Resume

Saskia Mick

UX/UI Designer

saskia.mick@gmail.com

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Education

University of California at Berkeley Extension Campus / Certificate in UX/UI Design

University of Colorado at Boulder / B.A. in International Affairs

Oregon State University / 50+ Credits in Fine Arts & Graphic Design

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Experience

UpTogether / Lead UX Designer

October 2023 - Current

Working with the Director of Product to address user research needs, understanding and advocating for user needs, facilitating collaboration across departments, identifying design problems and designing solutions, prototyping and testing.

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UpTogether / UX Designer

December 2021 - October 2023

Main UX Designer for a non-profit who’s mission is to invest in historically undervalued communities and amplify their true lived experiences. Responsibilities include: building a relationship and listening to users, learning and practicing social and racial justice, managing the design system, staying on brand, using figma to create wireframes, prototypes, synthesized data from user research, and facilitating the design to development hand-off.

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Neuflect / UX/UI Designer

February 2021 - July 2021, Remote

Contract position working to bring Neuflect’s Frame app to life. Created wireframes, designed lofi to hifi screens, conducted user research, moderated remote user testing, created and organized a design system component library, synthesized data from user research, and facilitated design handoff to development.

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UC Berkeley Extension Campus, University of Oregon / UX/UI Bootcamp Teaching Assistant

April 2020- November 2021,  San Francisco, CA

Teacher's Assistant for a Product Design Bootcamp. Supports the teacher, and students while grading weekly projects and case studies. Provides guidance, and emotional support to 32-48 students to aid them in meeting the intense course requirements. Worked with students in the ideation process of application creation, user research, and prototyping. Assisted in the transition to a remote class from an in-person one.

Santa Clara Libraries / Library Assistant

June 2018 - December 2018,  Campbell, CA

Assist patrons with their research needs, as well as recommending library materials, and resources. Teaching basic technology literacy to non-digital natives. Updating calendar, and catalogues.

Refugee Center Online / Development & Grant Writing Intern

September 2015 - May 2016, Portland OR

Working from a remote location, directly with the RCO's Executive Director and Board on development activities for organizational growth. Write grant proposals, plan and execute fundraising events, connect with donors, manage social media platforms, marketing, and contribute to the growth of the Refugee Center Online.

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