Hi, I'm Julia! My creative journey started when I was 5 in Maine, designing houses in the woods to help fairies. Now, I'm designing products in NYC to help people.
I graduated from Connecticut College as a CS major, English minor (ask me about reciting the Canterbury Tales in Middle English), and an Arts & Tech certificate program scholar. My multidisciplinary interests, passion for problem solving, and drive to help others led me to UX.
Post-grad, I joined a Cybersecurity company's growth strategy rotational program for it's UX opportunities. I landed a full-time Web UX Engineer role afterwards, and on every coding project, I found myself obsessing over the "Why?" and being drawn to the design and problem-solving aspects. While I liked building solutions, I loved the process of designing solutions. After being impacted by layoffs, I took time to reflect on who I am and what I value, and all signs pointed back to UX and product design.
Currently, I am a Senior UX Designer at Chase on the CAMP PXT Libraries and Services team, working on all things design systems.
Other things that feel important to share: my current fixation is baking the NYT Gochujang cookies, I always pick up heads-up pennies off the ground, I won "most dependable" in high school, I recently was in a ballet recital despite being an atrocious dancer (it was awesome), and I love to meet new people. Let's talk!
Check out my resume for a more in-depth look.
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