I am a lead product designer and strategist with 8 years of experience. During my career, I have contributed to 15+ applications across 9 different industries and led the creative direction for 8. I love what I do because I make real people’s lives simpler and otherwise mundane experiences delightful. 3 RECENT PROJECTS: VERIZON WIRELESS - Designed an end-to-end mobile application for a cutting-edge smart vehicle experience, including 100+ high-fidelity screens and an animated prototype. - Managed design sprints, delegated tasks, and held regular 1:1s with team designers(2). - Created materials and documented processes to support the designers on my team. - Developed workflows to prevent duplicate work and maintain a clean, single source of truth across the team. - Collaborated with the development team for weekly backlog grooming and design QA, ensuring alignment and quality in design implementation. - Assisted the product strategist in conducting research including, interviewing 20+ participants in our target audience and collecting market data. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NY - Collaborated with a product strategist to redesign an internal tool's dashboard, improving information accessibility and reducing support needs. - Conducted user interviews and workshops to map the user journey, identifying key touchpoints and pain points to inform design improvements. - Led an ADA audit of internal software, identifying and resolving accessibility issues to achieve compliance. - Created a step-by-step ADA audit guide for client teams, enabling them to maintain WCAG 2.0 standards independently. - Educated client teams through training sessions and workshops on performing accessibility audits, using design tools, and following design best practices. - Obtained Level 2 security clearance as part of the role requirements. METLIFE - Led the cross-functional design team (1), which spearheaded the onboarding, dashboard, personalization, and gamification aspects of Upwise. - Created low-fidelity designs, high-fidelity designs, and prototypes throughout the design process. - Managed design sprints, delegated tasks, and provided mentorship to the designer on my team. - Hosted regular design workshops with the client team, including HMW sessions, JTBD workshops, and rapid ideation sessions. - Created a high-level product north star, to inspire and guide ongoing discussions about future iterations. - Conducted card sorting tests, moderated interviews, and both moderated and unmoderated A/B tests. - Facilitated communication and alignment across 4 product verticals and multiple working groups, ensuring cohesive cross-functional collaboration. - Created templates and resources for workshops, user personas, and journey mapping. Contact me to view my full resume.

Charlotte Milliken

I am a lead product designer and strategist with 8 years of experience. During my career, I have contributed to 15+ applications across 9 different industries and led the creative direction for 8. I love what I do because I make real people’s lives simpler and otherwise mundane experiences delightful. 3 RECENT PROJECTS: VERIZON WIRELESS - Designed an end-to-end mobile application for a cutting-edge smart vehicle experience, including 100+ high-fidelity screens and an animated prototype. - Managed design sprints, delegated tasks, and held regular 1:1s with team designers(2). - Created materials and documented processes to support the designers on my team. - Developed workflows to prevent duplicate work and maintain a clean, single source of truth across the team. - Collaborated with the development team for weekly backlog grooming and design QA, ensuring alignment and quality in design implementation. - Assisted the product strategist in conducting research including, interviewing 20+ participants in our target audience and collecting market data. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NY - Collaborated with a product strategist to redesign an internal tool's dashboard, improving information accessibility and reducing support needs. - Conducted user interviews and workshops to map the user journey, identifying key touchpoints and pain points to inform design improvements. - Led an ADA audit of internal software, identifying and resolving accessibility issues to achieve compliance. - Created a step-by-step ADA audit guide for client teams, enabling them to maintain WCAG 2.0 standards independently. - Educated client teams through training sessions and workshops on performing accessibility audits, using design tools, and following design best practices. - Obtained Level 2 security clearance as part of the role requirements. METLIFE - Led the cross-functional design team (1), which spearheaded the onboarding, dashboard, personalization, and gamification aspects of Upwise. - Created low-fidelity designs, high-fidelity designs, and prototypes throughout the design process. - Managed design sprints, delegated tasks, and provided mentorship to the designer on my team. - Hosted regular design workshops with the client team, including HMW sessions, JTBD workshops, and rapid ideation sessions. - Created a high-level product north star, to inspire and guide ongoing discussions about future iterations. - Conducted card sorting tests, moderated interviews, and both moderated and unmoderated A/B tests. - Facilitated communication and alignment across 4 product verticals and multiple working groups, ensuring cohesive cross-functional collaboration. - Created templates and resources for workshops, user personas, and journey mapping. Contact me to view my full resume.

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I am a lead product designer and strategist with 8 years of experience. During my career, I have contributed to 15+ applications across 9 different industries and led the creative direction for 8. I love what I do because I make real people’s lives simpler and otherwise mundane experiences delightful.

3 RECENT PROJECTS:

VERIZON WIRELESS

  • Designed an end-to-end mobile application for a cutting-edge smart vehicle experience, including 100+ high-fidelity screens and an animated prototype.
  • Managed design sprints, delegated tasks, and held regular 1:1s with team designers(2).
  • Created materials and documented processes to support the designers on my team.
  • Developed workflows to prevent duplicate work and maintain a clean, single source of truth across the team.
  • Collaborated with the development team for weekly backlog grooming and design QA, ensuring alignment and quality in design implementation.
  • Assisted the product strategist in conducting research including, interviewing 20+ participants in our target audience and collecting market data.

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NY

  • Collaborated with a product strategist to redesign an internal tool’s dashboard, improving information accessibility and reducing support needs.
  • Conducted user interviews and workshops to map the user journey, identifying key touchpoints and pain points to inform design improvements.
  • Led an ADA audit of internal software, identifying and resolving accessibility issues to achieve compliance.
  • Created a step-by-step ADA audit guide for client teams, enabling them to maintain WCAG 2.0 standards independently.
  • Educated client teams through training sessions and workshops on performing accessibility audits, using design tools, and following design best practices.
  • Obtained Level 2 security clearance as part of the role requirements.

METLIFE

  • Led the cross-functional design team (1), which spearheaded the onboarding, dashboard, personalization, and gamification aspects of Upwise.
  • Created low-fidelity designs, high-fidelity designs, and prototypes throughout the design process.
  • Managed design sprints, delegated tasks, and provided mentorship to the designer on my team.
  • Hosted regular design workshops with the client team, including HMW sessions, JTBD workshops, and rapid ideation sessions.
  • Created a high-level product north star, to inspire and guide ongoing discussions about future iterations.
  • Conducted card sorting tests, moderated interviews, and both moderated and unmoderated A/B tests.
  • Facilitated communication and alignment across 4 product verticals and multiple working groups, ensuring cohesive cross-functional collaboration.
  • Created templates and resources for workshops, user personas, and journey mapping.

Contact me to view my full resume.

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Social Media Design
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Product Design
Expert
Web Design
Expert
Social Media Design
Expert
UI
Expert
App Design
Expert
Figma
Expert
Freelance Gig
Expert
HTML5
Expert
Adobe XD
Intermediate
CSS
Intermediate
WordPress
Intermediate
Webflow
Intermediate
Adobe InDesign
Beginner
React JS
Beginner
Adobe Photoshop
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English
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Energy & Utilities, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Software & Internet, Travel & Hospitality, Other
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