"The key to a successful solution is a user centered approach."
Anthony Jara
Experience
Product / UX Designer
Jobbley June 2023 – Present
Conduct user research and usability testing to gather insights and optimize UI designs and interactive design prototypes, resulting in improved user satisfaction.
Collaborate with stakeholders and developers cross-functionally to gather design requirements and incorporate the business goals into the innovative design, resulting in a 40% increase in internal communication satisfaction.
Develop interactive wireframes and mockups using industry-standard design tools, like Figma, to effectively communicate design ideas.
Refine the product roadmap based on user feedback and business goals, increasing productivity by 10%.
UX Designer & Researcher
Independent June 2022 – June 2023
Conduct user research such usability studies, surveys, and interviews with at least 5 participants to determine KPIs, information architecture designs, user journey maps, user personas, and sketch frames for the testing and ideation phases.
Create user-centered designs through wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups for cross-platform applications using Figma and Adobe XD.
Analyze insights for design solutions that improve user experience and iterate on design.
Design friendly accessible user interface and interactive design.
Administrative Assistant
PSI Security March 2020 – March 2023
Write detail oriented reports on business actions for stakeholders, directors, and clients then analyze and interpret data for solutions that streamline business practices.
Organized over 100 files for an easy and efficient way to find important documents.
Communicate key information between directors and clients through web based calendars and appointment updates.
Collaborated with regional directors to coordinate meetings and presentations 4+ times a month.
Handled $1,000+ transactions from operating account to payroll account.
Researcher
Entertainment Works April 2019 – December 2019
Conducted research with surveys and interviews with 75+ people per week to collect quantitative and qualitative data.
Gauged consumer interest for 3 to 6 unreleased projects so the company can reiterate its marketing plan.
Set up research areas by making sure hardware testing equipment is connected and calibrated for users.
Education
Bachelor’s in Integrative General Studies
University of Central Florida 2024
Associate's in Computer Animation
Miami Dade College 2018
Google UX Design Professional Certificate
Google 2023
Intro to UX Design Certificate
Georgia Institute of Technology 2022
Skills
UX Design
UI Design
Research
Prototyping
Information Architecture
Wireframes
Figma
Product Management
Animation
Maya
3ds Max
Adobe XD
Premiere Pro
Photoshop
Illustrator
Interactive Design
Visual Design
Substance
HTML
CSS
After Effects
Mockups
Usability Testing
Interviewing
Multimedia Creation