# Erin Potasnick > Product Designer Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/erinpotasnick I am a Product Designer with a background in psychology and exercise science. I made the transition from strength and conditioning to user experience design. I believe both professions provide the need to find the best solutions to enhance different types of experiences. As a designer, I enjoy the collaboration and creative thinking to provide an effortless and accessible experience. ## Work Experience ### Product Designer III @ Northwestern Mutual Jan 2024 – Present ### Product Designer II @ Northwestern Mutual Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 ### Junior Designer @ Tesorio Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 • Conducted research and design activities across a range of features for a B2B AR automations platform (fintech), including site maps, user flows, wireframes, and prototypes • Responsible for all aspects of the design and experience of a self-service payment portal, and delivered UI for capabilities like payment thresholding, partial payments, and autopay • Collaborated with engineers to mitigate build challenges and resolve edge cases on the fly ### UX Design Intern @ Tesorio Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 • Carried out user research activities including stakeholder and end user interviews, data synthesis, and competitive analysis for a SaaS accounts receivable (AR) product • Created sketches and high-fidelity designs using research insights to improve user comprehension and reduce errors • Built out a comprehensive suite of tokenized components for Figma • Worked alongside the product design team on all deliverables during the • design process • Design work done during this period shipped in September 2021 ### Assistant Softball Coach @ Yeshiva University Jan 2017 – Jan 2022 | Manhattan, NY • Develop and administer practice and pre-game warm-up • Assist in practice and player development • Teach required position skills to players • Oversee and assist in all game strategies ### Performance Coach @ Parabolic Performance & Rehab Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Hackensack, NJ • Designed and implemented training programs to high level figure skaters • Designed and implemented speed and agility clinics to girl’s lacrosse ages youth to high school • Provided sports performance training to athletes ages youth to adult ### Head Strength and Conditioning Coach @ York College of the City University of New York Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Queens, NY • Responsible for designing and implementing strength and conditioning programs for all varsity athletic teams and their student-athletes • Collaborated with athletic training staff on return to play protocols for injured athletes • Coordinated and scheduled all training sessions with coaching staff • Supervised and mentored strength and conditioning intern ### Strength And Conditioning Intern @ Fordham University Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Bronx, NY • Assisted in implementing off-season programs for the football, men’s & women’s basketball, and women's volleyball teams • Taught athletes proper form in olympic lifts and accessory exercises • Maintained weight room with set up and breakdown for training sessions ### Strength And Conditioning Intern @ Iona College Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | New Rochelle, NY • Assisted the head coach in implementing training programs • Lead athletes through proper warm-up, stretching, and flexibility • Instructed and demonstrated safe and proper weightlifting technique ### Strength and Conditioning Intern @ New Jersey Institute of Technology Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Newark, NJ • Assisted with coaching weightlifting technique and exercise programming for various sports teams • Maintained weight room through setting up for lifts and breakdown • Supervised and motivated athletes in completing given exercises ### Strength and Conditioning Volunteer @ Montclair State University Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Montclair, NJ • Observed training for the men’s baseball team • Motivated athletes and assisted head strength and conditioning coach in the Strength and Conditioning Program • Helped athletes maintain proper form ### Summer Intern - Strength and Conditioning @ Seton Hall University Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | South Orange, NJ • Helped administer training for men’s basketball and women’s volleyball team • Oversaw dynamic warm-ups and lifting sessions • Cleaned and organized weight room after each lifting session ### Strength and Conditioning Volunteer @ Yeshiva University Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Manhattan, NY • Assisted in equipment set up • Demonstrated proper lifting technique • Helped design and implement strength and conditioning program • Observed multiple training sessions ## Education ### User Experience Design IxDF - The Interaction Design Foundation ### User Experience Nanodegree Program in UX Design Udacity ### Master of Science (M.S.) in Exercise science Montclair State University ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Psychology Yeshiva University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/erin-potasnick --- Source: https://flows.cv/erinpotasnick JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/erinpotasnick/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29