Elise is a designer who delights in solving problems.
User Experience Focused | Interaction Lover | Qualitative Researcher | A11y | Accessibility Obsessed | Data Driven Decision Maker | Empathetic | Design System Making | Technologist | Solution Driven | Human Centered | Designer | Cajun 🐊
Elise's interest in web design began in the early 2000s when she made her first website. She has been professionally designing and developing websites and web applications since graduating summa cum laude with a bachelors in fine art in 2010.
Elise specializes in designing and developing custom websites and applications through blending creative problem-solving, a love of data analysis, and a deep focus on user experience and functionality. Driven, self-motivated, and passionate about design, she crafts interfaces that please both her users and business partners. She is continually exploring new techniques to streamline her workflow, ensuring every project is as efficiently crafted as it is impactful.
Previous Work
Mozilla
Senior User Experience Designer
2021-2025
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Senior User Experience Designer
2020-2021
GE Aviation
Senior UX Designer, Interaction
2018-2020
GE Digital
UX Designer, Interaction
2018-2020
Early Career
365 Connect
UI/UX Designer & Front End Developer
2015-2016
Mudbug Media
Graphic Designer & Front End Developer
2010-2015
Skills
Design
User Interaction, User Interface Design, Information Architecture, Mobile User Experience, Web Content Accessibility (WCAG), User Flow Diagramming, Thumbnails, Wire-frames, Mockups, High Fidelity UI, Interactive Prototypes, CSS & HTML Prototypes, SVG Animations, Typography, Iconography, UX Content Writing
Research
Qualitative Research, User Interviews, Usability Testing, A/B Testing, Affinity Mapping, User Journey Mapping, Heuristic Evaluation, Interpreting Website Analytics for Benchmarking, UX Statistics, Survey Design, Lean Methodology, Six Sigma
Tools
Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, Axure, Invision Studio, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, HTML, CSS, SCSS, Codepen, UsterTesting.com, Google Slides, Jira, Confluence, Trello, Paper & Pen
Capabilities
Strategic Thinking, Design Thinking, Systems Thinking, Data Driven Decision Making, External and Internal Facing Product Design, a11y, Empathy, Ethical Tech, Data Synthesis, Responsive Web Design, Mobile First Design & Development, Agile Development, Iterative Thinking, Communicating Concepts & Knowledge to Developers, Designers & Leadership