recruiting channels using online forums, online survey services and university mailing list to collect user data
- Created a database using Google forms to host an online survey which lead to discovering critical areas in teamwork in higher education that impacts team performance.
Team Up
UX Designer
03.2022 - 06.2022
Job overview
- Designed a web app applying design thinking process and conducted user research using online surveys and semi- structured interviews to create various artifacts (personas, storyboards, journey maps, task flows, and wireframes) at various levels of fidelity.
- Designed a web app using Figma to develop a high-fidelity prototype that helps students and teachers create more balanced and effective teams based on students’ skills.
- Collaborated with two team members to test usability of the design using UserTesting.com
U1st
UX Designer
03.2021 - 06.2021
Job overview
- Performed user research by conducting surveys and interviews to identify students' and teachers' needs and create multiple UX artifacts.
- Collaborated with two team members to design a Figma prototype of a mobile app where students can access the university’s safety resources and alert others about possible danger. This project was awarded best in class.
D’outfits
Founder and Business Owner
01.2012 - 01.2013
Job overview
- Created a concept of an online store using a Facebook page to advertise and sell hundreds of clothes items
- Designed logo and marketing materials using CorelDRAW and Illustrator to increase sales and the popularity of the business.
Education
University of WashingtonBothell, WA
Bachelor of Arts from Applied Computing | Human-Computer Interaction
09.2022
University Overview
- Quarterly Dean's List Winter 2021 - Spring 2022
- Annual Dean's List
- 3.8 GPA
- Broadway High School Alumni Foundation Scholarship Recipient
Skills
- Web Design
- Visual Design
- UX Design
- Usability Testing
- Wireframes
- User Research
- Comparative Analysis
- User Personas
- User Flows
- Site Mapping
- Sketching
- Prototyping
Tools
Tools
- Figma
- Miro
- Sketch
- Photoshop
- Google Forms
- Google Slides
- HTML
- CSS
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
UX Designer
Team Up
03.2022 - 06.2022
User-Centered Design Research Assistant
University of Washington
02.2022 - 09.2022
UX Designer
U1st
03.2021 - 06.2021
Founder and Business Owner
D’outfits
01.2012 - 01.2013
University of Washington
Bachelor of Arts from Applied Computing | Human-Computer Interaction
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