A UXer with an MBA, because UX is serious business

Michelle Pakron | UX Strategy + Design

Not your standard UXer

I have a unique set of skills, knowledge, and experiences that blend UX, psychology, and design with business and product management and a dash of technical know-how on top. I am constantly learning and growing and using allI know to provide value and impact no matter what role I undertake.

Education

  • DESIGNStudied traditional graphic design at the university level

  • PSYCHOLOGYStudied psychology at the university level

  • BUSINESSEarned an MBA

  • Certifications

  • UXC - NN/gUX certified from Nielsen Norman Group

  • CUA - HFICertified Usability Analyst from Human Factors International

  • CX - Univ. of South FloridaCX certificate from the University of South Florida

  • Roles

  • Practice Manager

  • Project/Team Lead

  • UX Architect

  • UI Designer

  • Product Owner

  • Web Designer

  • Industries

  • Corporate

  • eGov

  • Finance

  • Healthcare

  • Software

  • Agency

  • Skills

  • User Interface Design

  • Interaction Design

  • Information Architecture

  • Wireframing

  • Prototyping

  • Usability Testing

  • User Interviews

  • Surveys

  • Data Analytics

  • Content Strategy + Copy writing

  • Content Creation

  • Design Systems

  • Product Management

  • Agile Scrum

  • User Stories

  • Backlog Management

  • Product Roadmapping

  • HTML/CSS

  • Content Management Systems

  • Usability

  • Accessibility

  • Web App Design

  • Mobile App Design

  • Responsive Design

  • Creative Strategy

  • User Centered Design

  • Strategic Leadership

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Workflow + Task Analysis

  • Course Instructor

  • Image Editing

  • User Journeys  + Task flow analysis

  • Report Writing

  • Presentations

  • Writing

  • Project Resourcing 

  • Sales Deck Creation

  • Project Pitches to Stakeholders + Clients

  • Marketing Strategy  

  • Social Media Marketing

  • Software

  • Miro + Mural + FigJam

  • Figma + Sketch

  • Adobe Creative Cloud

  • MS Office + G Suite

  • Jira + Rally + aha!

  • Confluence + SharePoint

  • PowerPoint + Keynote

  • Axure + UXPin

  • Slack + Teams + Basecamp

  • Google Data Studio

  • Trello + Airtable

  • Evernote + Notes

  • ChatGPT + Copilot + Claude

  • Firefly + Ideogram + Dall-e

  • UserTesting + UserZoom