Laura Rillera
Design Director
ShiftKey, LLC
Leads and manages 4 software design teams
Collaborates across departments - Engineers, Product, Executives
Aligns designs with world-class principles - Apple & Google Guidelines
Plans future design roadmap by identifying UX opportunities
Launched ShiftKey Native Apps: iOS (2021), Android (2022)
June 2020 - present
Sr. Designer
argodesign studio
Evaluated heuristics of existing software systems
Identified usability issues and gave recommendations
Facilitated research-focused workshops and interviews
Discovered business goals, technical limitations, and user needs
Synthesized and presented research findings to inform design
Built sustainable atomic design system libraries and wireframes
Prototyped interactions using InVision, Principle, or After Effects
Wrote clear, concise, templated design guidelines
Jun 2015 - Jun 2019
Interaction Designer
Chaotic Moon Studios
Nominated for Webby Award, as sole IXD on Disney Movies App
Critically Acclaimed UX/UI by The Verge, Engaget, Google Play
Localized pizza app for Arabic, now used all across Saudi Arabia
May 2013 - May 2015
BFA Interior Design
Interior Design, Communication
Chaminade University
AS Graphic Design
Graphic Design, Lib Arts: Sociol Science
Tompkins Cortland CC
Public Speaking
SXSW Interactive Conference (Selected for Spring 2022)
Seattle Interactive Conference (Fall 2019)
Austin Design Week (Fall 2018)
Hard Skills
Adobe, Agile, Confluence, Epics, Freehand Illustration, InVision, Jira, Journey Maps, Personas, Principle, Research, Retros, Sketch, Synthesis, System Maps, User Stories, Written Guidelines, Workshops
Soft Skills
Active Listening, Adaptability, Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Empathy, Growth Mindset, Integrity, Positive Reinforcement, Problem Solving, Self-Motivation, Sense of Humor, Volunteers in our Community