Hello, 👋 my name is Darious, I am a Product Designer at New Visions for Public Schools. I am a mission driven designer with expertise in education, and social research. I am a first-generation college graduate, earning both my Associate's and Bachelors' Degree in Urban Studies and Sociology.

2023 — NowNew Visions for Public SchoolsProduct Designer

2023 — Now

New York, New York, United States

2022 — 2023Avocademy (YC W22)UX/UI Design Mentor

2022 — 2023

Reviewed design students' assignments with an emphasis on giving constructive criticism on their design

decisions and primarily focused on reviewing user research and UI design

● Identified and clearly communicated any technical issues on assignments so that students could improve in

areas including project planning, design systems, and wireframes

● Maintained and tracked feedback on the mentor dashboard to ensure future mentors could follow up on

student progress

● Utilized 4 years of mentoring experience to provide various styles of feedback for different learning types

2022 — 2022Vouch InsuranceProduct Design Intern

2022 — 2022

Remote

Strategize then executed end-to-end product design process for a project focused on improving the quote

customization features discoverability and collaborated with the project manager, and design team

● Work closely with the lead user researcher to conduct a heuristic evaluation of customization features to evaluate best practices then synthesized findings to support design decisions

● Partner with the Software Engineer Intern to improve the responsive design and locate experience-breaking bugs in

the mobile quote experience

● Presented both projects to leadership and various Vouch staff at the product & design review session; celebrated for the ability to story tell

2021 — 2022Moment StudioUX/UI Designer

2021 — 2022

Remote

Explored research findings within user interviews, surveys, competitive analysis, and questionnaires to further understand issues users faced in order to develop foundational knowledge on the subject matter

Crafted affinity maps, empathy maps, user personas, plus how might we statements to gain a clear understanding of user challenges, motivations, needs, and pain points

Designed low and high fidelity wireframes with a priority on user-centered design then produced rapid clickable prototypes utilizing Adobe XD, Figma and InVision

Tested for usability to gain user feedback, then adjusted designs to accommodate for recommended changes

Teamed up with four product designers, one design lead, and two representatives from Earth Love United across three different time zones to develop a mobile application focused on encouraging international youth to fight against climate change

Interviewed two screener survey participants to further knowledge on how people aged 18-22 interpret climate change news, and their role in preserving Earth

Designed low and high fidelity wireframes based on teammates sketches in addition to stakeholder feedback within a one-week timeframe

Volunteered to present sketches, high fidelity wireframes, and style guide to stakeholders over Zoom during the emergency absence of our design lead; answered all stakeholder questions, aligned stakeholders visions, and gathered notes for team members not in attendance

2021 — 2022Guttman Community College CUNYCareer Peer Leader

2021 — 2022

New York, New York, United States

Co-facilitated zoom meetings with keen focus on managing virtual operations

Mentored and advise students in one on one meetings focused on career development with a focus on revising resumes, writing cover letters, preparation for interviews

Maintained and update student relation management document

Education

Hunter College

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Guttman Community College CUNY

Experience+

Education

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Associate of Arts - AA