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Well, hello there.

I’m a UX Designer based in the Dallas area, with experience designing for telecommunications, healthcare, and air travel. I take on big design challenges and turn out simple, cohesive, and usable solutions with the goal of fulfilling the needs of your customers and your business.

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Education

B.F.A. in Graphic Design

Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) Savannah, GA. May 2014. G.P.A. 3.92, Dean’s List Honors, Summa Cum Laude. Received SCAD Academic and Artistic Scholarships.

UX Certification

Nielsen Norman Group certified. Credential ID #1016273. December 2021.

Accessibility for Web Developers

SiteImprove certified. May 2020.

Design Thinking for Innovation

Coursera certified, University of Virginia Darden School of Business. July 2018.

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UX Designer at Southwest Airlines

Dallas, TX. April 2018 – Present.

Advocating for Southwest Customers on a lean team of designers. My role includes aspiring to improve the desktop, iOS, Android, and mWeb booking & self-service experiences for both dotcom and Southwest Business within the Marketing Digital Products team. Responsibilities include seeing through design projects from early strategy through launch & beyond, leading & facilitating full-week design sprints, analyzing user research data to inform the design, and fostering inclusivity by designing accessible Customer experiences.

Additional accolades from my role include:

  • Proved out a disruptive booking upsell modal across multiple tests/design iterations. Replaced the upsell modal with a price page upsell that led to a significant increase in Business Select purchases and no impact to the exit rate in both desktop and mobile platforms.
  • Designed a post-purchase upgrade experience that increased upgrade sales. Iterative UX adjustments led to an increase in visits, reduced the exit rate, and increased upgrade sales again.
  • Advocated for, sprinted on, and designed a Customer-centered page to learn about Southwest fare benefits that led to an overall increase in purchases.
  • Took quick action to design and build initial solutions in support of government mandates for U.S. Entry in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Improved Customer sentiment by briefly providing a simple way for Customers to turn pandemic-acquired Travel Funds into Rapid Rewards points in 2020.
  • Brought SWABIZ to mobile booking platforms and provided flexible “book on behalf” functionality to Travel Managers on desktop.

User Interface Designer at Availity

Richardson, TX. April 2015 – April 2018.

Represented the UX team as the only designer in the Richardson office, focused on web apps with the goal of reducing insurance paperwork for healthcare providers. My role included evangelizing design thinking & accessibility, facilitaing workshops, conducting user research and following through with iterative design in support of the software development teams in Richardson & Jacksonville, Florida.

Availity
At&t plus Tekzenit

UX Designer at At&t

Dallas, TX. June 2014 – April 2015.

Contracted by Tekzenit to design AT&T Network On Demand, a self-service tool for network administrators to purchase and manage software defined networks for enterprise.

Skills & Tools

Design

  • Sketch, Figma
  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator
  • Axure RP

User Research

  • UserTesting
  • UserZoom
  • Qualtrics

Collaboration Technology

  • Microsoft Teams, Slack
  • Miro, Milanote, Mural
  • Zoom, WebEx

Prototyping

  • Axure RP
  • InvisionApp

Analytics

  • Adobe Analytics
  • Splunk
  • Piwik

Other Skills

  • Facilitating UX Workshops
  • Design Sprints
  • Agile Velocity, Lean Six Sigma

Rewiews from co-workers

I am humbled to have worked with the following folks who have said such kind words.

“Taylor is highly talented in her craft and will bring a lot of value to any team. She has great talent in visuak communication but can also engage in strategy discussions, which is a must-have for any UX team. Most importantly, Taylor is extremely friendly and has a positive attitude that makes her easy to work with.”

Gian Franco

Sr User Experience Consultant, Home Depot

“I have had the pleasure of working with Taylor for about a year. She is great to work with. She has a great eye and thought process about user interfaces and user experience. She is always looking for ways to improve existing things to ensure the highest level of service for the customers. Taylor is well connected and liked due to her desire to learn, continuous improvement efforts, depth of knowledge/skill and her positive attitude. Her broad knowledge of UX design would be an asset to any company.”

Nina Kandel

Business Systems Analyst III, Aventiv Technologies

“Once you’ve known her long enough, Taylor becomes your go-to person. She has been my peer, classmate, and friend for many years… Taylor is more than just a close friend; she’s one of the hardest working people I know and working with her is a pleasure and an experience I’d recommend to anyone.”

Cynthia Sall

Senior Art Director, FCB Health

Like what you see? Say hello!

Thank you for your interest in my work. Feel free to ask me anything or set up some time to meet. I’m happy to bounce off ideas, review feedback, or even just get a cup of coffee and chat.