I was born in New York City but grew up in Georgia. Growing up, I enjoyed creating designs and editing silly things using free trials of Photoshop as a teen.

While going to college and pursuing a degree in software engineering, I didn’t realize UX design was a career until I took the courses User-Centered Design and User Interactions as part of my degree program. Of all the courses I had taken while in school, I enjoyed these two the most because they reminded me of designing things in my childhood. I also appreciate the creativity in this field, the opportunity to collaborate closely with users, and the satisfaction of designing in general. After discovering all this, I knew I wanted to pursue UX design more than software engineering.

However, because I was very close to completing my degree then, I decided to finish the software engineering degree but pursue UX design after graduating. I have since completed the Google UX Design Certificate and continue expanding my knowledge through additional UX/UI courses, daily design challenges, and providing design services to enhance my skills and gain practical experience.

Since graduating, I’ve learned to combine my software engineering background with all the experience and knowledge I’ve gained in UX/UI design to adapt and improve my designs. I leverage my technical knowledge to help bridge the gap between design and development, which can promote communication within cross-functional teams. My familiarity with coding and software development allows me to design with an understanding of the implementation, resulting in more feasible and practical solutions.

As our world increasingly relies on technology, I aim to ensure that stakeholder requirements are achieved while keeping focus on the user’s experience to make a more empathetic, beneficial, and user-friendly space for everyone.