Nnabueze C.

Nnabueze C.

UX Designer | Bridging aesthetics and functionality to enhance user engagement

3 yrs experience · Los Angeles, CA · 30-40 hrs/week

About

Pleasure to meet you! I’m Nnabueze, a UX designer with a multidisciplinary background in business, cybersecurity, marketing, finance, and music. I bring a human-first mindset and the strategic lens of a product thinker, shaped by years of cross-industry experience. My work focuses on designing solutions that are both emotionally intelligent and accessible. Through prior roles in sales and admin, I gained a deep understanding of user behavior, needs, and frustration points — and I now channel that insight into purposeful UX work. Currently, I’m designing Mindful, a responsive wellness app that supports employees navigating high-stress environments. This solo UX case study is part of my mission to use design as a tool for healing and innovation in the health tech space. Core strengths: Research synthesis • Wireframing & prototyping (Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch) • Accessibility • Interaction Design • HTML/CSS/JS fundamentals • Systems thinking. I’m excited to connect with mission-driven teams who value empathy, clarity, and impact. Portfolio available here → https://www.nchukunta.design/

Skills

Adobe Creative SuiteAffinity DiagramsBalsamiqDesignDesign ResearchDesign SystemsDesign ThinkingFigmaHeuristic EvaluationIndustrial DesignIntelliJ IDEAProcess ImprovementProduct DesignProduct StrategyPrototypingSketchUI/UX DesignUXUX StrategyUX researchUsability TestingUser FlowsUser Interface DesignUser PersonasUser ResearchUser-Centered DesignWeb AccessibilityWireframing

Experience

  • UX Designer: Independent Project (CareerFoundry) · Freelance2025-04-01 –

    ● Designing a Wellness App that empowers users to track mood and stress levels in high-pressure workplaces through personalized resources and mood tracking tools ● Created business requirement docs and competitive analysis, synthesized user interviews and created affinity map, user personas, user flows, sitemap, card sorting, and low-fidelity wireframes ● Developing mid-fidelity wireframes and usability testing scripts using iterative design methods, high-fidelity UI designs using Figma, and user-centered design principles ● Project demonstrates expertise in UX research, emotional design, problem framing, and human-centered wellness design solutions

  • Inside Sales Representative · TruGreen2023

    ● Employed design thinking to optimize customer journey mapping and boost conversion rates ● Practiced active listening with rapid feedback collection to refine service experience—skills transferred into UX user interviews ● Utilized Salesforce and internal CRM tools to analyze user behavior patterns and improve engagement strategy

  • UX Designer | Certification Project Work · CareerFoundry11-01-2023 – 04-01-2025

    ● Designed and delivered 3 UX case studies using Figma and modern methodologies ● Conducted over 20 user interviews and 10 usability tests to refine designs ● Reduced navigation friction by 35% and task completion time by 28% for the PlutoPay app ● Developed responsive wireframes, interactive prototypes, and mobile-first designs ● Ensured WCAG 2.1 AA compliance across all projects ● Projects included: • PlutoPay (FinTech): Streamlined onboarding and transaction flows • VocabApp (Education): Improving vocabulary retention experiences • Perfect Properties (Real Estate): Enhancing search and property browsing

  • Administrative/Executive Assistant (ASCAP Expo) · American Society of Composers & Publishers (ASCAP)04-01-2014 – 04-01-2017

    ● Collaborated cross-functionally with event teams and executive shareholders to optimize workflows and logistics for the annual “I Create Music” Expo, enhancing attendee engagement and experience ● Managed high-stakes scheduling, documentation, and internal communications—sharpening UX-adjacent skills like stakeholder alignment, systems thinking, and fast-paced problem solving ● Developed and implemented process improvements that streamlined event operations, leveraging user feedback loops to enhance overall user experience and ensure seamless execution of Expo activities

Education

  • Berklee College of MusicMaster of Arts - MA, Music Business
  • Webster UniversityMaster of Arts - MA, Advertising/Marketing Communication
  • Webster UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Cybersecurity

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