Shannan Young – UX Designer
About Me
When I am not crafting fabulous user experiences, I am usually found exploring the great outdoors, making digital art, or singing at open mic nights.
UX Designer
My Journey
Engineer to Designer
Breaking into Tech
From the time I was little, I had 3 major passions in life: medicine, art, and nature. After I graduated college, I taught myself frontend development. I loved that this avenue would provided me a gateway to combine my love of medicine and artistry into one with website design, so I accepted a full-time position as a frontend developer at a Fortune 500 company (Comcast).
Discovering Design
While working at Comcast, I was introduced to the design team. Seeing as though I had just recently broke into tech at this point, I had not known that being a UX Designer was an option. I fell in love with the position and set off on yet another journey to teach myself how to become a UX/UI Designer. Over the past two years, I have been able to combine medicine and artistry by making medicine more accessible to the public. As for the nature component? I moved to Washington to be a part of it every day.
Experience
My Resume
Years of UX/UI Design
Years in Medicine and Research
Expertise
UX/UI Design
Other Areas of Focus
UX Research
Product Owner
Figma / Figjam
User Research & Analysis
Design Systems & Branding
Prototyping & Wireframing
Agile Product Development
Information Architecture
User Interviews & Journeys
Cross-functional Collaboration
Figma / Figjam
JavaScript / TypeScript / HTML / CSS / React.js
Canva / Procreate
Slack / Microsoft Teams / Trello / Jira
Work Experience
Snoqualmie Valley Orthodontics
UX/UI Designer ~ 2024
- Redesigned practice website to enhance user experience and modernize digital identity.
- Managed social media content creation and campaigns, utilizing analytics and Meta Business Suite for targeted ads and improved engagement.
- Conducted research on target audience and optimized posting consistency to increase visibility.
Comcast
Frontend Developer ~ 2022-2023
- Contributed to frontend development within an Agile environment, participating in sprint planning and retrospectives.
- Implemented documentation strategies, enhanced accessibility standards, and transitioned code to TypeScript.
- Developed a responsive feature for Activecore
Contract Work
Code SWE
Web Technologist ~ 2023-2024
- Designed and developed WordPress landing page; executed email marketing campaigns to boost company presence.
- Created website wireframes and prototypes, conducted user interviews to refine designs, and implemented TypeScript in React for functional development.
Dunia Bora
Product Designer / Owner ~2023
- Developed company brand via logo design, typography, and color scheme as well as conducted research on industry trends and consumer landscape.
- Created pitch decks for stakeholder presentations and partnership opportunities, as well as a website wireframe and prototype.
Education
Temple University
2017-2021
- Bachelor of Science
- Biology Major
- Distinction in Genetics
Ux/UI Design Course
by Gary Simon ~ 2024
- UX/UI Fundementals
- Component Design
- Prototyping
- Design Systems
- Responsive States
- AI Integration
Learn JavaScript Course
Codecademy ~ 2022
Recognition
Certificates
UX/UI Course
2024
Distinction in Biology
2021
Schluter Tiling Class
2024
Javascript COurse
2021
Contact Me
Get In Touch
Reach out to ask me questions, chat about your ideas, or to share some feedback!