Top Talent like Tayona are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Tayona Bodden

UX Designer
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
UX/UI Designer | User Experience Specialist
With a Bachelor of Science in Pre-Medicine from the University of Central Florida, I have transitioned into a dynamic career in UX/UI and instructional design. Currently, I am a UX/UI Designer at Upwork, where I create intuitive interfaces and optimize user engagement. My previous roles include UX Designer at Google UX Design Professional, where I designed user flows and conducted usability studies, and Product Designer at RADAR, where I contributed to a web3 decentralized app. Additionally, I served as a Research Data Coordinator II at Orlando Health, managing data quality and improving onboarding processes. My experience also includes developing culturally responsive educational content in the private education sector. I excel in collaborating with cross-functional teams, synthesizing user feedback, and implementing design systems to enhance user experience and business outcomes.

Work History

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UX / UI Designer

Upwork- Design intuitive, visually appealing interfaces for desktop, web, tablet, and mobile platforms through user flows, wireframes, and low/high-fidelity prototypes. - Implement a modular component-based design system, enabling designers and engineers to rapidly deploy pages within branding guidelines. - Streamline information architecture, reducing search process times and simplifying user interactions to enhance system efficiency and usability. - Optimize user engagement and conversions by emphasizing premium plan selections, resulting in improved business outcomes. - Collaborate daily with cross-functional teams in product management and software development to define goals and deliverables. - Translate user feedback from usability testing and synthesize that data into actionable insights that inform design decisions and iterative design improvements.
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Instructional Designer

Private Education SectorAug 2019 - Dec 2023 • 4 yrs 5 mos- Develop engaging and culturally responsive learning content for primary and secondary education students by adapting supplemental material to individual learning styles. - Personalize supplemental learning to overcome academic challenges, employing creative problem-solving techniques for improved comprehension.
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UX Designer

Google UX Design ProfessionalSep 2022 - Mar 2023 • 7 mos- Designed user flows, wireframes, visual mockups, prototypes, and design systems for mobile apps and responsive websites, aligning designs with user needs. - Applied visual design and UI principles to design mobile applications and responsive websites. - Conducted usability studies for low fidelity wireframes and high fidelity prototypes via remotely, in person, and via user zoom. - Translated insights from usability testing and user interviews into assets like affinity walls, journey maps, empathy maps, storyboards and user personas addressing user pain points - Apply qualitative research methodologies, including surveys, interviews, workshops, ethnography, and user testing to guide design decisions. - Synthesize data and user feedback into meaningful themes and actionable insights to present to stakeholders to iteratively improve designs for a better user experience.
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Product Designer

RADAROct 2022 - Nov 2022 • 2 mos- Collaboratively contributed to the end to end development of The Natural Calendar, a web3 decentralized app utilizing solar and moon cycles for personal and collective synchronization. - Delivered a finalized product from user research and ideation to high-fidelity visual mockups within a week-long design sprint. - Conducted user research and problem-solving with a diverse team of 6, spanning across 4 different time zones, resulting in winning RADARs $5K Hackathon Grant. - Served as UX Researcher and Designer, ensuring seamless communication with the product manager, executives, engineers, and fellow designers.
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Research Data Coordinator II

Orlando HealthAug 2021 - Sep 2022 • 1 yr 2 mos- Managed internal data quality and control processes, synthesizing and analyzing data. - Collaborated with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve queries. - Restructured new hire onboarding process, reducing onboarding time by 50%. - Worked with coordinators to retrieve follow-up data from patients in the under treatment phase of study. - Scheduled appointments and or tests, after consulting with investigators for protocol compliance.

Education

U

University of Central Florida

Bachelor of Science - BS, Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies2016 - 2019

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

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UX/UI Designer | User Experience Specialist
With a Bachelor of Science in Pre-Medicine from the University of Central Florida, I have transitioned into a dynamic career in UX/UI and instructional design. Currently, I am a UX/UI Designer at Upwork, where I create intuitive interfaces and optimize user engagement. My previous roles include UX Designer at Google UX Design Professional, where I designed user flows and conducted usability studies, and Product Designer at RADAR, where I contributed to a web3 decentralized app. Additionally, I served as a Research Data Coordinator II at Orlando Health, managing data quality and improving onboarding processes. My experience also includes developing culturally responsive educational content in the private education sector. I excel in collaborating with cross-functional teams, synthesizing user feedback, and implementing design systems to enhance user experience and business outcomes.

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
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Top Talent like Tayona are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Tayona Bodden

UX Designer
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts

Work History

U

UX / UI Designer

Upwork- Design intuitive, visually appealing interfaces for desktop, web, tablet, and mobile platforms through user flows, wireframes, and low/high-fidelity prototypes. - Implement a modular component-based design system, enabling designers and engineers to rapidly deploy pages within branding guidelines. - Streamline information architecture, reducing search process times and simplifying user interactions to enhance system efficiency and usability. - Optimize user engagement and conversions by emphasizing premium plan selections, resulting in improved business outcomes. - Collaborate daily with cross-functional teams in product management and software development to define goals and deliverables. - Translate user feedback from usability testing and synthesize that data into actionable insights that inform design decisions and iterative design improvements.
P

Instructional Designer

Private Education SectorAug 2019 - Dec 2023 • 4 yrs 5 mos- Develop engaging and culturally responsive learning content for primary and secondary education students by adapting supplemental material to individual learning styles. - Personalize supplemental learning to overcome academic challenges, employing creative problem-solving techniques for improved comprehension.
G

UX Designer

Google UX Design ProfessionalSep 2022 - Mar 2023 • 7 mos- Designed user flows, wireframes, visual mockups, prototypes, and design systems for mobile apps and responsive websites, aligning designs with user needs. - Applied visual design and UI principles to design mobile applications and responsive websites. - Conducted usability studies for low fidelity wireframes and high fidelity prototypes via remotely, in person, and via user zoom. - Translated insights from usability testing and user interviews into assets like affinity walls, journey maps, empathy maps, storyboards and user personas addressing user pain points - Apply qualitative research methodologies, including surveys, interviews, workshops, ethnography, and user testing to guide design decisions. - Synthesize data and user feedback into meaningful themes and actionable insights to present to stakeholders to iteratively improve designs for a better user experience.
R

Product Designer

RADAROct 2022 - Nov 2022 • 2 mos- Collaboratively contributed to the end to end development of The Natural Calendar, a web3 decentralized app utilizing solar and moon cycles for personal and collective synchronization. - Delivered a finalized product from user research and ideation to high-fidelity visual mockups within a week-long design sprint. - Conducted user research and problem-solving with a diverse team of 6, spanning across 4 different time zones, resulting in winning RADARs $5K Hackathon Grant. - Served as UX Researcher and Designer, ensuring seamless communication with the product manager, executives, engineers, and fellow designers.
O

Research Data Coordinator II

Orlando HealthAug 2021 - Sep 2022 • 1 yr 2 mos- Managed internal data quality and control processes, synthesizing and analyzing data. - Collaborated with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve queries. - Restructured new hire onboarding process, reducing onboarding time by 50%. - Worked with coordinators to retrieve follow-up data from patients in the under treatment phase of study. - Scheduled appointments and or tests, after consulting with investigators for protocol compliance.

Education

U

University of Central Florida

Bachelor of Science - BS, Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies2016 - 2019

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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