Kapin (she/her), UI/UX Designer

Education

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Ranks top 56 in the world by Times London 2010-2011. Graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts - Graphic Design. Summa Cum Laude and top student for the College of Visual and Performing Arts, GPA 3.85

Experience

User Experience Designer, United Health Group – November 2012 – Current

As the User Experience Designer in the Consumer Portal UX team, I work with business owners, business analysts and developers to design the user interaction of new site capabilities based on user research and business requirements. I support mobile and web based portals that help provide members, employers, brokers and healthcare providers with tools to manage healthcare benefits.

Web Designer, Hewlett Packard, Palo Alto, California - January 2006 - October 2012

As the Web Designer, I design and prototype pages utilizing CSS and javascript for Hewlett Packard's award winning e-commerce site HPShopping.com. I am also the web designer for Compaq.com. I translate extensive usability testings to improve the user experience of the E-commerce sites.

Awards

Winner of the Web Marketing Association WebAward

HPShopping.com for Outstanding Achievement in Web Development

Winner of the Silicon Valley Joey's Awards

Excellence in Print Design Category (SanJose.org/filmvideo/joeyawards.htm) UMass Dartmouth highest achievement in Graphic Design

Winner of multiple awards including Yahoo, Netscape Netcenter, Excite, Web Crawler and Tufts University Nutrition Navigator

User Interface and Visual Designer for TheDailyApple.com - a progressive healthcare internet portal