Raea Modrell | UI/UX Designer

Raea Modrell UI/UX Designer

Sunnyvale, CA

408-621-6589

rbmodrell@gmail.com

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Summary

Seven years of experience working in Product and UI/UX Design. Responsible for end-to-end design of user-centered software experiences for multiple industries including B2B, B2C, and SaaS.

Experience

Quisitive                                                                                                                

January 2020 - May 2024

UI/UX Designer                                                                                                                                                    

Remote

  • Created UI/UX designs for custom applications that met both business requirements and client expectations. Owned the production of all design deliverables including wireframes, prototypes, and hi-fi mockups for developer hand-off utilizing Sketch, Figma, and Invision.
  • Led UI/UX for internal payments division (PayiQ) wherein I created a foundational design system/framework that significantly reduced front-end development time and served multiple dashboards and a DevOps website. 
  • Worked cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders to define feature requirements and user stories ensuring a strong source of truth for each project. 
  • Presented design deliverables to explain my solutions and acquire feedback and drive iteration.

Menlo Technologies                                                                                       

October 2017 - January 2020
UI/UX Designer                                                                                                                                   

Los Altos, CA

  • Owned all UI/UX and visual design tasks for the custom application team, producing everything from journey maps and rough concepts to low-fidelity wireframes, prototypes, and hi-fi mockups.
  • Increased valuation of company through spec work that converted potential customers to paying clients.
  • Introduced Zeplin into hand-off process to streamline design to development, fostering efficient communication which created synergy with off-shore development team despite different time-zones.
  • Partnered with business analyst to gather functional requirements from clients and help shape user stories that influenced the design of each product. 
  • Led design review meetings with clients to present my solutions and gather feedback.
  • Redesigned company websites, including visual overhauls, content updates, and improvements to information architecture and SEO. Regularly presented to CEO throughout process until sign-off.

Dabkick                                                                                                                               

August 2016 - July 2017

UI/UX Designer                                                                                                                                  

Cupertino, CA

  • Conducted heuristic analysis of Dabkick app and led end-to-end revamp of the UX and visual design. 
  • Produced all design deliverables including user flows, rough concepts, wireframes, hi-fi mocks, prototypes, redlines, and assets.
  • Simplified sign-up and onboarding process addressing known pain-points and improving user engagement.
  • Guided internal user tests to gather qualitative feedback.
  • Overhauled UX writing throughout the app, refining microcopy for best usability. Re-designed marketing website.

Education

San Jose State University                                                                                                                

BA: Art/Design Studies San Jose, CA

Skills


Figma, Sketch, Adobe CS, Invision, Zeplin, Wireframing, Prototyping, Mockups, User-Centered Design, Heuristic Analysis, Visual Design, UX Design, Product Design, User Research, UX Writing, Graphic Design, Jira, Azure DevOps, Cross-team Collaboration, Requirements Gathering, Client Engagement

References available upon request.

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