I’m Claire Wayand, a UX/UI Product Designer with 6+ years of experience turning complex business and user needs into clear, high-impact digital experiences. I’ve led end-to-end product and AI workflow design for large-scale, 1M+ user platforms—starting with UX audits and journey mapping, then moving through prototyping, testing, and iteration to drive measurable outcomes. I also bring a strong visual design and marketing background, which helps me craft cohesive brand-consistent product experiences across web, email, advertising, and print. From accessibility (WCAG) to collaborating closely with engineers in agile sprints, I enjoy translating ideas into shippable design systems and features—while integrating modern generative AI tools to accelerate ideation and visualization.…

Claire Wayand

I’m Claire Wayand, a UX/UI Product Designer with 6+ years of experience turning complex business and user needs into clear, high-impact digital experiences. I’ve led end-to-end product and AI workflow design for large-scale, 1M+ user platforms—starting with UX audits and journey mapping, then moving through prototyping, testing, and iteration to drive measurable outcomes. I also bring a strong visual design and marketing background, which helps me craft cohesive brand-consistent product experiences across web, email, advertising, and print. From accessibility (WCAG) to collaborating closely with engineers in agile sprints, I enjoy translating ideas into shippable design systems and features—while integrating modern generative AI tools to accelerate ideation and visualization.…

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I’m Claire Wayand, a UX/UI Product Designer with 6+ years of experience turning complex business and user needs into clear, high-impact digital experiences. I’ve led end-to-end product and AI workflow design for large-scale, 1M+ user platforms—starting with UX audits and journey mapping, then moving through prototyping, testing, and iteration to drive measurable outcomes.

I also bring a strong visual design and marketing background, which helps me craft cohesive brand-consistent product experiences across web, email, advertising, and print. From accessibility (WCAG) to collaborating closely with engineers in agile sprints, I enjoy translating ideas into shippable design systems and features—while integrating modern generative AI tools to accelerate ideation and visualization.

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced
Italian
Beginner
French
Beginner

Work Experience

Web Designer & Founder at RoomSpark
November 1, 2025 - Present
Architected the concept through launch of an iOS AI-powered interior design app, making product decisions with lean UX to support faster time-to-market and ensure alignment with user needs and business goals. Built and launched platform features using AI-assisted tooling (e.g., Cursor, Replit) and API/technology integrations, helping establish a waitlist and reaching 100+ early adopters. Produced multi-channel marketing campaigns and created cohesive print and digital assets optimized for social media, print, and email.
Product Owner & Designer at RoomSpark
November 1, 2025 - Present
Architected and led an iOS AI-powered interior design app concept through launch. Directed product decisions across B2C to B2B2C and influenced longer-term product strategy and roadmaps. Established and evolved a comprehensive mobile design system and component library to reduce engineering handoff friction by 30%. Acted as the sole builder to translate complex design wireframes into functional iOS code, integrating AI-assisted tools (Cursor, Replit) and APIs to build core app features. Leveraged 10+ years of graphic design expertise to define interaction patterns and visuals for marketing graphics and home furnishing/decor content. Built and launched platform features using AI-assisted tools and API integrations, resulting in 100+ early adopters.
Experience Product UX/UI Designer at Buildertrend
April 1, 2022 - November 1, 2025
Designed and led an end-to-end AI workflow for 1M+ users using UX audits, customer journey mapping, prototyping, and testing, improving time to completion by 97%. Built and contributed to a scalable Figma component library that reduced production time by 3+ weeks. Spearheaded a dashboard redesign from discovery through wireframes and testing, resulting in a 38% reduction in customer churn. Enabled cross-functional collaboration by documenting design decisions and validating solutions to reduce back-and-forth. Integrated generative AI tools into the design workflow while maintaining brand integrity. Partnered with engineers in agile sprints to translate design into accurate code, and delivered WCAG-compliant designs across features.
Product Designer / Builder at Buildertrend
April 1, 2022 - November 30, 2025
Led end-to-end product design lifecycle from discovery, competitor analysis to wireframes and prototypes for existing and new features in web and mobile. Implemented a brand new AI-driven workflow improving time to completion by 97% and increasing builder/client communication. Collaborated across Design, Engineering, Marketing, QA, Legal, and PMs to align on business objectives and roadmaps. Identified and defined growth opportunities using quantitative research, user interviews, case studies, and competitor analysis. Owned product discovery process through cross-functional workshops and documented insights for visibility across web, iOS, and Android. Improved discovery and production time by 50% using AI tools to streamline testing and reduce time-to-build.
Marketing Graphic Designer at CoConstruct
February 1, 2021 - April 1, 2022
Led visual concept development and strategy for multi-touch product launches, translating complex product features into compelling digital and print narratives. Built and launched the “Why Choose Us” landing page in collaboration with developers, increasing page views by 40% week over week. Designed creative assets across web, email, advertising, print collateral, and large-scale trade show booth graphics. Developed scalable visual systems and cross-channel campaign toolkits to maintain brand consistency across markets and product categories.
Marketing UX Designer at CoConstruct
February 1, 2021 - April 30, 2022
Improved SEO and optimized web pages for digital campaigns while ensuring 100% brand alignment and consistent messaging. Maintained and improved CoConstruct’s brand system across digital and print assets aligned with product visuals and UI for web and mobile. Partnered with the marketing manager to lead designs and wireframes, create intuitive landing pages for web and mobile, and implement CRM tools.

Education

BFA Graphic Design at James Madison University (JMU)
August 25, 2014 - May 4, 2018
BFA Graphic Design at James Madison University (JMU)
January 11, 2030 - September 3, 2026

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Real Estate & Construction, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services