PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

  • End-to-end, scenario-focused user experience and product design for mobile, web, and applications
  • Exemplary written and verbal communication
  • Extensive knowledge and practical experience with interaction best-practices, platform guidance, and UI elements & patterns
  • Prototyping complete flows and micro-interactions
  • Ethically driven to act as strong advocate for customers and users
  • Voracious curiosity and determination to get things done right
  • Vital partner in user research studies, transforming observation into actionable recommendations
  • Presentation of concepts, roughs, comps, and final collateral to stakeholders and development partners
  • Front end development utilizing HTML5, CSS3, font embedding, media queries, and content management systems
  • Creation, organization, and deployment of design system libraries with Figma
  • Comfortable using both Mac and PC

EDUCATION

Associates of Applied Science Degree
in Graphic Design, June 2011
Seattle Central Creative Academy
at Seattle Central College

SOFTWARE

Figma
Adobe Creative Suite
Sketch, Principle, InVision
Mirosoft Office,  Jira,  Trello
HTML5 / CSS3

 ASSOCIATIONS

AIGA Member
2009 - Present

Chairman, Technical Advisory Committee
Seattle Central Creative Academy
2016 - Present

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

  • End-to-end, scenario-focused user experience and product design for mobile, web, and applications
  • Exemplary written and verbal communication
  • Extensive knowledge and practical experience with interaction best-practices, platform guidance, and UI elements & patterns
  • Prototyping complete flows and micro-interactions
  • Ethically driven to act as strong advocate for customers and users
  • Voracious curiosity and determination to get things done right
  • Vital partner in user research studies, transforming observation into actionable recommendations
  • Presentation of concepts, roughs, comps, and final collateral to stakeholders and development partners
  • Front end development utilizing HTML5, CSS3, font embedding, media queries, and content management systems
  • Creation, organization, and deployment of design system libraries with Sketch
  • Comfortable using both Mac and PC

EDUCATION

Associates of Applied Science Degree
in Graphic Design, June 2011
Seattle Central Creative Academy
at Seattle Central College

SOFTWARE

Adobe Creative Suite
Figma, Sketch, Principle, InVision
Mirosoft Office,  JIRA,  Trello
HTML5 / CSS3

 ASSOCIATIONS

AIGA Member
2009 - Present

Chairman, Technical Advisory Committee
Seattle Central Creative Academy
2016 - Present

CAREER EXPERIENCE

Sunrun // Sr. Product Designer, User Experience
July 2023 - November 2024

  • Extend and optimize iOS and Android app experience, enabling customer referrals (6.8 avg per day), autopayment, and solar installation monitoring
  • Build out and deploy responsive web Figma library for Sunrun.com redesign, ensuring seamless transition from external agency
  • Promote and exemplify design processes and standards across Sunrun, partner with stakeholders for discovery and support engineering to ensure intended design is released to customers

Seattle Central College // Adjunct Instructor
September 2017 - Present

  • Curriculum creation and facilitation for an introduction to product design and prototyping, and usability testing in Figma, with a focus on mobile platforms

Ellucian // Senior Experience Designer
February 2022 - July 2023

  • Iterative design of complex data admin workflows enabling cloud-based replication and monitoring, data visualization, and reporting

Allovus Design // Product Design Lead
January 2020 - February 2022

  • Client-facing leadership: planning, scoping, collaboration, and iterative execution of varied interactive and graphic deliverables
  • Crafting interactive prototypes, wireframes, hi-fi mockups, and client presentations bringing feature and product recommendations to life

Facebook // Senior Product Designer
July 2019 - September 2019

  • Utilization design system elements and patterns to quickly iterate and define new features supporting Marketplace eCommerce

OfferUp // Mobile UX/UI Designer
August 2018 - October 2018

  • Native iOS and Android product design, feature iteration, and usability study preparation supporting the Seller Ads team

PicMonkey // UX Mobile Designer
February 2018 - May 2018

  • Mobile feature design for iOS and Android apps enabling photo editing and layout workflows

Microsoft - Cloud + Enterprise // Designer 2
October 2014 - October 2017

  • Agile iteration to create and refine intuitive user-flows for global enterprise customers and complex IT scenarios
  • Advocation with Program Managers and Developers to balance brand with platform-consistent experiences for iOS, Android, and Mac

REI // Interaction Designer
September 2011 - July 2014

  • End-to-end design: concept through app store availability for REI’s iPad app
  • Optimization of REI.com digital commerce experiences for mobile

CAREER EXPERIENCE

Sunrun // Sr. Product Designer, User Experience
July 2023 - November 2024

  • Extend and optimize iOS and Android app experience, enabling customer referrals (6.8 avg per day), autopayment, and solar installation monitoring
  • Build out and deploy responsive web Figma library for Sunrun.com redesign, ensuring seamless transition from external agency
  • Promote and exemplify design processes and standards across Sunrun, partner with stakeholders for discovery and support engineering to ensure intended design is released to customers

