University of North Texas

Experience Designer

Skills: Mobile Design · User-centered Design · User Experience Design · Prototyping · Figma (Software) · Visual Design · User Interface Design · Product Design

Expedia Group

Senior User Experience Designer

•  Delivered in-sprint product experience work for an agile development team of 15+ client software engineers
•  Translated the product manager’s vision and strategy into UX requirements, from concept to execution
•  Develop and implement product experience processes to help the team prioritize, execute, and ship against aggressive business deadlines
•  Led co-design workshops with users to understand their language behind cloud architecture 
•  Collaborated with in-house client product designers to define the direction and create a cohesive experience
•  Facilitated workshops with stakeholders of different viewpoints to align goals and ideas
•  Identified opportunities to improve communication and collaboration between large, disparate teams within an organization
•  Mentored designers on visual and interaction design and how to give constructive design feedback

projekt202

Experience Architect

•  Regularly executed and presented vision work to a wide range of stakeholders
•  Conducted extensive WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) accessibility audits alongside engineer
•  Collaborated with an experience researcher to define baseline usability which included stakeholder interviews, contextual inquiries, BERT (bipolar emotional response testing), and Kano studies 
•  Led alignment workshops with stakeholders and distilled customer insights using affinity diagrams to develop data-driven user personas and user experience maps
•  Crafted and co-presented research findings to clients
•  Contributed foundational components to central design system
•  Mentored design interns in best practices for writing usability test guides, interviewing customers, and effective note-taking
•  Assisted experience researcher with usability sessions while facilitating feedback and feature iteration
•  Received the "Above & Beyond" award in 2017 for efforts focused in research and strategy

Senior Experience Designer

•  Delivered in-sprint product experience design, from concept to execution, for a vehicle data intelligence platform
•  Worked on complex enterprise software products for the automotive industry and a consumer mobile app that turned users’ vehicles into connected cars

Vinli Inc

Senior Product Designer

•  Worked closely with developers and editors to continually advance D Magazine’s digital experience for our readership
•  Designed web and mobile user experiences for microsites, digital campaigns, and interactive magazine content
•  Managed and mentored the interactive design student interns

D Magazine

Interactive Designer

•  Art directed a number of different projects for our clients, including corporate identity, annual reports, advertising, web, mobile app, and packaging design
•  Worked with photographers and illustrators to deliver smart concepts that communicate clients’ key messaging with a fresh perspective

Eisenberg

Art Director

•  Worked hand-in-hand with the entrepreneurs to create their global identity and brand
•  Designed brand identity, brand guidelines, product design, letterhead package, and infographics

KAMMOK™

Graphic Designer

•  Created shopper marketing from conception to production for companies including PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, and Dean Foods
•  Designed promotion development, packaging design, and point-of-purchase

Propac Agency

•  Chosen by the creative director, along with a select few students from the University of North Texas' Communication Design program, for a mentorship at the award-winning agency 
•  Gained valuable insight into the inner-workings of a successful studio and learned career-readiness skills for the design industry 
•  Worked together to curate and plan an alumni show at their gallery space featuring hand-drawn typography posters

Renee Blostein