Junior UX Designer
Cascade Pixel Studio · Portland, OR
Jan, 2025 · Present
• Redesigned onboarding flows for a customer-facing SaaS product, simplifying first-run decisions and clarifying activation paths.
• Ran usability tests with target users, synthesized findings, and translated evidence into prioritized interaction improvements.
• Partnered with engineering on reusable design-system components and documented usage guidance in Figma.
• Improved task-completion metrics through iterative prototyping, validation, and post-release review.
UX Design Intern
Willamette SaaS Co. · Portland, OR
May, 2024 · Aug, 2024
• Created wireframes for a B2B analytics dashboard, mapping key workflows with product and customer-success partners.
• Conducted competitive audits to identify interaction patterns, information-architecture opportunities, and product gaps.
• Built an accessibility checklist covering keyboard navigation, focus states, contrast, and semantic labeling.
• Produced Figma prototypes for stakeholder reviews, incorporating feedback into annotated handoff-ready flows.
Design Volunteer / Student Project Lead
River City Maker Lab · Portland, OR
Sep, 2023 · Apr, 2024
• Led the UX for a community workshop signup experience, aligning participant needs with maker-lab operations.
• Conducted user interviews with learners and volunteers to identify friction in scheduling, eligibility, and confirmation steps.
• Iterated a poster-to-web registration flow, improving content hierarchy and reducing ambiguity across print and digital touchpoints.