# Susan E. Price

> Contract UI Designer | EdTech | Healthcare | HCI Specialist

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/susaneprice

I have extensive product design experience. Professional projects include UX/UI design, software development, and business analysis. My portfolio includes healthcare, 3D & web-based AI educational products, and open-source contributions.

Currently, I am interested in health and wellness applications (spanning healthcare and fintech), education, and interactive storytelling. I am continually enhancing design tools to build better products. If you have any related design projects, I would love to discuss them with you. 

Specialties: user interface, design systems, Figma, UI/UX, UI kit, prototyping, web design, AI enhancements.

## Work Experience
### Design Systems & UI Specialist @ NewMediaThemes
Jan 2018 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
- Expert-level UI specialist focusing on visual and interaction design
- Modern Design Systems creation covering all aspects of UI/UX 
- Best practices for accessible, responsive, interactive, and performant reusable components
- AI integration for content and custom agents

### Lead User Interface Designer @ Health Plans of North Carolina
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Created a new component library and design system for branding and consistency across web properties and products, in alignment with Blue Cross Blue Shield's style guide
- Led design reviews, communicating with key stakeholders to unite the team around strategy and process
- Analyzed 3rd party AI components for training and customer service
- Traffic increased 7x+ during the year of implementation

### Lead User Interface Designer @ ParisWithScott
Jan 2017 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Designed and developed a travel website for news, interactive storytelling, and language learning
- Created a Design System defining color, typography, iconography, navigation, and layout
- Created itineraries, story ideas, and multi-model interactivity with audio enhancements

### User Experience Designer @ Aravo Solutions - Third-Party Risk Management
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States
- Led architectural reviews. Provided system & UX recommendations to improve user experience
- Collaborated with engineering and marketing teams and gave presentations on proposed changes
- Improved performance significantly on desktop and mobile

### UX Designer & Front-End Developer @ SharpSpring
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Designed a virtual classroom for online learning and many accessible and responsive web pages
- Developed a Resource Center to easily filter content by type, including white papers, infographics, and articles
- Redesigned the blog for improved usability and engagement
- Constant Contact acquired SharpSpring for $240M

### Product Designer & 3D Artist @ University College London
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | London, England, United Kingdom
- Partnered with surgeons to develop 3D print-ready models for surgery training.
- Converted medical data (X-ray) into 3D models.

### Interaction Designer & 3D Artist - Exhibits @ New England Aquarium
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Produced 3D models of fish bones for 3D prints and interactive exhibits.

### 3D Artist & Photographer @ Living Voxel
Jan 2002 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Created 3D models for education and printing

### Front-End Developer @ Jigocity
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Los Angeles, California, United States
- Led front-end development of iPhone daily deals e-commerce app/product for the Asia Pacific Region. 
- Initiated and improved UX by reducing steps-to-purchase (user flow) by 50%
- Presented designs to key stakeholders to unite strategy
- The company was acquired for $64M

### 3D Graphics Instructor @ Bay Area Video Coalition
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Taught Autodesk Maya in San Francisco covering modeling, animation, texturing, and automation
- Wrote curriculum, including visuals and models

### VR Designer @ IBM
Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 | Petaluma, California, United States
- Designed and developed an immersive online learning center for community meetings and classes
- Integrated e-commerce for book sales

### VR Developer & 3D Artist @ Ford Motor Company
Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 | San Francisco, California, United States
- Designed and developed 3D immersive content and video for marketing (model, texture, animate)

### Art Studio Designer @ Susan Price
Jan 1999 – Jan 2001 | Petaluma, California, United States
- Designed and managed the planning and construction of a new live/work studio
- Awarded "Best New Construction" from the City of Petaluma

### Front-End Developer @ Headland Digital Media
Jan 1996 – Jan 1998 | San Rafael, California, United States
- Designed and developed an educational web application to teach users the principles and strategies of AI in chess. Provided in-depth annotation and analysis of the historic Kasparov vs. Deep Blue chess match for ChessMaster.com, enhancing user understanding of AI's role and techniques in competitive chess.

### Senior Developer @ Autodesk
Jan 1992 – Jan 1996
- Front-end developer for "Topper", the premier 3D browser plugin available on the web for free to view & navigate virtual worlds (VRML)
- Front-end developer for Animator Studio Scriptor
- 3D Studio Max, French localization

### Programmer @ Autodesk
Jan 1991 – Jan 1992


## Education
### Designing and Building AI Products and Services
MIT xPRO

### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in International Business
California State University-Sacramento


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/susaneprice
- Portfolio: https://susanprice.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13