Résumé

Summary

I am a photographer-turned-UX-designer, using my curiosity to drive creativity and design. I have a great love of people that comes through in my dealings with team members and clients.

Experience

UX Consultant: Thank Heaven
12/2017–01/2018
• Conducted interviews and created surveys for researching customer buying patterns at a children’s boutique.
• Designed wireframes and prototype for an e-commerce website.
• Conducted usability testing and design iterations
• Worked with developers to have website built.

Founder and Principal Photographer: Emily DeWan Photography
03/2000 — present
• Founder of a photography studio offering services to families and businesses for portraits and events.
• Responsible for sourcing business, creative photography, marketing, sales, all customer service, and bookkeeping.
• Corporate Clients: Heron Financial, Ithaca College, Safe Passage Neuromonitoring, Elmhurst College, Tidal Wave Marketing, Mommybites, Chicago Botanic Garden

Freelance Digital Technician
03/2002–10/2017
• Creation and implementation of streamlined workflow for commercial photography shoots to edit, color correct, organize, and back up digital files.
• On-site photographic retouching in Photoshop under direction of clients.
• Clients: Warling Studios, David Bishop Photography, Sladcik-Wheeler Photography, Dream On Studio

Freelance Photoshop Retoucher
03/2000–10/2017
• Perform high-end photographic retouching and color correction for photography studios. Communicate with clients and handle all customer service.
• Clients: Warling Studios, David Bishop Photography, Sladcik-Wheeler Photography, Strategia Design, Mark Segal Photography

Skills

User Research & Synthesis
Interviewing
Personas
User Flows
Task Flows
Card Sorting
Feature Prioritization
Wireframing
Prototypes
Usability Testing
Presenting

Tools

Sketch
Omnigraffle
Invision
Zeplin
Marvel
Photoshop
Lightroom

Education

General Assembly
User Experience Design Immersive
Certificate of Completion, UX Design and Research

Ithaca College
B.S. Cinema & Photography
Minor: Music