Kirby Tamoria

www.linkedin.com/in/kirby-tamoria https://uxfol.io/kirbytamoria ad4364@r.postjobfree.com 619-***-**** Summary: A resourceful, adaptable, and detail-oriented Product Designer with a background in biopharmaceutical drug development, aiming to leverage the skills and knowledge from Biotech R&D to excel in UX Design, while driving innovation and user-centric solutions. Experience

Product Designer, User Research Lead Sparka Gaming October 2023-Present

Redefining the mobile poker gaming experience of an existing MVP to align closer with the vision of stakeholders, ensuring that design initiatives are in sync with strategic goals.

• Spearheading current efforts to revamp the user research as the UX Research Lead by reworking the Persona and auditing current app designs, information architecture, and overall flow of the platform.

• Currently leading the redesign of the onboarding process and the home screen.

• Contributing to the strategy for the revamp of the current MVP. UX Designer The Inclusive Group

November 2023-March 2024

Developed an AI-Powered unified platform that acts as a one stop patient coordination service providing resources for parents/caregivers of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

• Contributed to the conceptualization and design of the key features of the platform.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to consolidate, define, and design new features that align with the needs of users.

• Ensured product alignment with stakeholders by presenting design concepts, potential strategies, and risks while managing expectations and taking into account feedback. UX/UI Design Intern OneCo

July 2023-October 2023

Contributed to the redesign of OneCo, an all-in-one back-office management platform for small businesses.

• Led the cleanup efforts for final screen designs, ensuring a polished and cohesive visual presentation.

• Executed autolayout conversion of screens, streamlining the handoff process for developers and led reduced the proposed handoff timeline in half. Education

Avocademy 2023

Certification in UX/UI Foundations

University of California San Diego 2011-2015

Bachelor’s of Science in Biochemistry and Cell Biology Skills

UX/UI Design: User Interviews, Usability Research, Data Synthesis, User Stories, Wireframing

(Low-fi, Med-fi, Hi-fi)

Tools: Figma, FigJam, Notion, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Miro, Procreate