# Merrill FitzGerald > Sr. UX/UI Designer | Multidisciplinary Design | Health Tech Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/merrill 🙋🏽‍♀️ UX/UI Designer, innovative thinker, and inclusive team member with an aesthetically driven and technical perspective looking to improve the experience of users, customers, and or clients through personal interaction and thoughtful design. 👩🏽‍💻UX Skills: User interviews, storyboarding, user and task flows, persona creation, user scenarios, journey and empathy mapping, feature prioritization, usability testing, data analysis, information architecture, lo and high fidelity (rapid) prototyping, UI kit and design systems creation and maintenance. 💻 Software: Prototyping tools including Figma, InVision, and Adobe XD. Adobe CC (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) Squarespace, Shopify, Wix, Wordpress x Elementor (fundamental), Canva, Miro, and Trello. Fundamental knowledge of HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Bootstrap. Extensive knowledge of Google and Microsoft Suites. 😌 Soft Skills: Cultural sensitivity, empathy, compassion, collaboration, effective communication, adaptability, patience, attention to detail, problem-solving, time-management, critical-thinking, organization, stress-management. ⭐️Additional Skills: Branding, presentation design, content creation, marketing. ## Work Experience ### Senior UX/UI Designer @ Alignment Health Jan 2023 – Present ### UX/UI Designer @ Alignment Health Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 Designing solutions with Alignment Health Plan by creating pleasant experiences for users such as seniors, insurance brokers, and medical professionals. Currently leading design initiatives within Alignment Health's Member Portal and assisting in the unification of various portals through the creation of consistent UI kits and design architecture. I use high fidelity wireframes and prototypes geared toward both desktop and mobile to convey designs to CTOs, product managers, developers, and marketing teams. Projects to date include Member Portal UI Kit, Member Portal redesign, and other efforts within Member Portal. ### Founder/Head Designer @ Studio Minette Jan 2025 – Present Offering services ranging from corporate and visual identity, web and mobile app design, and UX/UI audits. Specializing in UX/UI research and design, branding, and foundational graphic design, I craft unique experiences catering mostly to women-owned businesses and startups within the health and wellness spaces. ### Chief Creative Officer (Techstars ‘24) @ Seek Jan 2023 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area Creating the voice, image, and overall brand for Seek, a woman-founded startup and the first at-home lab test that measures how alcohol affects women's health. Working alongside the founder in addition to multiple development companies to create Seek's e-commerce website along with the accompanying user portal to ensure consumers are able to easily view and understand their test results in addition to gaining knowledge on how alcohol affects different health categories. (Seek recently completed Techastars 2024 program) ### UX/UI Designer @ JETSWEAT Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York City Metropolitan Area The first purpose-built technology platform focused on powering digital transformations for the boutique fitness studio industry. Features include B2C Marketplace and B2B white label streaming. Conducted UX audits and redesigns for current issues found within the backend platform in addition to designing a new feature within the Admin Dashboard ### Assistant to Owner/Principal @ Alexander Gray Associates Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York City Metropolitan Area Assist the owners and principals, Alexander Gray and David Cabrera, of a renowned contemporary art gallery in Chelsea representing artists influential in cultural, social, and political spheres. Responsibilities include gallery and artist event coordination in addition to overseeing and managing calendars and scheduling, communication, and finances ### Art Instructor/Event Lead @ The Artful Bachelorette Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York City Metropolitan Area Lead events instructing groups in drawing live figure models using a number of different techniques; provide participants with a positive and creative experience. ### Art Fair Liaison @ Scope International Contemporary Art Show Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York City Metropolitan Area Assisted the Executive Director of an international, Brooklyn-based art fair for their annual show in Miami Beach (November 30th-December 7); communicated with galleries and vendors along with operation and project managers; oversaw company finances through Quickbooks and Google Sheets, as well as utilized Salesforce to track Exhibitor fair progress; acted as a VIP and exhibitor liaison, building strong relationships with clients; handled any and all operational tasks pertaining to exhibitors and managed a team of front desk personnel and security during the fair ### Operations Assistant @ Le Jardin Francais Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States Assisted the owner/lead designer of an accredited, international floral design studio with operational tasks including vendor-client communication, event logistics, and business-related issues; worked with a cross-functional team of floral designers, greenhouse specialists, retail managers, and marketing and managerial talent ### Showroom Manager @ Oceanside Studio Inc Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Islamorada, Florida Oversaw social media and marketing (redesigned company website, designed ads for local magazines and newspapers); initiated, created, and implemented an inventory system for company's merchandise; maintained supply inventory and filing systems, processed payments, and fulfilled shipments; received clients; managed office communications ### First Grade English Teacher @ XploreAsia Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Bangkok, Thailand Worked with school management to implement multiple teaching methods within the classroom; collaborated with Srinakharinwirot University, a public university in Bangkok, on their research program studying foreign language teachers and their teaching methods; developed daily lesson plans as well as extracurricular activities ### Au Pair @ AuPairWorld Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Paris, France ### Wedding Planning Intern @ Easton Events Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Charleston, South Carolina Managed itineraries and billing, calendars and invitations; communicated with clients on multiple issues and collaborated with different vendors and companies; oversaw project for a million-dollar wedding; supervised project design as well as multiple vendors to assemble guest gift baskets; negotiated with vendors regarding prices, tracked shipments, recorded and handled finances and met deadlines ## Education ### Graphic Design The Graphic Design School ### Certificate (600+ hours) in UX/UI Design Georgia Institute of Technology ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in French, Studio Art Wofford College ### Classical Drawing Paris Academy of Art ### Certificate in French Studies France Langue ### French Studies IES Abroad ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/merrillfitzgerald --- Source: https://flows.cv/merrill JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/merrill/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29