👋🏽 I’m Diana, nice to
meet you!
As a Designer
🧙♀️ My superpower is effective collaboration, which allows me to deliver solutions that meet the needs of our users and the business. My peers see me as a facilitator of ideas and decision-making.
🪄 My job is to save you the frustration when a digital product you are using is not doing what you want it to do. I’ll make it easy.
💡 I focus more on people’s needs and behaviors, and the functionality of the product, and less on the visual appearance. Form follows function, and we can leverage Design Systems.
🌎 I think global, act local. I see the big picture and understand how everything comes together while paying attention to details.
🧠 I design for mental models. Beyond user’s needs and business goals, I understand that we expect things to work a certain way based on our past experiences.
👨🦽 I’m people-focused. I apply design thinking to solve real-world problems, for real people.
Becoming a UX Designer
I’ve navigated quite the career adventure from Industrial and Product Design to…well, let’s just say some unexpected places. Life had its plans, and as a single mom, I found myself exploring diverse industries and roles. Fast forward to a pivotal moment - the move to the vibrant shores of Seattle, WA.
Facing new beginnings as an ex-pat, time stopped for me, and a realization struck me like a ray of hope: why not return to my Design roots, but with a digital twist? UX design was just that sweet spot where my design foundation could dance with my tech-savvy side.
“When you do what you love for a living, you never have to work again ”
Breaking into UX Design wasn’t exactly a walk in the park. The transition from my multidimensional journey and non-traditional background to landing that elusive 1st UX role had its share of doubters.
Learning has been my best friend throughout my life (thanks Mom and Dad!) so I dove headfirst into a certificate program in Web Design and User Experience Design while working in a call center as a Customer Service Rep. It was challenging, exciting, and, at times, downright perplexing.
I think global, act local. I see the big picture, and understand how everything comes together while paying attention to details.
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Beyond user’s needs and business goals, I design for mental models understanding that we expect things to work in a certain way based on our past experiences.
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I’m people-focused, and apply design thinking to solve real-world problems.
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I think global, act local. I see the big picture, and understand how everything comes together while paying attention to details. 〰️ Beyond user’s needs and business goals, I design for mental models understanding that we expect things to work in a certain way based on our past experiences. 〰️ I’m people-focused, and apply design thinking to solve real-world problems. 〰️
Change is daunting. But here’s the twist: I thrive on challenges. I embrace the doubts, acknowledge them, and then prove them wrong with a sprinkle of creativity and a dash of determination.