Kat Goodman's Portfolio
User Experience Designer
The intersection of art and science has been my passion since high school. My completed degrees and personal hobbies reflect a Renaissance approach to self-betterment which I strive to bring to all aspects of my life.
My job requires me to wear many hats, from user testing to information architecture to prototyping and beyond, all within a fast-paced environment with cross-discipline collaboration.
Experience
2018-2021
Provided user research, UI style design, and interaction design services while heading initiative to standardize and update UI across all software domains that decreased overall time users spent on workflow tasks on a multi-million dollar revenue software project for client in the financial insurance sector.
Researched competitive audits and defined information architecture, interaction design, and user flows for end-to-end project estimation enterprise software that was adopted company-wide, reducing overall time to produce project time and cost estimates in million-dollar ventures.
Evaluated all public-facing company IP for ADA and WCAG compliance whereupon recommendations and proposed future workflows were provided to internal teams that impacted final IP states.
Supported coworkers through consultation on side ventures, which lead to final project deliverables, and by undertaking responsibilities as acting Lead UX Designer.
Degrees
Art, B.A. & Digital Arts, A.A.
University of California, Irvine
2018
Computer Languages, A.S.
Irvine Valley College
2016
Skills
Interaction Design
Information Architecture
User Research/Testing
Prototyping
Competitive Auditing
ADA/WCAG
Design Thinking
Strengths
Adaptability
Driven to learn
Communication
Time management
Detail-oriented
Goals
Gaining experience and growth
Upward mobility
Making an impact
Work/life balance