Biography:
I am Michelle Cruz, an User Experience Designer and Web Developer. I started my bachelor’s degree as a graphic design major and ended up as a Computerized Information Systems major. Being surrounded by a logical and creative environment all my life, these are two areas I enjoy and find valuable in my life. This allows me to be logical, analytical, methodical, as well to be creative, inventive, resourceful, and enjoy design. I completed my master’s degree in Human Computer Interaction at DePaul University, which is the perfect field to combine all of these characteristics. With this knowledge I get to excel in areas I cherish and thrive in. These permit me to use my programming skills, analytical logic, and my design knowledge in a productive and rewarding way.
Education:
• M.S. in Human Computer Interaction from DePaul University
• Nanodegree in Front-End Web Development from Udacity
• B.S. in Computerized Information Systems from University of Puerto Rico
• M.S. in Human Computer Interaction from DePaul University
• Nanodegree in Front-End Web Development from Udacity
• B.S. in Computerized Information Systems from University of Puerto Rico
Certifications:
• NN/g UX Certification: Interaction Design Specialty
• Adobe Certified Associate in Visual Communication
• Adobe Certified Associate in Visual Communication
Skills & Tools:
• Prototypes & Wireframes
• Usability Testing
• Heuristic Evaluations
• Personas
• Card Sorting
• Design Thinking
• Adobe Xd
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Sketch
• WordPress
• Tableau
• InVision
• Figma
• HTML5/CSS3
• JavaScript/jQuery