MARY KATHERINE KAGAOAN PRODUCT/UX DESIGNER KAYEKAGAOAN.COM CONTACT SUMMARY [email protected] Enterprising Brooklyn-based UX Designer with a passion for bringing new +1 929 256 5114 business ideas to life through user research, creative storytelling, and clean linkedin.com/in/kayekagaoan interface design. EDUCATION EXPERIENCE USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN SUZY, UX Design Consultant General Assembly New York, NY (March 2019–present) New York, NY • Collaborate with Product, Customer Support and Marketing teams • Define UX success metrics B.A. CREATIVE WRITING • Perform competitive, market, and user research Hamilton College • Write and copy edit member outreach emails Clinton, NY BRAINBODY, UX Design Consultant New York, NY (Jan 2019–Feb 2019) SKILLS + TOOLS • Spearheaded UX design process for an early-stage B2B machine learning DESIGN platform targeting the fitness and health industries Wireframing (Sketch, Illustrator) • Defined personas, user journeys, user flows, and microcopy to determine UI Design (iOS, MacOS, Web) optimal end-user touchpoints and interactions Graphic (Photoshop) Prototyping (InVision, Premiere) FREELANCE, Digital Designer UI Specifications (Zeplin) New York, NY (Jul 2015–present) • Increased online visibility of startups and organizations’ digital presence RESEARCH through a user-focused approach to problem solving User Research & Synthesis • Improved interface designs and user flows of mobile and desktop products Comparative & Competitive Analysis • Clients include: Irish International Business Network, Purple Mountain Media, Information Architecture MAP Digital, Wild Tomorrow Fund, Helping Other People, House of Ladosha Task & User Flow Analysis Card Sorting (OptimalSort) SMIGIN, Creative Lead (UI & Copy) Tree Testing (Treejack) New York, NY (Jun 2015—Jun 2016) Usability Testing • Oversaw product design iterations, prototypes, shipping, and testing in a Lean environment for mobile app that was ranked #1 for Education in 13 COMMUNICATION countries on the EU App Store Presentation (Slides, Keynote) • Produced and managed all creative communication to scale user base from Group Facilitation 2k–85k users in 2 years (172% average monthly increase) Design Studio • Established brand voice and ensured cross-platform brand consistency Writing SMIGIN, Creative Intern New York, NY (Jul 2013—Oct 2015) INTERESTS • Designed the user interface (UI) for Smigin’s iPhone app and Wordpress site Ramen • Pitched and designed summer social media campaigns that increased New York Yankees Facebook user reach and engagement by over 200% HBO Memes LEGENDARY, Creative & Marketing Intern DJing Burbank, CA, Jul 2012–Aug 2012 Midnight film screenings • Analyzed and wrote coverage on proposed screenplays.