Seattle Central College // Adjunct Instructor
September 2017 - Present

  • Curriculum creation and facilitation for an introduction to product design and prototyping, and usability testing in Figma, with a focus on mobile platforms

Ellucian // Senior Experience Designer
February 2022 - Present

  • Iterative design of complex data admin workflows enabling cloud-based replication and monitoring, data visualization, and reporting

Allovus Design // Product Design Lead
January 2020 - February 2022

  • Client-facing leadership: planning, scoping, collaboration, and iterative execution of varied interactive and graphic deliverables
  • Crafting interactive prototypes, wireframes, hi-fi mockups, and client presentations bringing feature and product recommendations to life

Facebook // Senior Product Designer
July 2019 - September 2019

  • Utilization design system elements and patterns to quickly iterate and define new features supporting Marketplace eCommerce

OfferUp // Mobile UX/UI Designer
August 2018 - October 2018

  • Native iOS and Android product design, feature iteration, and usability study preparation supporting the Seller Ads team

PicMonkey // UX Mobile Designer
February 2018 - May 2018

  • Mobile feature design for iOS and Android apps enabling photo editing and layout workflows

Microsoft - Cloud + Enterprise // Designer 2
October 2014 - October 2017

  • Agile iteration to create and refine intuitive user-flows for global enterprise customers and complex IT scenarios
  • Advocation with Program Managers and Developers to balance brand with platform-consistent experiences for iOS, Android, and Mac

REI // Interaction Designer
September 2011 - July 2014

  • End-to-end design: concept through app store availability for REI’s iPad app
  • Optimization of REI.com digital commerce experiences for mobile

CAREER EXPERIENCE

Sunrun // Sr. Product Designer, User Experience
July 2023 - November 2024

  • Extend and optimize iOS and Android app experience, enabling customer referrals (6.8 avg per day), autopayment, and solar installation monitoring
  • Build out and deploy responsive web Figma library for Sunrun.com redesign, ensuring seamless transition from external agency
  • Promote and exemplify design processes and standards across Sunrun, partner with stakeholders for discovery and support engineering to ensure intended design is released to customers

Seattle Central College // Adjunct Instructor
September 2017 - Present

  • Curriculum creation and facilitation for an introduction to product design and prototyping, and usability testing in Figma, with a focus on mobile platforms

Ellucian // Senior Experience Designer
February 2022 - Present

  • Iterative design of complex data admin workflows enabling cloud-based replication and monitoring, data visualization, and reporting

Allovus Design // Product Design Lead
January 2020 - February 2022

  • Client-facing leadership: planning, scoping, collaboration, and iterative execution of varied interactive and graphic deliverables
  • Crafting interactive prototypes, wireframes, hi-fi mockups, and client presentations bringing feature and product recommendations to life

Facebook // Senior Product Designer
July 2019 - September 2019

  • Utilization design system elements and patterns to quickly iterate and define new features supporting Marketplace eCommerce

OfferUp // Mobile UX/UI Designer
August 2018 - October 2018

  • Native iOS and Android product design, feature iteration, and usability study preparation supporting the Seller Ads team

PicMonkey // UX Mobile Designer
February 2018 - May 2018

  • Mobile feature design for iOS and Android apps enabling photo editing and layout workflows

Microsoft - Cloud + Enterprise // Designer 2
October 2014 - October 2017

  • Agile iteration to create and refine intuitive user-flows for global enterprise customers and complex IT scenarios
  • Advocation with Program Managers and Developers to balance brand with platform-consistent experiences for iOS, Android, and Mac

REI // Interaction Designer
September 2011 - July 2014

  • End-to-end design: concept through app store availability for REI’s iPad app
  • Optimization of REI.com digital commerce experiences for mobile

CAREER EXPERIENCE

Sunrun // Sr. Product Designer, User Experience
July 2023 - November 2024

  • Extend and optimize iOS and Android app experience, enabling customer referrals (6.8 avg per day), autopayment, and solar installation monitoring
  • Build out and deploy responsive web Figma library for Sunrun.com redesign, ensuring seamless transition from external agency
  • Promote and exemplify design processes and standards across Sunrun, partner with stakeholders for discovery and support engineering to ensure intended design is released to customers

Seattle Central College // Adjunct Instructor
September 2017 - Present

  • Curriculum creation and facilitation for an introduction to product design and prototyping, and usability testing in Figma, with a focus on mobile platforms

