More about me…
With 10+ years experience spanning diverse industries from Advertising to IoT, I specialize in crafting elegant human-centric experiences and driving innovation through design and development. My expertise encompasses human-centered design solutions, design systems, rapid prototyping, visual design, web development and redesign, user research, team leadership, marketing, and brand development.
Collaborating within Lean or Agile frameworks, I’ve consistently delivered innovative solutions tailored to user needs while prioritizing attention to detail and visual aesthetics. Actively engaged in the high-tech, user experience, and development community, I stay updated on the latest UX/UI, Development, and Product innovations through industry conferences and continuous learning.
I look forward to discuss how my capabilities and professional background can contribute to your team’s success. Feel free to contact me through LinkedIn for further discussion.
Warm regards,
Emily Mabini
EXPERIENCE
emabini design
Sunnyvale, CA ⬩ Nov 2019 – Present
Principal UX Designer & Contractor – Currently working on stealth projects and with non-profit organizations. Available for hire.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
San Jose, CA ⬩ Mar 2016 – Sep 2019
UX Designer (Lead Role) – Worked with the IoT UX, Product Management, Technical Publications, and Engineering teams to help develop innovative feature solutions while supporting existing products within an Agile environment. Designed and sustained efforts of a well-documented Knowledge Base and Design System, which enabled the refreshed design of the SaaS platform, equipping UX and Product team initiatives to demonstrate new features to prospective customers. As a result, revenue increased with year-after-year growth within our product alone, and the company experienced substantial increases in its stock since the acquirement.
Jasper Technologies, Inc.
Mountain View, CA ⬩ Oct 2011 – Mar 2016
UI Designer (Lead Role) – Created the first company Style Guide and Design System enabling UX and PM initiatives to demo new product features. Helped to create the first Knowledge Base help system, which assisted users with the IoT Control Center product, communicating vital API Schema documentation. During this time, the platform’s performance yielded yearly increases of connected devices by the millions generating monetized increased usage. Acquired by Cisco in March 2016.
emabini design
Sunnyvale, CA ⬩ Oct 2009 – Sep 2011
Principal UI/Visual/Graphics Designer – Freelance Designer providing full creative graphic & web design services and consultation. Sample Clients and Projects include Donovan Development, Mtech Corp., Ranger Const. Management; Art Associates, Caesars Palace, Greater Nevada Credit Union; Mepco Inc., Kroger Inc., Blue Cross Labs; Randall Studios, Logitech products.
Comcast Corp. (Plaxo, Inc. division)
Mountain View, CA ⬩ April 2007 – Sep 2009
UI/Visual Designer – Providing continued support for complete visual graphic UI and marketing design support for various product site offerings. Assisted in providing prototype ideation mockups for new product initiatives led by the new UX Plaxo Comcast team.
Plaxo, Inc. (Comcast acquired in 2008)
Mountain View, CA ⬩ Jan 2007 – May 2008
UI/Visual Designer – Providing complete visual graphic UI and marketing design support for various product site offerings, collaborating with key stakeholders, product managers, and engineers. Developed wireframes, emails, banner ads, and ad promotions; populating eCards site with graphic assets and eCards. Helped redesign efforts of Plaxo.com and Plaxo eCard site, which generated year-after-year growth in user base activity due to its first-ever Facebook-like social stream platform, PulseStream. As a result of UI design improvements and consistent growth, Plaxo’s user base grew to 20 Million users by the time Comcast acquired it in 2008.
SKILLS
DESIGN:
UX / UI Design
Visual Design
Product Design
Technical Publications Design
Low & Hi-Fidelity Wireframing
Design Thinking
TECHNICAL:
Full SVG/Vector Icon Rendering
Hi / Low Fidelity Prototyping
User Interface Prototyping
Asset Management
Style Guides and Design Systems
Agile and Scrum Methodology
Animated Interactions
Responsive Web Development
Product Specification Guidelines
Jira Management
APPLICATIONS:
Sketch
Figma
InVision App
Zeplin
Illustrator
Photoshop
Adobe XD
Notion
Miro
CodePen
HTML / CSS
JavaScript
SVG
jQuery
Sencha ExtJS
EDUCATION
Coursework completed in Graphic Design, San Jose State University
Coursework completed in Business, Innovations, and Design Thinking, Stanford University
Associate of Science (AS), Graphic Design, Masters Technology Institute
Associate of Arts (AA), Communication Arts, San Joaquin Delta College
CERTIFICATIONS
Cisco Design Thinking Practitioner, 2018