United States

UX Design

Design Operations

Service Design

Product Design

Front-end

UX Research

AI Design

Bellevue College

Portland Community College

Tarzine Jackson

Founder/Design Consultant & Coach

Koalesce Designs

Quantitative research

Public Speaking

Product strategy

Prototyping

Qualitative research

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Critical-thinking

Empathy

Presentation skills

Conflict resolution

Leadership

Brand strategy

Illustration

Product roadmap

WordPress

Adobe Illustrator

Figma

HTML

Adobe Creative Suite

Stakeholder management

Time management

Organisation skills

Project management

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

Dealing with imposter syndrome

Navigating micro-aggression, getting paid what you are worth and finding a community.

Being a woman in tech

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

Keeping team members motivated

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

Learn the tips to successfully manage a team in a remote environment.

Managing a remote team

How to maintain trust, commitment, accountability deliver results while handling conflict

Avoiding common dysfunctions

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Getting the most out of my internship

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

Learn the best ways to answer technical interview questions with frameworks

Acing technical interview questions

How to set up the team for success by defining and measuring team's performance.

Choosing metrics and team goals

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Running effective design critiques

How to define and execute a successful launch and managing stakeholders expectations. (eg. MVP)

Launching new products or features

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

Running effective meetings

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.

Identifying problems vs solutions

Learn how to properly present your work and share ideas and opinions.

Presenting your work with impact

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Working with designers

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Working cross-functionally

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

Building a design process

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Being the only designer

● Conducted customer-centric redesigns based on product feature analysis.
● Unified product experience and navigation across global regions.
● Led UI and component library updates for modernization.
● Pioneered research infrastructure and processes for better insights
and engagement.
● Championed the adoption of a unified design and research ticketing
system, optimized request management and collaboration across
UX teams globally.
● Innovated research infrastructure and methodologies, consistently
delivering actionable insights for optimizing user experiences.

● Established and managed a design firm, providing UX consultation and coaching services.
● Offered tailored guidance for optimal user experiences, ensuring client satisfaction.
● Delivered insights and strategies to elevate user experiences and design excellence.

● Contributed to the development team, pioneering financial software for Adaptive Insights.
● Leveraged AJAX, grid treeGrid, JSON, React, and more to craft dynamic interfaces prioritizing user-centric interactions.
● Optimized overall user experiences through innovative frontend development.

● Developed medical device kiosk interfaces, enhancing user interactions effectively.
● Utilized tools such as Sketch, Adobe CC, or other prototyping software to create interactive prototypes.
● Demonstrated prototypes to stakeholders, gaining approval and aligning expectations.

● Crafted internal mobile interfaces for doctors and physicians at Stanford School of Medicine.
● Focused on optimizing service journey, aligning it with unique needs of medical professionals.
● Applied design thinking and user-centered methodologies to enhance overall user experience.

● Led the design of educational product features, including a digital locker, for Academy 360.
● Innovated to improve user engagement and accessibility, providing a seamless platform for educational resources.
● Enhanced the overall learning experience through thoughtful UX design.

● Deep experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
● Simultaneously developed and provided UX insights for
GameHouse products.
● Contributed to improving aesthetics and customer engagement.
● Worked on mobile products, merging aesthetics and functionality
seamlessly.

● Development experience writing and reviewing code daily in a team environment.
● Deep experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
● Experience writing CSS and JavaScript that is part of a larger site or
application

Tarzine Jackson🇺🇸

About Tarzine Jackson

Expertise

What mentees say