about
I’m Elena, a UX designer with a visual background. I value collaborating with my team to create appealing and accessible products that people love to use.
I welcome change, value my partnerships, grow from my experiences and am always up for a challenge.
EXPERIENCE
Nordstrom - Senior UX Designer
FULL TIME 2018-Present
Within my current role, I’ve lead the Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack checkout space (shopping bag, checkout, and order confirmation page) across web and native apps and supported two junior designers within the space.
Amongst many other cross functional projects, I’ve also lead the customer facing design team in the launch and next iteration of same day buy online pickup in store at Nordstrom Rack.
BevyUp - Graphic Designer
FULL TIME 2017-2018
As the only graphic designer in-house, my role extended across many design applications within web and print. Some of those include: B2B marketing design, web design, advertising, brand identity, app design, and collateral design.
SKILLS
Responsive web & app design
Employee tool design
Vision & storytelling
Data informed design strategy
Team building & process
Collaboration & communication
User flows
Design systems
Prototyping
Iconography design
Visual design
Basic HTML/CSS
TOOLS
Figma
Sketch
Proto.io
Axure
Overflow
Adobe Creative Suite
RECOGNITION
Top 1% UX performance in Cart & Checkout (desktop)
2023 | Baymard Institute
Published case study featuring Nordstrom’s checkout
2023 | Business of Fashion
EDUCATION
The Art Institute of Seattle
AA GRAPHIC DESIGN
The Art Institute of San Francisco
GRAPHIC & Web DESIGN
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