
UX Design Lead
Neogen Corp
Mission
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Lead research-driven design supports across Food Safety portfolio
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Incorporate Neogen brand integration into the new Design System
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Deliver top-notch design quality on high-profile projects through thought leadership
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Drive innovation using current on design trends and technologies to keep digital experiences fresh and competitive
Design Strategy
Align all digital experiences with brand identity, business goals, and user needs across all enterprise-wide portfolios.


User-Centered-Design Process
Engage early and actively to focus on the users and their needs in each phase of the design process.


User Research
The process of studying how users interact with a product or service to understand their needs in collaboration with all stakeholders.


Product Design & Development
Develop contextual design concepts based on the impact
effort metrics

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Senior User Experience Designer
Alight Solutions
Challenge
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Outdated legacy platform (25+ years), very cumbersome, unforgiving & slow
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Fast-paced environment
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Complex workflows & use cases
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High cost of call center
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Ongoing Sprints backlog
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Ongoing Sprints backlog from competing projects to apply new Design System to enterprise-wide platform upgrades
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Global locations
Process
User Research
Empathize with and learn from the stakeholders (leaderships, subject matter experts, customers) about the current experience, goals, needs, and pain points
User-centered Design
Using analytics, data synthesis and metrics, current challenges are identified, then proposed solutions are validated, proposed, and delivered
Agile Collaboration
Through collaborative working sessions between Product-Design-Development teams, the proposed solutions were organized and developed in small, manageable increments
Outcome
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Increased performance metrics score
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Reduced user error
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Faster claim processing
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Reduced call center volume



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Senior User Experience Designer
Walgreens Boots Alliance
Scope
Adoption of Microsoft Fluent for the new Design System for Pharmacy Supply Chain & Inventory platform
Challenge
Very complex supply chain management and inventory workstream
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Multi-tiered user journey:
- Pharmacists must multitask
in fast paced environment
- Customer who deserve
speedy service with accurate
prescriptions
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Style Guide must be updated to Design System, during platform conversion
Role
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User research
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User workflows
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Opportunity gaps + How Might We
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Information architecture & Sitemap
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UX/ UI concept design
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Usability testing
Results
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Reduced productivity cost
Supply Chain/ Inventory
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Reduced Rx journey steps & time
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Scalability for future releases











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Lead Information Architect/ User Experience
UPTAKE
Mission
Apply new Design System to existing & incoming customers' web & mobile platforms
User Experience
Discovery Phase
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Product Requirements Documents
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Use Case Scenarios & Customer Journey Mapping
User Interface
Design Phase
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Lo-fi, hi-fi wIreframes
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Usability testing
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Design iteration, refinement, approval
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Dev handoff








Outcome
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Led teams that delivered the award winning Asset Performance Management (APM) digital platform
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Achieved double-digit growth in customer retention
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Key player in closing record-setting contracts and winning back lost business, generating millions in revenue
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Senior UX Designer
Blue Cross Blue Shield for IL, NM, MT, OK, TX
Requirements
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Replace 25+ years old legacy system and GUI
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Enterprise wide reorg Design team moved
from Marketing to IT (ITOM)
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Web 2.0 initiatives, mobile-first tech
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Responsive Design, ADA standards
Challenges/ Opportunities
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Ambiguity, frequent scope/ prioritization changes
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Off-shore dev team, enterprise-wide lay-offs
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"Mini" Design System
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Self-service tools, online form


Outcome
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Projects complete on time, on budget
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Increased traffic, conversion rate, user satisfaction
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Approved Design budget for new fiscal year