Hello, I’m Aya, a UX designer with background in research, management, and visual arts.
I offer a balance of skills and qualities that make me a good team-mate: communication and coordination, concept development and critical thinking, systematic research and observation, aesthetic sensibility, and a love for dynamic feedback and teamwork.
BA Honors 87.92 GPA
Amal Saidi Award
β Designed a user-friendly SaaS admin panel in collaboration with developers
β Redesigned company website using Webflow to streamline user experience and improve website performance
β Led focus groups and usability tests to verify user need for the product and gather feedback on relevant features
β Conducted competitive audits to determine optimal user flows and design strategies
β Consulted with senior leadership to develop sustainability strategy that reduced overheads by 57%, receiving unanimous approval from the Board
β Composed grant proposals and budgets leading to a 50% increase in annual income during national liquidity crisis
β Organized and managed an online educational art program with 500+ attendees, ensuring a seamless user experience
β Wrote social media copy and edited texts for the online journal, maintaining a consistent brand voice
β Guided an interdisciplinary team through an in-depth field ethnography on nomadic shepherding as a strategy for survival in ecological crisis
β Built a custom database to organize data, facilitating efficient research analysis
β Created a media campaign to advocate insights to diverse stakeholders, ensuring wide reach and impact
β Synthesized findings into a strategic system that streamlined crisis-response, team recruitment, and advocacy initiatives
β Analyzed 500 crisis-response cases, conducted 20 evaluative interviews, and led two focus groups to generate human-centered insights
β Designed and pitched a social enterprise to address the challenges faced by migrant domestic workers (MDWs) in Lebanon