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Grace Steele

UX Engineer

UX Consultancy

January 2006 to present - D.B.A DESIGRA

Progression of service focus:

2020 - HCI and UX Engineering
2019 - UX Mentorship and Digital Marketing Consultancy
2017 - Human-Computer Interaction, Omnichannel Digital Experience
2013 - UI and UX Architecture, Front-End Web Development, Internet Marketing Strategies
2010 - Brand Imaging, Promotions & Online Positioning, Web Development, SEO and Analytics
2006 - Graphic Design and Web Development
2001 - Desktop Publication for Print and Web Marketing
1992 - Office Automation: Accounting Systems and Databases

Active gratis projects:

CCGAW: https://www.ccgaw.org
Kights on Bikes, TX: https://konbtx.org
Rowdy Catholic (being reworked): https://rowdycatholic.org
Sisters in Faith (under construction): https://sistersinfaith.community

UX instructor and mentor at Digital Creative Institute

Employment

UI DESIGNER > UX DESIGNER > SR UX DESIGNER

July 2016 to present - Security Service Federal Credit Union
December 2017 Star Performer Awardee

UX engineering duties: design and create digital interfaces to address business requirements and website usability challenges
Sitecore front-end development for Marketing's design on https://www.ssfcu.org
XD and Ionic interface design and prototyping for SSFCU mobile app feature releases

Initiatives (ongoing):

SSFCU's UX Design Systems
A system for LOBs to review website parts pertinent to their products and services
Long-term project: a PHP-MySQL propotyping CMS to allow content managers to easily make text revisions and generate a printable GUI Documentation.
Foundational HTML-CSS classes or 1-on-1 lessons

Recent accomplishments:

Created complex Adobe XD prototypes for the initial launch of SSFCU's in-house takeover of the mobile app
Sole front-end developer during the website replatforming from Sharepoint to Sitecore
Headed the conversion of ssfcu.org into a responsive site
Created the Web Design Styleguide for use by Digital Services, Development, Marketing, and Training departments
SSFCU Emerging Leaders 2020 project pitch: https://youtu.be/rEP8qfGI2_k

Lead Web Designer

November 2015 to April 2016
Media Vantage - San Antonio, TX

Designed, implemented and maintained the main website (www.armandomontelongo.com), secondary sites and external web pages

Lead the team in SEO and content curation
Systematized the production of landing pages and e-commerce via Unbounce and Infusionsoft
Produced assets for online stages

Technical Recruiter

March 2015 to July 2016 - Enlightsearch, Irvine, CA (remote work)
June 2014 to March 2015 - PDS Tech, Irving, TX
June 2013 to June 2014 - Strom Aviation, Fort Worth, TX

Created three websites that hosted online job boards to serve as passive recruitment tools. Candidate pipelines were added through new media marketing and social networking. Employer-recruiter-employee relations were strengthened by the trust factors within the websites.

Candidate searches, prescreening, interviews, pre-hire compliance, payroll assist, approval of cash advances and bonuses. H1-B Visa documentation and processing.
Applied technical proficiencies: Graphic design, web development and Internet marketing. Boolean search strategies. MS Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint and Outlook; create/edit Adobe Acrobat interactive forms. ATS/VMS/Database portals: Access Database, Taleo, Salesforce1, Beeline, IQNavigator, Success Factors, Fieldglass, SmartTrack, ZeroChaos, Applicant Tracking System, SAP.

Education

Full Sail University

M.S., DIGITAL MARKETING
GPA 4/4, Advanced Achiever Award

International University, Manila

B.S., COMPUTER SCIENCE
Minor: Business Administration
GPA 3.9/4, finished the 4-year course in 2.5 years

Additional Credentials

Nielsen Norman Group

Human-Computer Interaction
UX Certified, pursuing to UX Master

Agile Velocity

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Email: grace@ux.ninja

Phone: 214-493-2780

Site: https://grace.ux.ninja/

GRACE STEELE (214)-493-2780 grace@ux.ninja https://ux.ninja https://linkedin.com/in/steelegrace

About

What I do at SSFCU translates to the role of a UX Engineer

Job Description

Ideation, design, implementation, continuous improvement, and maintenance of compelling and intuitive user interfaces and digital experience for SSFCU's digital properties - including public website, online product application, online banking, mobile and tablet banking, etc.
Senior-level UI/UX Design and Engineering subject matter expert
SME for topics related to user-centric web and mobile experience design and development.

Essential Functions

Summary: Leads the ideation, design, prototyping, testing and implementation of digital interfaces to address business requirements and user experience challenges.

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Education and Training

I. Credentials directly related to job responsibilities:

B.S., Computer Science (programming / coding)
M.S., Digital Marketing (engaging customers virtually)
NN/g UX Certification (primary focus: Human-Computer Interaction)
SSFCU Emerging Leaders - Class of 2020

II. Other fields of study with parallel and highly applicable competencies (cognitive psychology, human factors, scientific methodologies, and project management):

Master's education in health sciences

Technical Skills and Competencies

15++ years of combined experience in web, mobile phone and tablet interface design and production
10++ years of web and digital design work at a digital marketing capacity
Expert level knowledge of Sitecore and similar enterprise-grade CMS, Bootstrap, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, PHP; MS Office 365
Expert level proficiency of industry-standard UX prototyping platforms, such as Adobe XD; prototyping with live, testable, responsive web pages and sites
Solid understanding of UX principles and extensive experience in UX architecture
Experience conducting and facilitating remote and lab-based usability tests and compiling results into easily digestible formats
Able to quickly understand and translate business and user requirements, as well as technical considerations into properly coded prototypes and finished digital products
Proven record of effectively utilizing research, usability and web analytics concepts and methodologies, and up-to-date web programming languages
Superb interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with teams throughout the organization

Outside of Work

Enjoying family activities, motorcycle rides, church service and taking care of our pets and small acreage. Everything is a blessing!

About This Website

Forked and re-coded using lean HTML & CSS; removed all Bootstrap.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Corporate Work

❮ HTML ❯ ❮ CSS ❯ ❮ JAVASCRIPT ❯ ❮ JQUERY ❯ ❮ PHP ❯

Frameworks: Bootstrap | Ionic | JQuery UI

Platforms: SharePoint | Sitecore | Wordpress | Squarespace

I wireframe and mockup with Adobe XD, Justinmind or Sketch + Origami Studio, but prefer to create live prototypes with code to clearly demonstrate task flows and page element behaviors in all screen/device sizes.

Every mockup or prototype is delivered with proper documentation to provide design rationale and guidance for review, development and testing.

Aside from my regular duties, here's a few of my ongoing initiatives...

- An automated website review system using MS goodies such as Forms, Lists and Power Automate
- A new UX Design System to facilitate our team's UX deliverables
- Our department intranet portal in SharePoint

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