Hey there, I'm Hanna!

I’m currently the principal product designer for Reel Dev — the fully-remote tech team powering Reel Security’s innovation in the film and tv production industry. I bring years of experience creating unique and sustainable user-centered projects and systems that scale. I hold a Master of Science degree in UX/UI. I live and work from Bellingham, WA, just north of Seattle. 

I enjoy working closely with devs, product managers and stakeholders to ensure solutions are achievable, user-centric and meet business and design goals. As a systems thinker and tinkerer I believe that quality data and a great process are the foundation to the best work. (And yes, I do name my layers!)

I’ve led C-suite design sprints, in-person and asynchronous user research of prototypes and in-production apps, translated comprehensive feature goals into simple and effective user interfaces, improved functionality and built and managed design systems.

I’m proactive, positive and cool under pressure. I look ahead to identify project needs, potential user pain points, roadblocks and opportunities (and then research and validate my assumptions). I move projects forward despite ambiguity — whether rallying teams for required details or making progress based on available data. I strongly believe in transparency and sharing work at every stage of the process to build a shared vision and understanding from small component updates to big new features.

I’m a huge advocate for mentorship and community-building. I’ve led design teams, made strong connections up, down and across organizations and also gave back to the design community by volunteering with my local chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design. At AIGA Arizona I served as Vice President (2019-2021) and as project manager for the annual design conference for several years in a row.

I grew up in Phoenix but in 2021, after graduating with my masters, I undertook a big roadtrip to find my next home and fell in love with Washington state. I now live in the beautiful city of Bellingham. Outside of work, you can find me hiking, reading, or watching the latest disaster film (2012 is my favorite).

 

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