Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)Lead User Experience Designer (Consultant)
Aug. 2015Rockville, MarylandROLES
UX Practice Lead: Promoted the need and value of a UX Practice to the technology division, lead continuing education talks and workshops, develop job descriptions and career progressions, as well as screening, interviewing, and hiring UX designers. Lead UX Designer: Supervise and mentor designers ranging in experience from entry-level to senior, and manage the requisition and hiring process for new designers. Manage development of and write requirements for UX-heavy product features. Senior UX Designer: Own and execute on product and feature designs from start to finish – including research, ideation, information architecture, wire-framing, visual design, prototyping and testing. PRODUCTS
The design transformations I've led have garnered attention across the technology division and have compelled other product and business teams to seek consultations on how they might achieve the same results for their products. Risk Monitoring – Created a workspace that allows risk analysts to adjust their workspace to the task at hand and puts necessary resources where and when needed. Financial Analysis - Designed a portal from scratch to support financial analysts of varying experience and skill levels with both standardized and advanced analytics that point to potential issues.