I'm Em.

Product Designer.

I'm a product design expert leading design strategy, product design, and user research.

I drive impact in companies of all sizes, from true start-ups as a team of 1, to companies with a design team and 500+ employees.

I’m looking for my next adventure, where I can bring a strong design foundation to a growing company. I enjoy the trials of establishing a design practice, and am seeking new problems to solve!

Let’s work together.

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Service Name

Em Corace

Design, Principal/Director

Class & Level

8+ years

Experience Points

Lawful Creative

Alignment

Skills

Design Strategy

Product Roadmap Planning

Design Systems

Component Design

UX Design & Wireframes

UI / Visual Design

Brainstorming & Workshops

Competitive Analysis

Rapid Prototyping

Information Architecture

UX Research

Equipment

Figma

Sketch

Teams

Slack

Azure, Dev Ops

Jira

Invision

Microsoft Suite

UserTesting.com

Zeplin

Principle

Accomplishments

Reduced design production time by 95% using component design and automation tools

Founded UX Research departments in 2 companies for data-driven design and product decisions

Thrived in 3 companies of various sizes as the Principal or Sole Product Designer

Designed for over 22 brands globally, morphing my design style to meet their needs without loss of expertise or effectiveness

Designed and established the use of design systems in 4 companies, resulting in repeatable and reliable builds at scale

Ideals

Simplicity

People

Joy

Indulgence

Flaws

Occasionally, "red tape" can be the death of creativity in the ideation stage.

I continue to work on leaving practicality at the door when entering brainstorming rooms.

Personality Traits

I need to see an idea to form a POV, so I sketch work live, and quickly.

I believe all design should undergo a stress test before implementation, so user testing and developer review are critical before a design is "done".

If something is pretty but doesn't work, it's bad design. Always.

By creating in many ways in my life - fiber artist, rare plant collector - I bring a versatile mindset to any problem worth solving.

Proficiencies

WCAG accessible design

Developer collaboration

iOS Design Standards

Material Design Standards

Responsive Web Design

Stakeholder Presentation

Sales & Customer Presentation

Collaborative working style

Autonomous working style