Sydney Thomas

Sydney Thomas Email:-Portfolio: https://sydthomas.me Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/syd-thomas New York, NY, 11106 SKILLS Figma, Google Workspace, Whiteboard (Notion, Figjam), CSS, HTML, Design Systems, User Interface Design, User Experience Research, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Usability Testing, User Flows, Usability Testing, User Personas, Heuristic Review, User Surveys, Presentation Deck Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, High-Fidelity Mock-ups, Responsive Design, Accessible Design, Component Documentation, UX Writing, Interaction Design, Landing Page Optimization, Information Architecture, Active Campaign, Google Workspaces, Loom, Slack, Monday.com WORK EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE DESIGNER - Freelance / New York City, NY - Oct 2015 – Present ● Built and documented a responsive and scalable Design System from scratch. ● Market myself and my services to new potential clients through the Upwork platform, social media, my online portfolio, and word-of-mouth. ● Deliver high-fidelity Figma mock-ups and prototypes of user interfaces to local businesses and clients in the Med-tech field. ● Converted client wireframes to design systems, such as Material Design by Google and Human Interface Guidelines by Apple. UX DESIGNER - UTECH Corp. / Remote - Jan 2022 – Oct 2022 ● In charge of designing web pages, user interfaces, and digital marketing assets for UTECH's flagship high-growth shipping and logistics start-up GPSTab. ● Created wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and final designs for the company's Wordpress website. ● Increased sales funnel conversion rate by using UX research to optimize landing pages and creating user-friendly digital marketing assets. ● Coordinated with a cross-functional marketing team of developers, a project manager, copywriter, and graphic designer to support the GPSTab sales team and increase marketing ROI. ● Synthesizing quantitative and qualitative data on Hot Jar to inform solutions on platforms such as Hot Jar and Crazy Egg. ● Designed and implemented a comprehensive support page user experience in 8 languages. ● Researched, documented, and implemented alternatives for web architecture or technologies. UX DESIGNER / UX RESEARCHER - Viva Equity Fund / Remote - Nov 2021- Dec 2021 ● Contracted with Viva Equity to research and design the dashboard of a new fin-tech app that helps renters invest a portion of their rent and track the value of their investment ● Conducted market research and user interviews with Viva renters to assess user needs ● Journey Mapped and established Information Architecture. ● Wireframed and Mid-fi Prototyped the dashboard of the mobile application in Figma ● Conducted Usability and A/B Testing over Zoom ● Iterated into a high-fidelity, fully functional prototype ● Presented to stakeholders and received positive feedback. UX DESIGN FELLOW - General Assembly / New York City, NY - Oct 2021- Dec 2021 ● Dedicated 40+ hours a week to learning and execution of UX methodologies, design thinking skills, team collaboration, and client relations. ● Conducted UX research through competitive research, survey data and User Interviews. Analyzed research through card sorting, affinity mapping, and application to a user persona. ● Ideation and creation of design systems, wireframes from mid-fidelity to prototyped high fidelity mockups. ● Worked with the newest UX/UI technologies: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Figjam, HTML5, CSS, Atom, and Wordpress. ● Honed UX/UI skills such as: Wireframing, Prototyping, Information Architecture, Web Design, Application Design, User Testing, Card Sorting, Affinity Mapping, User Flows, and Presentation Skills. OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE PART-TIME VINTAGE FASHION ENTREPRENEUR - Austin, TX - March 2020- Present ● Marketed my small business and depop shop @shopsyd ● Sold 200+ items, Amassed 1,200+ followers TEACHING & TUTORING EXPERIENCE - Austin, TX - Aug 2019- Dec 2021 ● Davis Groves Educational Services- College Application Tutor,- ● Paragon Academy- Volleyball Coach and P.E. Teacher,- CUSTOMER SERVICE - Austin, TX - ● Curated positive in-person user experiences in the Retail (Buffalo Exchange), Food Service(Jamba Juice, Juliet Italian Kitchen), and Entertainment (Pinballz Arcade, Hawaiian Falls Waterpark) sector EDUCATION THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN - Austin, TX - May 2019 ● Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology with Liberal Arts Honors ● 3.5 GPA ● FIG Mentor at Moody College of Communication, Social Media Editor at The Cactus Yearbook, Music Staff Writer at ORANGE magazine, KVRX Student Radio affiliate CERTIFICATIONS UX Design Certificate (480 Hrs) General Assembly Design Systems Bootcamp Memorisely Certified Associate of Project Management Project Management Institute