Hello! I'm Stephanie. Senior UX Designer based in sunny Southern California.
Driving tangible impact through design for 8 years with enterprises and startups. Currently leading UX design at Darby Design Co.
My Work
Startup | Sustainability | Data Management
Startup | Art & Culture | Platform Design | Innovation
Enterprise | Healthtech | Digital Transformation
Enterprise | Design System | Leadership
Work Experience
APR 2023 - CURRENT
UX Lead, Darby Design Co.
Providing UX strategy & design support to startups to help them better understand their customers, design MVPs to get funding, and develop future-proof solutions to generate sustainable revenue.
MAY 2022 - MAR 2024
UX Architect, Digital Management, LLC
Shipped 3 MVPs including: Georgetown School of Foreign Service website redesign, Liberty Mutual specialty underwriting platform, LaZBoy website redesign. Delivered 14 B2B features for Lyreco self service enablement.
MAY 2020 - MAY 2022
Senior UX Designer, Pacific Life Insurance
Designed AboutMe online questionnaire, digitizing traditional paper application forms and transforming the traditional underwriting experience. The product was launched in September 2021, and received user feedback of an average rating of 4.3/5.
Guided a team of 6 designers in the establishment of a robust enterprise-wide design system.
People I worked with
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“As a senior member of the design team, Stephanie mentored other designers, pushed for innovative customer-centric approaches to strategy, and led the adoption of the monumental 'One PL Experience'.”
Brett Benner, Sr. Product Designer at Demand.io
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“I looked forward to working with Stephanie daily. Her drive and dedication to the UX craft inspires me. She learns, adapts and executes with hyper focus to ensure delivery of the best solution.”
Lucy Jackson, Lead UX Designer at Indeed.com
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“To this day, Stephanie was one of my best hire. She will help move mountains at any organization lucky enough to have her. ”
Vu Nguyen, Principle Experience Designer at Informed XP