Ellucian // Senior Experience Designer
February 2022 - Present

  • Iterative design of complex data admin workflows enabling cloud-based replication and monitoring, data visualization, and reporting

Allovus Design // Product Design Lead
January 2020 - February 2022

  • Client-facing leadership: planning, scoping, collaboration, and iterative execution of varied interactive and graphic deliverables
  • Crafting interactive prototypes, wireframes, hi-fi mockups, and client presentations bringing feature and product recommendations to life


Facebook // Senior Product Designer
July 2019 - September 2019

  • Utilization design system elements and patterns to quickly iterate and define new features supporting Marketplace eCommerce

OfferUp // Mobile UX/UI Designer
August 2018 - October 2018

  • Native iOS and Android product design, feature iteration, and usability study preparation supporting the Seller Ads team

PicMonkey // UX Mobile Designer
February 2018 - May 2018

  • Mobile feature design for iOS and Android apps enabling photo editing and layout workflows

Microsoft - Cloud + Enterprise // Designer 2
October 2014 - October 2017

  • Agile iteration to create and refine intuitive user-flows for global enterprise customers and complex IT scenarios
  • Advocation with Program Managers and Developers to balance brand with platform-consistent experiences for iOS, Android, and Mac

REI // Interaction Designer
September 2011 - July 2014

  • End-to-end design: concept through app store availability for REI’s iPad app
  • Optimization of REI.com digital commerce experiences for mobile

CAREER EXPERIENCE

Sunrun // Sr. Product Designer, User Experience
July 2023 - November 2024

  • Extend and optimize iOS and Android app experience, enabling customer referrals (6.8 avg per day), autopayment, and solar installation monitoring
  • Build out and deploy responsive web Figma library for Sunrun.com redesign, ensuring seamless transition from external agency
  • Promote and exemplify design processes and standards across Sunrun, partner with stakeholders for discovery and support engineering to ensure intended design is released to customers

Seattle Central College // Adjunct Instructor
September 2017 - Present

  • Curriculum creation and facilitation for an introduction to product design and prototyping, and usability testing in Figma, with a focus on mobile platforms

Ellucian // Senior Experience Designer
February 2022 - July 2023

  • Iterative design of complex data admin workflows enabling cloud-based replication and monitoring, data visualization, and reporting

Allovus Design // Product Design Lead
January 2020 - February 2022

  • Client-facing leadership: planning, scoping, collaboration, and iterative execution of varied interactive and graphic deliverables
  • Crafting interactive prototypes, wireframes, hi-fi mockups, and client presentations bringing feature and product recommendations to life

Facebook // Senior Product Designer
July 2019 - September 2019

  • Utilization design system elements and patterns to quickly iterate and define new features supporting Marketplace eCommerce

OfferUp // Mobile UX/UI Designer
August 2018 - October 2018

  • Native iOS and Android product design, feature iteration, and usability study preparation supporting the Seller Ads team

PicMonkey // UX Mobile Designer
February 2018 - May 2018

  • Mobile feature design for iOS and Android apps enabling photo editing and layout workflows

Microsoft - Cloud + Enterprise // Designer 2
October 2014 - October 2017

  • Agile iteration to create and refine intuitive user-flows for global enterprise customers and complex IT scenarios
  • Advocation with Program Managers and Developers to balance brand with platform-consistent experiences for iOS, Android, and Mac

REI // Interaction Designer
September 2011 - July 2014

  • End-to-end design: concept through app store availability for REI’s iPad app
  • Optimization of REI.com digital commerce experiences for mobile

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

  • End-to-end, scenario-focused user experience and product design for mobile, web, and applications
  • Exemplary written and verbal communication
  • Extensive knowledge and practical experience with interaction best-practices, platform guidance, and UI elements & patterns
  • Prototyping complete flows and micro-interactions
  • Ethically driven to act as strong advocate for customers and users
  • Voracious curiosity and determination to get things done right
  • Vital partner in user research studies, transforming observation into actionable recommendations
  • Presentation of concepts, roughs, comps, and final collateral to stakeholders and development partners
  • Front end development utilizing HTML5, CSS3, font embedding, media queries, and content management systems
  • Creation, organization, and deployment of design system libraries with Figma
  • Comfortable using both Mac and PC

EDUCATION

  • Associates of Applied Science Degree in Graphic Design (June 2011)
    Seattle Central Creative Academy at Seattle Central College

SOFTWARE

  • Figma
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Sketch, Principle, InVision
  • Mirosoft Office,  Jira,  Trello
  • HTML5 / CSS3

ASSOCIATIONS

  • AIGA Member (2009 - Present)
  • Chairman, Technical Advisory Committee
    Seattle Central Creative Academy
    2016 - Present
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© 2025 Courtney Comfort      ///     mr.courtneycomfort@gmail.com