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Lead designer, University of ArizonaWeb, research, printEnglish / Español

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Part graphic designer, part UX designer, at home in the code. Fully on the user's side.

I'm the lead designer for Arizona Student Unions and Parking & Transportation Services at the University of Arizona, and I've also designed for the Campus Store. I work where design meets technology: on any given day I'm wireframing in Figma, running a usability test, directing a food photoshoot, or writing CSS.

I start from what people need, gathered by my team and sometimes heard firsthand from students and campus partners. Then I test, refine, and test again. I've built templates and workflows that make my team faster, and I mentor a design student.

Education: M.S. Graphic Information Technology, UX/UI · ASU
Also: B.A. Studio Arts · University of Arizona
Toolkit: Figma, Adobe CC, After Effects, HTML/CSS, GitHub, Claude Code
Platforms: Drupal (Quickstart), Shopify, Bootstrap
Accessibility: WCAG, Silktide, Siteimprove
Location: Tucson, AZ · open to relocating

The interview

The questions hiring managers ask me most, answered before the call.

Are you a UX designer or a graphic designer?

Both, and it shows in the work. I've spent 5 years in graphic design and 2 in UX. I can run the research and testing on a website, then design the campaign, print pieces and photo shoots that go with it.

What project are you proudest of?

The Student Unions website. It had years of unplanned pages and broken links, and people couldn't find things. I audited it, rebuilt the structure, tested it with users, and added a two-button banner that takes returning visitors straight to their task. The catering and Fast Copy teams say it's now much easier to guide people to their forms.

Do you only design, or do you build too?

I build. I work in Quickstart, the university's Drupal framework, and write custom CSS for our Shopify catering stores. Moving catering orders from PDF forms to Shopify was a team initiative, and I helped design the stores, set them up and find the right apps.

How do you handle accessibility?

It's part of the job from the start. I've run accessibility checks for about two years with Silktide and Siteimprove, and I remediated our sites to WCAG standards during the redesigns.

How do you work with stakeholders?

It's a team system. My team gathers what stakeholders need and brings it to me, and sometimes I get to hear it firsthand. From there I show something early: Figma prototypes let everyone react to layout and flow before anything gets built.

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Stay tuned. Or better, say hi.

maria.g9812@hotmail.com

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