Shona O'Bryant
Lead UX Designer at Period Futures- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Building Trust Through UX Design
LinkedInAug, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Figma: Handing off to Developers
LinkedInJul, 2023- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Period Futures
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United States
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead UX Designer
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Feb 2023 - Present
- Leads meetings with designers, public health specialists, and non profit organizers toconcentrate big goals and ideas for the future of menstruation into tangible products.- Work in progress: Leading the redesign of the Period Futures branding and website.
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Lead Designer
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Sep 2021 - Feb 2023
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MUUD Technology
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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UX Design Director
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Jan 2023 - May 2023
- Leads a UX research team to make informed design decisions and increase usability- Leads the UX design of core pages in the MUUD app, collaborating with developers, founder andresearchers. Moved a project that had been stagnant for six months to completion in 5 weeks.- Organizes multidisciplinary meetings with designers, engineers, management, and licensed health professionals to bridge gaps and present comprehensive design solutions.
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Associate Design Director
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Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
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Lead Integration Designer
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Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
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Faryl Robin Footwear
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United States
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Apparel & Fashion
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1 - 100 Employee
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Design Innovation
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Jul 2022 - Feb 2023
- Brought the biggest client under Amazon to a new innovative system of buying and sellingthrough the use of 3D technology and facilitating communication from multidisciplinary teams.- Designs internal systems to adapt to new digital supply chains including VR, and 3D models.
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Footwear Designer
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Jan 2022 - Jul 2022
Collaborates with international brands. Creates original CADs, 3D models, pitch decks. Communicates and organizes manufacturing needs with overseas partners.
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DesignX
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United States
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead Design Instructor
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Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
- Lead learning experience design to create a curriculum that teaches students the design process in one week. - Oversaw 15 final projects weekly and organized deadlines to be executed daily and weekly. Managed material consumption.Engaged students, resulting in many return customers at DesignX. - Lead learning experience design to create a curriculum that teaches students the design process in one week. - Oversaw 15 final projects weekly and organized deadlines to be executed daily and weekly. Managed material consumption.Engaged students, resulting in many return customers at DesignX.
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Ark Woods & Services Co., LLC
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United States
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Architecture and Planning
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Product Design Freelance
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Sep 2019 - Mar 2021
Continued to grow with Ark as a go-to freelance designer for years after, working closely with the Design Director and Founder.
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Product Design Intern
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Jun 2019 - Sep 2019
Rendered and designed many renders currently on company website for a sustainable paneling company.Joined the team as one of the only undergraduate interns and quickly was the only designer working one-on-one daily with the Design Director and Founder.Attracted Ark’s first client through one of my original designs.
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Rhode Island School of Design
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Teacher Assistant
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Sep 2018 - May 2019
Assisted in Spatial Dynamics with Rachel Rosenkrantz.Provided valuable critique to students and guided them in their projects.Taught physical skills, including modeling, woodworks and instrument building.
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Pre College Resident Advisor
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Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
Organized, advertised and held student events.Fostered a positive and inclusive environments for students.Facilitated interactions and used conflict management to diffuse situations.Guided potential RISD students in their college applications and decisions.
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Ben & Lael
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Greater Nashville Area, TN
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Production Intern
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Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
Created content for social media outreach and organized client information. Quickly learned copper smithing to then produce original designs. Created content for social media outreach and organized client information. Quickly learned copper smithing to then produce original designs.
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Education
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Rhode Island School of Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial and Product Design -
Brown University
Psychology -
Designlab
UX Academy -
Designlab
UX Foundations -
Carnegie Mellon University
Pre-college: Architecture