•Communicated the overall vision of the app to the R&D team, ensuring they understood the underlying user problems, needs, and desires.
•Documented numerous feature requirements to accurately represent the product and ensure they are accessible to users at the right moment.
•Conducted multiple tests with 3-5 potential users before handing off projects to developers. Iterated on designs based on feedback and aligned with the R&D team to confirm feasibility, effort estimates, and constraints. Broke down solutions into smaller deliverable phases (MVP, Phase 1, Phase 2, etc.), ensuring all decisions aligned with the overall vision.
•Created user flows for several features during project hand-offs.
•Expanded my skill set by learning and practicing additional disciplines, including:
•Gained basic knowledge of electric circuits, creating schematic files on Autodesk Eagle and CircuitMaker, reading PCB boards at the design level, and understanding the basic functions of commonly used electronic components.
•Implemented a component using React Styled Components and learned the overall logic of front-end development.
•Learned HTML, CSS, and basic JavaScript, and practiced reviewing UI components for compatibility with CSS.
•Received positive feedback from my cross-functional team on my collaborative approach, helpfulness, and trust-building efforts, which positively influenced how they leverage UX.
•Gained experience working in a fast-paced startup environment with frequent cross-departmental collaboration.
