Brenna Threatt
UX Designer
I am a UX designer, with skills including user research, wireframing, prototyping, and user testing. My priority is to create designs that are inclusive and accessible to all users. I work closely with clients to understand their needs and goals, and to develop designs that meet those needs.
Skills
Software
Figma
Miro
Google Suite
Adobe
Photoshop
WordPress
Excel
Plann
Buffer
Appfolio
LeadSimple
UX Design
Low-Fidelity Prototyping
High-Fidelity Prototyping
Persona
Wireframing
User Research
Usability Testing
Information Architecture
Sketching
Soft Skills
Empathy
Organization
Attention to Detail
Communication
Creativity
Experience
05/2022 - 12/2023
Administrative Assistant
Wyma Properties and Kenowa Builders
Grand Rapids, MI
â–ª Development: Designed and developed workflows for the company using LeadSimple, created new organizational systems for monitoring client selections, studied client feedback to design more effective workflows and systems, presented new methods to improve company success
â–ª Social Media: Managed the Facebook and Instagram for Kenowa Builders (11k followers), collaborated with other pages to improve reach, scheduled daily posts and regular stories for social media feed
â–ª Leasing: Created listing for available properties, scheduled and performed showings, processed applications, issued leases and lease renewals, handled client requests and concerns
â–ª Office Management: Updated and maintained the company website, responded to emails and phone calls, organized documents for audits, invoices, and meetings, drafted and edited important communication, coordinated and planned full company events
05/2015 - 12/2019
Operations Support
The Pines
Welkom, South Africa
â–ª Web Development: Co-created a new website for the organization using WordPress, wrote unique copy across the site, photographed original content for the website, developed user flow systems across the website, developed a web design to best serve the user needs
â–ª Administration: Edited documents for the director, organized files and donations, performed various tasks
â–ª Fund Raising: Sent appeals for partnership opportunities to potential donors, crafted newsletters and social media updates for supporters, led presentations of fundraising needs to churches and organizations
â–ª Education: Created tutoring schedules and lessons for students, organized other volunteers to fill roles
1/2013-04/2022
Nanny
Various Private Families
Grand Rapids, MI
â–ª Facilitating: Organized educational activities throughout the day, researched and planned age-appropriate outings, monitored children for appropriate development, reported growth and learning to parents, developed a deep understanding of and relationship with charges
â–ª Household Management: Led day-to-day care tasks including meal prep, laundry, and more, prepared the family for trips and vacations, assisted families on trips and through moving
08/2020-01/2021
Early Childhood Teacher
Goddard School
Grand Rapids, MI
â–ª Teaching: Assisted with lesson planning for early childhood classrooms, led activities and facilitated learning, documented student progress, reported growth and learning to parents
â–ª Administration: Organized student files, prepared for events, assisted in monitoring ratios in classrooms
05/2019-07/2019
Temporary Project Assistant
Fettig Jobs
Grand Rapids, MI
â–ª Data Entry: Entered key information from employee files into the database, quickly mastered new digital tools to complete this project
â–ª Organization: Sorted and filed employee documents, handled confidential information
08/2019-12/2019
Foster Care Case Aide
Samaritas
Grand Rapids, MI
â–ª Communication: Professionally monitored foster care visits with a variety of families and clients, provided advice on parenting skills, reported details of the visit to the supervisor
â–ª Record Keeping: Provided detailed reports from parent visits, communicated parental attendance, maintained confidentiality
Education
09/2023-12/2023
UX Design Professional Certificate
Google UX Design
Coursera
A professional certificate course in which I developed skills in design process, UX research, UI principles, popular design tools such as Figma, and more.
08/2014-12/2017
Bachelors Degree
Elementary Education
Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MI
Minors: Reading and Language Arts
Scholarships and Honors: President's Academic Scholarship, Dean's List all seven semesters, graduated Summa Cum Laude (3.98 GPA)