Clarese Partis | User Experience Matters

About Me

With 10 years in User Experience design, and over 20 years in front end and website design (I started coding in middle school), I understand the ins and out of what it takes to implement designs and how to create products that actually solve user problems.

I realize that good product design is about proper research, planning, and great communication. I develop and maintain quality relationships with members of my team to help work flow better through all stages in the agile cycle.

I’m lighthearted and optimistic, while also not afraid to roll up my sleeves and get the job done.

The steps of my UX process:

Step No.

01

Research.

The first step is understanding the user and the problems they need solved. I use ethnographic observations and 1 on 1 interviews to collect data. I then synthesize the data into meaninful insights, sharing artifacts like personas, journey maps, and service blueprints with the team so they can understand the users' perspectives too.

Step No.

02

Ideate.

A helpful step in generating ideas upfront. I like to review research artifacts, state the design problem, map user flows, and run group brainstorming sessions. Collaborating on low fi sketches is a great to generate as many ideas as possible early to find a solution that meets business needs without huge engineering limitations.

Step No.

03

Prototype.

Before diving into polished design, it's smart to sanity check concepts with prototypes. I focus on organization and interactions at this stage. This helps me create and test interactions early and allows the team to adjust or pivot quickly if needed.

Step No.

04

Design.

The last step (but not really because nothing is ever "done"). After a feature or product is polished with crisp visual design, it will still need to be tested - before, during, and after code is complete. There is always room for improvement and it's important to keep listening to the users.

I'm great at:

UX Design

I naturally organize information in a hierarchal and meaningful way. I also have attention to details that together create big impressions. This logical organization is key to UX design.

Communication

I listen and empathize with people. I try to understand their intent and not just their words. I am often a translator between groups like marketing, management, developers, and end users.

Data Synthesis

I can take a mountain of user data, spot patterns, and summarize those patterns in a way that's easy to digest for design.

Research

I enjoy interviewing, observing, and gaining insight as I do it. So much helpful information already exists in the brains of end users, just waiting to be heard.

Hi Vibe Designs LLC
January 2022 - Present

Principal User Experience Designer

UX Consulting for complex B2B software, Solo designer for startup (now matured to $2B AUM), user interviews, identify user problems, validate solutions, design artifacts for business stakeholders, style library, facilitated shared understanding across PM and Development teams
Workiva
November 2019 - January 2022

Principal User Experience Designer

Identifying ways to automate tasks, Mentoring junior UX designers, Client interviews, Identifying user problems and solutions, Collaborating with PMs and Dev leads across products to create a cohesive vision for end users.
Blackbaud
March 2018 - November 2019

Principal User Experience Designer

Client visits, 1-1 interviews, Continuous product and dev collaboration, Quantifying results from interviews, Sharing knowledge and techniques with other designers, OneBlackbaud Design system proposals, speaker at BBCON 2018
WebMD Health Services
March 2017 - March 2018

Senior User Experience Designer

Design system creation, Ensuring consistency across UI in products, Interactive prototypes, Usability testing, Running brainstorming sessions with designers
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
August 2015 - March 2017

UX Designer + Lead Researcher

User Research, Personas, Journey maps, Grommet Design System, Quantitative Usability Testing, Interaction Design, Wireframes, Interactive Prototypes, Running Design Sprints, Product Discovery, speaker at HPE Global UX Summit
Sierra Trading Post
August 2013 - August 2015

Senior UX Designer

Ecommerce, Qualitative Usability Testing, A/B Tests, Interaction Design, Interactive Prototypes, UI Design
Franklin Covey & Adobe
January 2012 - August 2013

UX Specialist - Consulting

User focused design, Brainstorming, Customer Interviews, Prototyping, Front end code, Polished UX Design
Steal Network
May 2011 - April 2012

Lead UX Designer

User Centric process improvements, Responsive front end, UI Design, Host design sessions
Amirsys, Inc
August 2008 - May 2011

UX Designer

UI/UX Design, Project Management, Scrum Master, User Stories, Iteration Planning, Agile teams