Chanel French | UX Designer

portfolio: chanelg.com • email: chanelg.french@gmail.com • linkedin

User Experience Designer skilled in collaborating cross-functionally and leading design projects end-to-end. Detail-oriented with a focus on asking questions that help my team dive deeper and consider the problem from all angles.

Experience

UserIQ | User Experience Designer

OCT 2019 - PRESENT

• Contributed to the design of new features within the platform, increasing our competitive standing within the Customer Success industry.

• Facilitated workshops bringing together multiple teams alongside executive leadership with the goal of aligning on design decisions that balance stakeholder goals with user needs.

• Created and maintained guidelines for the design team’s Figma file organization resulting in easier navigation and an improved handoff process with the engineering team.

eLab Solutions | Research and Development Chemist

OCT 2012 - OCT 2018

• Extensively planned and carried out actions to improve the overall lab workflow by up to 200%.

• Effectively communicated research findings to management to ensure the laboratory remained in compliance with industry standards.

• Maintained organized and detailed documentation of daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance actions for five analytical instruments.

Skills & Tools

UX Mentoring

IxDA Monthly Discussion Meetups Volunteer, Atlanta, GA

SEP 2019 - PRESENT

I curate discussion questions centered around various UX topics, help plan the monthly event, and serve in various roles during the meetup.

Education

General Assembly, Atlanta, GA — full-time User Experience Design Immersive

 JUN - AUG 2019

Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA — B.S. Biology

MAY 2011