United States

Product Design

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Design Operations

Customer Experience (CX)

UX writing

Interaction Design

UX Testing

UX Research

Bachelor’s Degree

Tierney Sadowski

Senior Product Designer

Usability Testing

Tone consistency

Quantitative research

Product strategy

Prototyping

Qualitative research

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Time management

Critical-thinking

Empathy

Team player

Organisation skills

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Accessibility

Data visualisation

Design systems

Human computer interaction

Information architecture

User research

Optimal Workshop

SurveyMonkey

Zeplin

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe XD

ChatGPT

Figma

InVision

Maze

Miro

Notion

Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe After Effects

Autocad

UserZoom

Sketch

Customer service

Conflict resolution

Leadership

Public Speaking

3D Animation

Advanced data analytics

AI/ML

Blog writing

Brand positioning

Branding

Conversational AI

Content pipeline

Content editing

Content research

2D Animation

Affiliate marketing

Brand strategy

Business intelligence

Chatbot

Campaign execution & analysis

Cloud computing

Community management

Content creation

Content strategy

Conversion optimisation

Data mining

Database management

Deal strategy

Email marketing

Email writing

Event organisation

Forecasting and reporting

Game programming

Illustration

Influencer marketing

LinkedIn writing

Budget management

Machine learning

Market research

Marketing strategy

Mathematics

CAD design

Integration Testing

Unit Testing

Video editing

Whitepaper/ebook Writing

Viral marketing

Video marketing

Typography

Twitter writing

Statical Analysis

Social media marketing

SEO Writing

Sales plan and process

Relationship management

Referrals

Monetisation

Newsletter writing

Partnership

Probability

Product analytics

PR writing

Product roadmap

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

General mentorship

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Working remotely

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Managing burnout

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

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

Getting the most out of my internship

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

How to successfully prepare and position yourself for a job promotion?

How to get promoted

How to ask for a promotion and negotiate for salary raise?

Negotiating a job offer

• Led the design and research as well as guided the development of pivotal features encompassing invoices, credit card updates, enhanced entry flows, and seamless inclusion of digital downloads, which led to a threefold increase in adoption rate for Samcart’s Customer Hub. 
• Provided leadership in crafting, managing, documenting, and growing Sushi, SamCart's extensive design system built on MUI, covering 438 components. Maintained an exceptional detachment rate of just 0.12% and introduced an average of 24,645 weekly inserts.
• Redesigned the dashboard, incorporating responsive design principles, meticulous data visualization, and guided by both qualitative and quantitative user feedback, resulting in a more transparent presentation of success metrics and business health and a substantial increase in user satisfaction.
• Acted as a mentor within SamCart's level-up program, offering guidance to aspiring product designers from diverse backgrounds and providing an array of valuable resources to support their growth and development.
• Orchestrated and guided immersive design thinking workshops involving a diverse range of stakeholders, from C-level executives to engineering, product management, support, and account executives, fostering cross-functional collaboration and innovative problem-solving.
• Introduced comprehensive standards for user research, encompassing the creation of test plans, scripts, and introductory prototypes for various methodologies including card sorting, interviewing, usability testing, and surveys.

• Spearheaded the growth of the Mountaineer design system, overseeing its development and scaling while taking the helm of related operations.
• Pioneered comprehensive onboarding procedures, documentation standards, and user-friendly tutorials, facilitating seamless integration of designers into Figma and design systems.
• Collaborated with research to propose innovative templates for cohesive communication, spanning emails, internal tools, and the spectrum enterprise portal.
• Enhanced troubleshooting efficiency for IT professionals by introducing a feature addressing equipment downtime, bolstering network outage diagnosis. Innovatively incorporated a new graph to provide insightful visualizations.
• Executed feature delivery for both internal and external teams, actively contributing to QA efforts and development refinement.

NXCR: Led and delivered experiences for onboarding and introducing users how to set up their account to easily rent a car, and for easy bill pay.

Hack for LA: Worked with a volunteer team to help people get their record cleared. Built and maintained a scalable responsive web design system, and served as the prototyping lead. Assisted with product management.

• Spearheaded foundational research and synthesis to learn more about the target market and the existing landscape of the gig economy through business Analysis, C + C Analysis, user interviews, affinity mapping, and user personas. 
• Designed information architecture into a scannable and filterable structure and developed user flows for the vetting and hiring process of a freelancer through both open and closed card sorting, task analysis, sitemap design, and user flows.
• Facilitated early visioning sessions and design studios with department heads and stakeholders. 
• Rigorously tested the usability of the product at through remote usability tests, and quantitatively through SUS surveys.
• Delivered a full-fidelity solution through both a clickable prototype and highly detailed annotated wireflows for handoff to development. Founders are currently using the prototype to pitch to venture capital firms.

• Helped usher in new company branding (both print and digital) and helped create a new company website. 
• Trained new employees (4) and implemented company standards for 3D modeling, rendering, and BIM.
• Provided project management (tracking, timelines, budget, research) and construction administration. 
• Stepped up to oversee construction on a large office space when no one was available. The client was so impressed with the work that this helped us gain their business in the future.
• Managed and handed off a 19 story BIM model from nothing to design development in a little over 2 months, all complying with NYC DOB and HPD guidelines with only a team of 3.

Projects: NY Wheel
• Created shop drawings and fabrication drawings for the NY Wheel Project.
• Coordinated with the engineering team in the Philippines.
• Created a taxonomy and production flow for 4,000 Terracotta facade members from schematic design to fabrication.
• Learned and pitched new software to automate framing systems within Revit.
• Managed correspondence between engineering, architecture, vendors, and construction.

•Developed 3D printing system and coordinated rapid prototyping for object designs.
•Created lighting fixture shop drawings for clients.
•Created iterative elements for the Cubebot and Folha collections.
•Helped perform lighting tests and measurements for the Otto collection.
•Helped install pieces for sales and shows.

• Helped fabricate large scale installations for bars(The Attic) and shows(Frank&Oak 
FW 2014).
• Created prototypes for 3D print textiles and jewelry for large fashion brands.
• Designed custom hallway lighting scenarios for clients.
• Designed iterative hexagonal weave pattern for Under Armour.
• Scripted volume and surface textiles for software development.

•Helped students laser cut accurately, and oversaw scheduling of various grades during finals. 
•Operated the CNC machine and assisted in helping students and faculty learn RhinoCAM.
•Helped mill various projects for exhibitions and gallery shows.
•Helped students create clean models fit for 3D printing and extracted powder prints.
•Oversaw the routines of the Wood shop and assisted students when needed.

•Created shop drawings for residential and commercial work. (3 projects now built)
•Assisted in construction administration and negotiation.
•Created iterative schemes for partial residential renovations.
•Helped to introduce 3D modeling and rendering into client presentations.
•Assisted in phases of permitting and code regulation.

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Freelance UX Researcher/Designer

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