# Vanessa Denny

> UX UI Designer at Cisco

Location: Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area, Canada
Profile: https://flows.cv/vanessadenny

UX Designer with 7+ years in software engineering and collaborating in cross-functional teams. Over the past 3 years, specialized in research, usability, accessibility, and scalable design systems, blending systems thinking with user-centered problem-solving.

## Work Experience
### UX Designer @ Cisco
Jan 2024 – Present | Ottawa, ON
Project: UX Research and Design for a B2B Internal Networking Engineering SaaS

- Designed end-to-end product experience for a complex B2B SaaS, from discovery to delivery
- Conducted user research (interviews, observations, cross-departmental studies) to uncover pain points and streamline workflows
- Created wireframes and interactive prototypes focused on delivering a cohesive, user-centered experience
- Introduced AI-driven solutions into the UI to process and visualize large datasets effectively
- Proactively identify gaps in UI consistency and disjointed components
- Built and maintained a scalable Figma design library to ensure consistency and efficiency across teams
- Applied core UX principles (usability, accessibility/WCAG compliance, hierarchy, and consistency) to improve navigation and workflows
- Collaborated with engineers to translate technical/database requirements into intuitive UI elements and delivered designs for Angular implementation
- Used Miro to map workflows and align interaction flows with system architecture
- Created insights dashboards for management reporting
- Collaborated closely with developers and PMs to evaluate UX requests, align on feasibility, refine features
- Participated inAgile sprints, updating progress and tasks in Jira
- Presented design solutions, facilitated testing, gathered feedback, and iterated collaboratively

### UI Designer @ Cisco
Jan 2026 – Present | Ottawa, ON
Project: Designing a new B2B Internal Networking Engineering SaaS platform, and building an entire new scalable design system

- Building a Figma system library aligned with BlueprintJS frontend library, with dark mode variables and nested slots for maintainable, reusable patterns
- Auditing existing platform for gaps, bugs, and inconsistencies to inform improvements and enhance user experience
- Leveraging AI (MCP) to accelerate creation and scalability of design system assets such as component variations and behaviours
- Defining standards, interaction patterns, and templates to support faster, consistent feature delivery across teams
- New design system intended as a strong foundation for future services integration and for AI-assisted design usage across teams

### Front End Developer @ IBM
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Hortolândia, São Paulo, Brazil
Project: Mobile development for new mortgage feature for Itaú Unibanco bank, automating processes to eliminate reliance on mail and email.

• Develop user interfaces using Angular v.12 and TypeScript
• Implement server-side logic using NodeJS to support front-end functionalities
• Build responsive, consistent designs using HTML5, CSS, and SCSS
• Use Visual Studio Code for coding and debugging, and ensuring code quality
• Manage code repositories on GitLab, facilitating collaboration and version control
• Deploy and maintain applications on AWS, ensuring scalability and high availability
• Track project progress with Jira for timely delivery and facilitating Agile sprints for iterative development
• Collaborate with designers in Figma to integrate user-centered design principle
• Ensure accessibility and inclusivity by analyzing and adhering to WCAG 2.0 standards

### Front End Development Intern @ IBM
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Hortolândia, São Paulo, Brazil
• Focus training and shadowing experienced developers on development projects
• Angular v.12, Typescript, SCSS, JavaScript, jQuery, UI Components and Prototyping
• Complementary studies: Agile, Design Thinking, Docker, Cloud, Clean Code and SOLID principles, Relational Database Management System, SQL, Restful APIs

### IT Support Analyst @ Bosch Brasil
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Campinas e Região, Brasil
Project: Internal Employee Training and Support Optimization
Train internal employees to independently open troubleshooting tickets using automated, interactive platforms, significantly reducing redundant call center inquiries and providing cost-saving insights through dashboards.

•	Manage access to directories and internal systems - IAM
•	Support the manufacturing area for contingency plans
•	Software formatting and installation, network settings and failure support
•	Coordinate suppliers and technicians for hardware issues and warranty controlling
•	Controlling call queue in support level 3 according to SLA

### Information Technology Intern @ Bosch Brasil
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Campinas e Região, Brasil
Project: Support internal employees to independently with troubleshooting issues. Proactively developed internal dynamic pages with JavaScript to promote IT and Information Security tutorials and how-to guides through email communications, redirecting employees to common issue resolutions.

•	Hardware controlling and access management to directories and internal systems - IAM
•	Contributing to engineering projects using VBA Excel & Macros

### Administrative Assistant @ Trópico Equipamentos Elétricos Iluminação Ind. e Com. Ltda
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Indaiatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
• Capture, analysis of bidding processes, participation in bids and sales negotiations
• Management and updating of documents and records as an assistant to the legal department
• Control of result information and parameterizations
• Writing manuals for industry standardization and control
• Development of advanced dynamic spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel

### Administrative Assistant @ LT Soluções
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Indaiatuba, São Paulo
• Capture, analysis of bidding processes, participation in bids and sales negotiations
• Control and coordination of results information and parameterizations
• Issuing and monitoring orders in production, shipping, execution and technical assistance
• Preparation of presentations, tables and product catalogs in CorelDraw and PowerPoint
• Development of advanced dynamic spreadsheets in Excel for general control measures with internal reporting
• Standardization of the internal procedure
• Project: Implement an information system to control the workflow with study and analysis of flowcharts, 5'S system and Ishikawa diagram in 2015

### Administrative Intern @ LT Soluções
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Indaiatuba, São Paulo


## Education
### Interactive Media Design / UX Design
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology

### Systems Analysis and Development
Fatec Indaiatuba

### Business Administration in Management and Operations
Fatec Indaiatuba

### Technical in Logistics
FIEC - Fundação Indaiatubana de Educação e Cultura


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/vanessaidenny

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Last updated: 2026-03-31