Howdy, I’m Margo 馃

I’m driven by the idea that design should be simple, beautiful and purposeful.

Based in Charlotte, North Carolina
Skills
Industry tools

Figma – mockups & prototypes
Storybook – component library
FullStory – analytics
Miro – whiteboarding
Jira – agile project management

Industry knowledge

User research
Journey maps
Usability testing
Rapid prototyping
Interaction design
HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Work Experience
Senior Product Designer – Freelance
Nov 2023 | Present

Work with client to determine UX needs. Deliver hi-fidelity final designs. Collaborate with engineering to ensure quality of implementation.

Senior Product Designer – Fastbreak.ai
Mar 2023 – Sep 2023 路 7 mos
Led design/UX focus areas at this SaaS scheduling startup that had a young and evolving product.
Principal Product Designer – Palmetto
Nov 2020 – Mar 2023 – 2 yrs 5 mos
Led design for 3 agile product teams. Accountable for UX/UI experience and full design lifecycle from research, design, test, and iterate.
Product Designer – Method*
Jan 2019 – Sep 2020 路 1 yr 9 mos

Design consultant for financial clients with needs that varied from large UX overhauls, new feature add-ons, and integrations for legacy systems.
*Previously known as Skookum

Product Designer – CompuCom
Jun 2017 – Jan 2019 路 1 yr 8 mos
Worked on individual and team projects to innovate our IoT products. Helped lead design thinking workshops and innovation trend research.
UX Developer – agencyQ
Jun 2015 – May 2017 路 2 yrs

Developed websites and interactive microsites for clients. Built custom themes.

UX Developer – ViewMedica*
Jun 2014 – Jan 2015 路 1 yr 1 mo

Designed and developed responsive websites for companies in the medical/healthcare industry. Managed content updates for clients.
*Previously known as Swarm Interactive

Product & Innovation Researcher – Reese News Lab
Jan 2015 – May 2015 路 5 mos

Part of a six-person team that ran the startup company Capitol Hound, a searchable database for audio and text transcriptions of the NC legislature.