# Simoune Lucas > Product Design at Microsoft Location: Greater Seattle Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/simoune I am a UX Designer passionate about smart, empathetic, and beautiful design. My background includes a biology degree, a graduate certificate in software engineering, and my true passion — product design. A scientist, with a natural inclination for design, I found a love for UX. Equipped with perseverance and an ability to learn quickly, I thrive in the midst of discomfort. I am empathetic, determined, and humble. My genuine empathy creates a passion to solve each design problem to the best of my ability. I am determined to find the best solution in a given amount of time, understanding that speed and iteration are paramount in order to learn and innovate. And as a result of being raised by two, strong immigrant parents, I am a humble person who is easy to work with and remains curious, open-minded, and always looking for opportunities to learn. When I'm not designing, you can find me eating, photographing world landmarks, or playing outside with my nieces, nephews, and dog. ## Work Experience ### Senior Product Designer @ Microsoft Jan 2021 – Present | Greater Seattle Area Product Designer for Copilot Notebooks, defining intuitive AI-powered experiences that help users organize thoughts, explore ideas, and boost producitivty ‒ leveraging Copilot to make creativity and workflow seamless. Previously, played a key role in launching Microsoft Loop on web and mobile ‒ an app designed for teams to think, plan, and create together. ### Designer 2 @ Microsoft Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Greater Seattle Area Designer on the Modern Work team in Microsoft Office. Created experiences that enhance collaboration and meet the needs of today's modern workforce. Collaborated with Research to speak with customers and learn how current productivity tools are falling short, worked with product teams across Microsoft to figure out how we can improve and innovate, and partnered with PMs and Engineers to deliver those designs. ### Designer 2 @ Microsoft Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 Designer on the Experience Collective Studio team within Microsoft Office. Created experiences that simplify the user lifecycle from sign-up and onboarding, to renewal. Collaborated with Designers, PMs, Engineers, and Researchers to develop UX strategy, write scenarios, create wireframes, and deliver new experiences. ### Designer @ Microsoft Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Redmond, WA Designer on the Office Experience Organization Growth team. Worked on experiences to increase opportunities for new user acquisition, boost engagement within the product, drive retention within the Office ecosystem, and promote upsell to Office 365. ### UX Designer @ Freelance Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Freelance Managed each project from ideation to execution, providing user research, information architecture, prototyping, user testing, visual design, and web design. Explain design decisions to clients with effective use of data and design assets—such as affinity diagrams, personas, user flows, customer journeys, wireframes, usability tests, and more. ### UX Designer @ Autel Robotics Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Seattle, WA Led a team of two UX designers to create a prototype for Starlink, Autel's mobile native app used for controlling its X-Star and X-Star Premium drone models. The team created a solution that reduces customer frustrations and decreases time between purchase and first flight by integrating a quick start guide with the native app to create a seamless out-of-the-box experience. ### Web Designer & Information Architect @ Tennis Center Sand Point Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Seattle, WA Based on customer feedback, led redesign of company website. Served as copywriter and visual designer, creating assets that clearly expressed company’s mission and goals. As a result of the improved information architecture, decreased total time spent by user searching for an answer by an average of 79%. Previously: Junior Tennis Instructor, Front Desk Representative ### Director of Firm Operations @ Impact Law Group PLLC Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Seattle, WA Worked with law firm partners to determine firm needs. Addressed pain points by implementing operational changes, such as vendor procurement, technology updates, and client relation strategies. Coordinated office relocation, designed new office space layout, and managed schedule to ensure a seamless move with zero business downtime. ### Head Lab Assistant at the Stayton Bioengineering Lab @ University of Washington Jan 2009 – Jan 2012 | Seattle, WA I trained and managed 3 lab assistants. Together, we worked to ensure the quality of the lab at all times by identifying the researchers’ pain points and devising solutions to cultivate a pristine and efficient lab environment. For instance, I implemented an organization and inventory system of 5,000+ chemicals to improve efficiency of locating a certain chemical. Previously: Lab Assistant ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology University of Washington Jan 2008 – Jan 2012 ### Graduate Certificate in Sofware Design and Development in Computer Science University of Washington Bothell Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/simounelucas - Portfolio: http://www.simounelucas.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/simoune JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/simoune/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-30