Kaleigh Flynn
Product Designer
EXPERIENCE
Interaction Designer
April 2022 - Present
Product Designer II
Elastic
August 2019 - March 2022
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Provide product designs, prototypes and UX flows for the Cloud team
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Collaborate with engineers, product designers, and product managers to ensure a high-quality implementation and user experience
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Provide design recommendations and support through code and design review for multiple teams including the Billing, Networking, Security, Platform, and Cloud UI team
UX Design Consultant
Microsoft via The Creative Group
December 2018 - July 2019
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8-month contract working with Microsoft’s CSEO group to improve the internal employee experience
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Create rapid iterations on designs for a new HR profile
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Develop standards with business and project management to create an experience that meets both business and user needs
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Facilitate communication between engineering and design team
Senior Associate to Lead UX Designer
Bank of New York Mellon
July 2016 - November 2018
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Design and develop a UI Pattern Library for full platform redesign
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Design, develop and deploy widgets for client-side dashboard
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Use Design Thinking methods to design and develop UX solutions for various projects
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Run Design Thinking workshops to spread design first thinking throughout the company
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Organize and facilitate weekly presentations and group discussions for “TED Talk Tuesday”
EDUCATION
Villanova University
August 2012 - May 2016
B.S. Computer Science and Communications
SKILLS
Agile methodology
Content strategy
Design thinking
Front-end development
Inclusive design
Information architecture
Interaction design
Prototyping
User research
UI design
Wireframing
TOOLS
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe XD
Axure
Balsamiq
Figma
Framer X
Pen and paper
Sketch
Webflow
OTHER PASSIONS
Acting
Bread Baking
Dungeons and Dragons (5e)
Drawing
Hiking
Reading (fiction/non-fiction)
Video games
Volunteering (local pet shelter)
Writing
Yoga