Maxine Aguilar
Product Designer
Education
| Wellesley College |
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Media Arts and Sciences 2022
| Universidad Veritas |
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Fall 2021
Technical/Non-Technical Skills
Tools:
Figma,
FullStory,
Zeplin,
Balsamiq,
Usertesting.com,
Webflow,
Adobe Creative Suite (XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, After Effects),
Jira,
WordPress,
Wix,
Autodesk Maya,
Github,
VSCode,
Canva
Design:
Wireframing,
Prototyping,
Information Architecture,
Web Design,
Atomic Design,
Graphic Design,
UI Design,
Data Visualization and Communication,
Natural User Interface,
Augmented Reality,
Human Factors
Research:
Usability Testing,
Storyboarding,
Interviewing,
Brainstorming,
Competetive Analysis,
Branding,
User Flows
Coding:
HTML5,
CSS,
Arduino IDE,
JavaScript,
Python,
C++
Professional Experience
| Freelance Designer |
| MXD Media |
03/2020 - Current
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Chicago, IL
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- Built responsive website in HTML5 including a portfolio of 20 design and illustration projects for potential clientele
- Offering UX, front end, and graphic design services including research, branding, consultation, and end-to-end design for over 25 clients
- Maintaining consistency in clients vision while delivering assets in a timely manner
- Currently working with two small business e-commerce brands
| Marketing Intern |
| PriceFX |
10/2022 - 04/2023
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Chicago, IL
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Gained valuable experience in data-driven marketing and storytelling techniques for a leading provider of cloud-based pricing software solutions
- Executed social media management for LinkedIn and Twitter by creating content for the company's blog and website, and executed email marketing campaigns
- Collaborated with team members on market research, competitor analysis, and data analysis projects
| Product Design Intern |
| The Pill Club |
06/2021 - 08/2021
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San Francisco, CA
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Using Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, rapidly delivered user-flows, 4 high fidelity prototypes, wireframes, a new design system component, and 10 presentations for a tele-health medical startup
- Spearheaded 1 independent and 2 collaborative projects with the primary product team. Routinely met with technical teams such as brand, marketing, content writers, and engineer teams for feedback
- Worked closely with software developers through weekly meetings and conducted design hand-off through Zeplin
| UX and Graphic Design Lead |
| BVCC |
09/2020 - 03/2021
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Virtual
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- Mastered UX best practices and methods through workshops led by UX industry professionals and attended weekly lectures.
- Completed assignments in Figma to master prototyping, human centered design conventions, audience research, and design thinking.
- Worked with a software engineer and VC student as part of capstone project. Independently created brand identity, design system, unique iconography, and a rapid interactive prototype for an innovative education technology application.
- Presented product in a pitch competition to investors, selected to participate in final round.
Projects/Research
| Design & Engineer Lead, THREADS Team |
02/2022 - 05/2022
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Selected to present "Works in progress" at ChiWork 22 Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work
Identified challenges faced by artists in mobile environments in the Wellesley CS 320 course
- Developed software for Arduino and Adafruit components to create a MVP tangible user interface to convert analog painting into digital "light art"
| UX/UI Lead, ChatCheck Team |
04/2021 - 05/2021
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- Accelerated 4-week Human-Computer Interaction course at Wellesley
- Applied knowledge of human-centered design, usability heuristics, human factors, and research frameworks
- Prototyped wireframes, developed brand guidelines such as typography and color palette, and conducted usability testing for a messaging app that checks credibility to curb the spread of misinformation
| Research, MIT Media Lab |
02/2020 - 06/2020
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Designed for the Starling team, a research group dedicated to HCI in micro-mobilities, within CityScience at the Media Lab
- Developed a website based on research of industry best practices and competitive analysis
- Created test codes in C++ of radio based synchronized lights
Leadership
| Founder |
| Black Transport Project (BTP) |
06/2020 - Current
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- Founded an initiative distributing free bikes and protective gear to the Chicago Black transgender community
- Fundraised $15,000.00 one budget year for parts and supplies
- Responsibilities include collecting used bikes from the public and finding recipients through digital marketing
- Designed marketing materials and logo using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects
- 3 years in a row, 65 bikes total have been donated with new helmets and locks