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Vernon Sheppard

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Employment and project experience

Senior Designer Apple Inc.
January 2017 - March 2017

UX Designer Airbnb Inc.
January 2019 - March 2019

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Work Experience

Freelance UI/UX Designer at A Wonderlust Boutique
July 15, 2024 - Present
Recruited as a UI/UX designer to enhance retail branding and improve Boutique customer experience through insights, data analysis, and a retail website presentation. • Design Process: Conduct thorough user research and analysis to identify customer pain points and ensure that the design solutions effectively enhance the overall user experience while building the component libraries. • User Accessibility: Implement inclusive design principles to ensure that all users, regardless of abilities or disabilities, can easily navigate and engage with the retail brand's digital platforms.
Lead UI/UX Designer at PNC Private Bank
August 5, 2024 - June 1, 2024
Recruited to the PNC - UX Design team for my expertise in minimalist design principles, which improved investment interactions between bank advisors and clients, fostering more effective and meaningful engagements. • Data Visualization: By reviewing RFI, I drove the UX strategy and execution for UI-integrated inclusive design experiences across web and mobile applications, facilitating a seamless advisor-to-client relationship. • Strategic Roadmapping: I utilized strategic roadmapping, including persona interviews, competitive analysis, storytelling, and current-state audits, to foster a proactive problem-solving mindset within the UX team. • Design Process: My main goal is to enhance the usability, accessibility, and overall satisfaction of the Portfolio of Clients' user-centered design principles and methodologies. Actively collaborated on or with a design system. • User Testing: Implemented effective A/B testing, user acceptance testing, comparing two versions of a design to determine which performs better in terms of user engagement and satisfaction. • Process Optimization: Led the end-to-end design process for a financial dashboard, improving user satisfaction by 45% by conducting user research, prototyping in Figma, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. • Stakeholder Collaborated: I diligently worked with product owners, developers, business analysts, and UX designers to improve the communication of concepts within Agile workflows and enhance overall design implementation.
Lead UI/UX Designer at AutoZone
January 2, 2023 - May 31, 2024
Recruited for this position due to my proven ability to deliver comprehensive user experience design solutions that significantly enhance efficiency and satisfaction while effectively utilizing data-driven strategies and Agile methodologies. • Project Delivery: I transformed the old legacy Store Management Systems to a modern touchscreen interactive prototype, resulting in a 50% increase in user satisfaction and a 5% reduction in user errors. • Design Process: I implemented UI design components that streamline the design process, enhance design system management, and simplify complex prototyping flows using Figma for high-fidelity mockups and visual segmentation. • Process Improvement: I developed brand guidelines to ensure a consistent brand identity across various requirements, touchpoints, and B2B commercial transactions. Additionally, I optimized the use of UI components in Builder.io. • User Testing: I effectively implemented A/B testing, user acceptance testing, and WCAG 2.1/508 accessibility compliance. • Stakeholder Collaborated: I deliver user-centered, visually engaging, and accessible designs that meet both client and user expectations.
Lead UI/UX Designer - SEI Investments at SEI Investments
July 4, 2022 - October 3, 2022
Recruited for this position due to my expertise in enhancing user experiences for investment managers. • Design Process: Facilitated user research sessions to gather valuable front-end technologies and user behavior insights. Wireframes and prototyping for presentation. • Team Leadership: I led cross-functional teams in establishing a unified visual design style, creating prototypes that communicated user flows and design concepts. • Process Optimization: I confidently led UI/UX strategy enhancements by designing case views in Pega Constellation, significantly optimizing user performance and accessibility. • Team Coordination: Influence decisions and advance UX maturity through collaboration, strong communication skills, and the ability to present design concepts effectively.
Lead UI/UX Designer - Wells Fargo at Wells Fargo
August 9, 2025 - Present
Recruited for this position due to my expertise in developing user-friendly and visually engaging dashboards that enhance decision-making. My ability to create innovative tools that provide actionable insights aligns perfectly with the company's focus on empowering users and driving informed choices. • Data Visualization: I designed an innovative banking control monitor dashboard that enhanced usability and accessibility, and developed UI patterns allowing brand-specific variations within an interaction model. • Design Process: By reviewing RFI, I developed responsive designs for multiple devices, strictly adhering to user-centered design principles and accessibility standards, which drove increased visual design and user engagement. • Process Involvement: Utilizing Figma components that can adapt to different contexts, enhancing consistency and efficiency in maintaining a single source of truth for design assets.
UI/UX Designer at WACO Theater Center
June 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021
Recruited for this position due to my skills in enhancing audience engagement and my commitment to design thinking and compliance with WCAG standards, which boosts user satisfaction. • Design Process: Created high-quality mockups that enhanced audience engagement during virtual events, refining elements based on user testing and feedback, increasing user visual design satisfaction. • User Testing: Ensuring that the design meets user expectations and requirements before final implementation. • Process Improvement: Innovated design concepts that set industry standards for virtual experiences and managed online events' entire UI/UX lifecycle.
UX Product Designer / Senior Graphic Designer at LiteCure, LLC
March 10, 2014 - June 30, 2020
Hired due to my extensive experience in directing digital art for B2C marketing campaigns and my strong understanding of user experience design, for optimizing medical device interfaces. • Collaborated cross-functionally: With marketing, researchers, product managers, and developers to drive product development from conception to implementation, enhancing workflow efficiency by 30% through streamlined communication protocols. • Process Involvement: I designed impactful user interactions and experiences by conducting in-depth user research, resulting in a 25% increase in user satisfaction scores as measured by post-launch surveys and usability tests. I refined designs based on users' feedback, across digital and print touchpoints. Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite. • User Flow: Mapped end-to-end customer journeys and stories to identify pain points and recommend innovative solutions, leading to a 20% reduction in customer drop-off rates during onboarding. • Process Improvement: I improved operational efficiency, reduced complexity, boosted customer experiences, helped the business adapt to new market conditions, and helped the company to streamline operations. • Design Process: I played a key role in helping shape the product vision and guided designs from concept to final design. The use of Microsoft Dynamics 365 ensured consistency across multi-branding, business strategy, and product touchpoints while decreasing design turnaround time through the implementation of reusable GUI components.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Graphic Design at The University of the Arts - Philadelphia, PA
September 1, 1998 - December 2, 2002
I would be an excellent fit for the Lead UI/UX Designer role due to my relevant experience and the skills I have passionately developed throughout my career. With several years of experience in the industry, I have refined my design skills and gained a solid understanding of user-centered design principles. My work ethic aligns perfectly with the design requirements, as I am committed to delivering high-quality results while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams. I am excited about the opportunity to advance my career and contribute to innovative projects that enhance user experiences. I am motivated by the prospect of being part of a dynamic design team where my skills can make a meaningful impact. I am eager to share my insights and learn from others, fostering a creative environment where great design thrives.

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet