Hi there,

I’m Aaron.

I’m a digital designer applying a design thinking approach to user-centered experiences. With an interdisciplinary background, I am bridging the divide between design, development, and ideation.

Journalist

Studying Journalism + Design in New York, I learned how visual communication could be utilized across mediums.

Developer

Certified in Full Stack Web Development by UC Berkeley, I started to use websites as a medium for visual storytelling and communication.

Designer

Working at a fintech, I learned how UX / UI could be used to tell brand stories and deliver effective products.

Aspiring Design Leader

Currently studying Design Management,  I’m learning to approach problems through systems-thinking, and develop human-centered solutions.

Experience

Visual Designer

Contract / Quiltmind

Tasked with conceptualizing a brand identity for an emerging, social network and cohort for C-Suite executives. Iʼve created a brand guideline, and built brand assets for all public and customer-facing content.

AUG 2023 - PRESENT

Full-Remote

Visual Designer

Full-Time / Railsr

Starting as an Intern, I started to apply my visual storytelling background to UX and UI within our embedded finance products and marketing. Within a few months I was promoted to a full time visual design role, designing customer-facing products, branding, and marketing material for our Credit Card as a Service offering and more. Working as a Visual Designer on a consulting arm of the Global Team, I worked with a number of brands to visualize how our products would exist in their brand-ecosystem.

I was a driving force behind the company’s evolving visual identity through my involvement across all product, marketing, and advertising output, and helped redefine, formerly, Railsbank through a brand redesign.

APR 2021 - AUG 2022

San Francisco, CA

Design Management (Hons)

BA / University of the Arts London

Currently studying Design Management in London, I’m learning how to apply modern design principles to the intersection of creativity, development, and usability in collaborative environments. Concepts like the Double Diamond, and workflows like SCRUM and Waterfall are used to innovate on projects inside and outside the classroom. Research and readings are often based on case studies from IDEO, and relate to human-centered, ethical design practices.

SEP 2022 - MAY 2025

London, UK

Full-Stack Web Development

Certificate / UC Berkeley Extension

Graduating as the youngest in my cohort, I learned a vast array of technical, collaborative, and leadership skills, as well as a foundation in the MERN stack. Gravitating towards Frontend Development, I began to use Javascript frameworks like React to tell narratives with websites. Since, I’ve worked to build my understanding in mobile development with React Native, and used cutting edge WebGL libraries like React-Three-Fiber to create interactive 3D elements in browser.

SEP - DEC 2020

Berkeley, CA

Journalism + Design

BA / The New School

Passionate about journalism and fascinated by the intersection of visual storytelling New Media, I studied Journalism + Design for one year of my Bachelor’s before the COVID Pandemic interrupted studies. Entering studies as an aspiring photojournalist, I quickly realized that the shift from print to digital news had broadened the way people consume news. To be at the forefront meant diversifying my multi-media toolkit, and developing new technology. During quarantine, I started learning how to code.

SEP 2019 - JUN 2020

New York, NY

Summary

Applying a foundation in visual storytelling + design to user-centered digital experiences.

With a certification in Full-Stack Web Development, I’m using UX / UI as a medium for visual storytelling.

2+ years of experience working on products across brand, marketing, and product design.

Now, I’m learning to approach problems through systems-thinking, and address complex challenges through human-centered design.

Technical Skills.

  • UX / UI Design, Prototyping, Mockups, Graphic Design, User Flows, Journey Mapping, Branding, Design Systems

  • SCRUM, Waterfall, Human-centered Design, Double Diamond, Design Thinking

  • Algorithms (Searches, Sorts), Efficiency, Time Complexity, Big O Notation, Data Structures

  • Javascript, React.js, CSS, React Native, HTML jQuery, Responsive Design, Bootstrap, Handlebars, Local Storage, Session Storage, IndexedDB

  • User Authentication, Progressive Web Applications (PWAs), MERN Stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js)

  • API, JSON, AJAX

  • Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Indesign, Bridge, Premier