About Stephanie
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I am passionate about UX
I've reignited my passion for UX over the past few years and now I'm looking for an opportunity to practice UX full-time. Being able to do UX again feels like coming home. It gives me great joy to have a direct positive impact on the health and well being of people supported by my UX projects. UX is the most fulfilling job I've had.
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I love to read
Last month I read Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design by Kat Holmes and Inclusive Design Patterns by Hayden Pickering. I will definitely be keeping Inclusive Design Patterns handy as both a UX Designer and as a developer. Another informative and entertaining read was Managing Humans: More Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager by Michael Lopp. Lopp had some great takeaways and made me laugh out loud. I also finished Anthro-Vision by Gillian Tett that made a compelling case for why businesses should include UX.
Here are some of my nook reviews from the Menlo Innovations newsletter:
- AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future by Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Quifan
- Lean UX: Designing Great Products with Agile Teams by Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden
- Visual Intelligence: Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life by Amy Herman
- Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp
- Love is Just Damn Good Business: Do What You Love in the Service of People Who Love What You Do by Steve Farber
- Reinventing Capitalism in the Digital Age by Stephen Denning
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I am continually learning
I just finished an Interaction Design Foundation course on Mobile UX Design and I'm preparing to take the 508 Trusted Tester and PSM I (Professional Scrum Master) exams this month.
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I look for ways to give back
Snag IT Consulting has been a great way to support minority and women-owned small businesses through my analysis, UX research and design, and development skills. I've created pro bono websites for a mobile haircutting business, a church, and a few online retail stores.
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In my spare time...
I enjoy playing the piano, reading, doing jigsaw puzzles, and spending time with my family. Since taking a seminar on anti-racism in 2020, I've been a member of an anti-racist focused book club that met through our small group for the class. I'm also studying Hungarian on DuoLingo.