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Work Experience and Education
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Toolkit
Prototyping
Figma, Framer, Lovable, Vercel V0, Figma Make
Insights
Mouseflow, User Testing, Beta Testing, PostHog, Maze
Wires & Flows
Mockflow, LucidChart, Figjam
Project Management
Linear, Notion, Asana, Azure, Jira
Education
School
Cornell
Focus
Certification:
Designing and Building AI Solutions
School
Digital Workshop Center
Focus
Duel Certification:
UX/UI Design &
Front End Web Design
School
The Art Institute of Colorado
Focus
Bachelor's of Arts:
Commercial Photography
School
Front Range CC
Focus
Course Credits in Business & Accounting
Recommendations
01
Derek
Sr. Full Stack Engineer
"Sarah excelled at creating unique solutions to problems, showed a keen awareness of the effort needed to execute her designs, and always received feedback with grace."
02
Nate
Full Stack Software Engineer
"I worked closely with her on many projects at Cotopaxi, and I am always impressed by her natural ability to create designs that are intuitive, functional, and beautiful. Moreover, her enthusiasm and passion make her an absolute joy to work with. "
03
Maya
Writer & Editor
"She always takes initiative on projects to get the ball rolling and is great at working cross-functionally, pulling in inputs from creative, ecomm, impact, and development teams to ensure her designs work for everyone."
Employer
Gloo
Title
Description
Senior Product Designer
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Lead product design efforts for Gloo's Impact offering, focusing on user-centered design principles to create a seamless performance based grants platform.
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Collaborate with product owners and developers on various product features.
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Conduct user research and usability testing to refine features and ensure the platform meets user needs and expectations.
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Design and iterate on prototypes and high-fidelity mockups to align with business goals and development timelines.
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Oversee the development of a scalable design component system, ensuring consistency and efficiency across the platform.
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Establish and maintain a comprehensive process for documenting design decisions, component usage, and implementation guidelines.
Skills & Tech
Fintect • Crowd Funding • Lovable • Vercel V0 • Data Visualization • Advanced Design System Development • UX Research • Product Discovery • Competitive Analysis • User Story Development • Customer Journey Mapping • Wireframing • Prototyping • UI Design • Responsive Design • User Acceptance Testing • Product & Project Management
Figma (Advanced) • Shortcut • Notion • Adobe Suite • AI & ML Technologies
Awards
Gloo Hackathon 2025
Award – Runner-Up (Employee Track) Recognized for design contributions to the Impact Team project, including sprite assets to support an interactive and engaging experience.
Employer
Peculiar Project
Title
Description
Lead Designer
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Self-directed owner/operator specializing in Web & Mobile Applications, SaaS Dashboards, Product Branding, Scalable Component Systems, and Frontend Web Design.
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Implemented interaction design principles and current design trends to improve user experience and engagement for high profile eCommerce sites and software offerings.
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Leveraged industry standard design software to develop product marketing and email marketing materials that improved overall branding experience and customer retention.
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Additional experience includes visual design, product management, branding, digital marketing materials, digital & print collateral, icon system development, infographics, publication design, and photography.
Skills & Tech
Advanced Design System Development • UX Research • Product Discovery • Competitive Analysis • User Story Development • Customer Journey Mapping • Wireframing • Prototyping • UI Design • Responsive Design • User Acceptance Testing • Workshop Facilitation • Iterative A/B Testing • Agile Methodology • Product & Project Management
Figma (Advanced) • Mouseflow • Asana • Adobe Suite • MockFlow • AI & ML Technologies
Employer
Cotopaxi
Title
Description
Sr. UX/UI Designer
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Identified and troubleshot UX issues across Cotopaxi's suite of offerings, both internally and externally.
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Optimized customer experience and site performance through A/B testing.
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Collaborated closely with the CRO team to design and test award-winning experiences that directly impacted conversion rates.
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Ensured every iteration was data-driven and customer-focused.
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Used heat mapping and user funneling to identify friction points in the customer journey.
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Led the design, development, and management of Cotopaxi's component and design library used by various teams across the organization.
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Designed pivotal components of Cotopaxi's proprietary internal dashboard designed to manage the eCommerce site.
Skills & Tech
Advanced Design System Development • UX Research • Product Discovery • Competitive Analysis • User Story Development • Customer Journey Mapping • Wireframing • Prototyping • UI Design • Responsive Design • User Acceptance Testing • Workshop Facilitation • Iterative A/B Testing • Agile Methodology • Product & Project Management
Figma (Advanced) • Mouseflow • Asana • Adobe Suite • MockFlow • AI & ML Technologies
Awards
Dynamic Yield - Personalization Award Winner 2024
An award for only the savviest Dynamic Yield customers, the Personalization Innovator Award recognizes brands that not only understand the true value of customer experiences but also find new ways to tap into our platform, build exciting use cases, and level up their personalization efforts.
Employer
Ring Central
Title
Description
UX/UI Designer
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Designed comprehensive dashboards tailored to meet the unique needs of enterprise clients, providing insights and UX flows for managing complex data and processes.
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Leveraged existing APIs to integrate internal offerings with third-party services, ensuring seamless functionality and extending the capabilities of RingCentral’s platform.
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Played a key role in the discovery and creation of innovative software solutions, working closely with the engineering team to identify gaps in the existing system.
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Applied agile methodology.
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Conducted user research and developed user stories.
Skills & Tech
Design System Development • UX Research • Product Discovery • User Story Development • User Journey Mapping • Wireframing • Prototyping • UI Design • User Acceptance Testing • Agile Methodology • Product & Project Management
Framer • GitHub • Airtable • Adobe Suite