Hi, I'm Dana 👋

Hi - I'm Dana 👋

Senior Product Designer with 11+ years building complex SaaS platforms

BFA in Design

Certified by Elvtr & Product School: Ai product & design

I work as a player-coach, partnering with product and engineering leaders to turn ambiguity into scalable, trustworthy experiences. I work

What drives me? A product mindset.
I thrive on taking ideas from concept to launch by testing assumptions, learning from real users, and iterating toward clarity. My background in graphic design sharpened my eye, but my passion is solving complex problems and helping teams make confident, informed decisions.

I work as a player-coach, partnering with product and engineering leaders to turn ambiguity into scalable, trustworthy experiences. I work

What drives me? A product mindset.
I thrive on taking ideas from concept to launch by testing assumptions, learning from real users, and iterating toward clarity. My background in graphic design sharpened my eye, but my passion is solving complex problems and helping teams make confident, informed decisions.

Years of experience

Years of experience

11+

Major Features Shipped

Shipped Features

30+

Industries Served

Industries Served

5+

Hi, I'm Dana 👋

Senior Product Designer with 11+ years building complex SaaS platforms

BFA in Design

Certified by Elvtr & Product School: Ai product & design

I work as a player-coach, partnering with product and engineering leaders to turn ambiguity into scalable, trustworthy experiences. I work

What drives me? A product mindset.
I thrive on taking ideas from concept to launch by testing assumptions, learning from real users, and iterating toward clarity. My background in graphic design sharpened my eye, but my passion is solving complex problems and helping teams make confident, informed decisions.

Years of experience

11+

Major Features Shipped

30+

Industries Served

5+

Toolbox

Toolbox

I utilize a mix of hard and soft tools and heavily rely on relationship building and collaboration.

Product Design & Systems

Figma

FigJam

Framer

zeplin

Adobe

design system

Research, Discovery & Validation

HeyMarvin

Maze

Google Forms

Heap

Looker

LogRocket

Product Delivery, Collaboration & AI

Jira

Confluence

Slack

google slides

Calendly

Claude

V0

Magic Patterns

ChatGPT

Frameworks & Skills

Design thinking

Responsive design

Mobile app design

Prototyping

interaction design

design system creation

product partnership

user flows

customer journey mapping

Accessibility design & testing

Qualitative research

quantitative research

competitor research

ux & Product strategy

Experience

Experience

I have worked with extremely brilliant colleagues on some of the most ambitious teams.

Senior Product Designer

SchoolStatus

March 2023 – Present, remote


  • Led vision-type prototyping and design system evolution to unify products following a merger and accelerate alignment across teams

  • Partnered closely with PMs, engineers, and stakeholders 

to connect product strategy with execution in a 

fast-changing environment

  • Mentored junior designers and served as interim UX 

lead during organizational restructuring, maintaining 

delivery momentum

  • Planned and facilitated user interviews and cross-functional workshops to shape product direction and validate decisions

Product Designer

Vault Innovation

May 2022 – February 2023, remote


  • Designed SaaS products end-to-end, spanning discovery, testing, and stakeholder alignment

  • Built and maintained Figma design systems, Webflow prototypes, and responsive interfaces to support 


    scalable delivery

  • Modernized legacy platforms to improve usability, engagement, and conversion

Senior Designer

Marco Promotional Products

June 2016 – May 2022, remote


  • Led e-commerce UX redesigns, improving conversion through iterative experimentation and A/B testing

  • Managed a graphics team and photo shoots while maintaining brand consistency across digital touch-points

Earlier Experiences

Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection / Dana Leigh Design

Berkshire Hathaway / Dana Leigh Design

May 2014 - October 2015 / June 2014 - present


  • Freelanced for small businesses on branding, UX / UI design

  • Designed and tested onboarding flows for B2B travel agents

Beyond the Resume

Beyond the Resume

A few snapshots of my life outside of work.

“Not only is Dana a standout professional, but her charisma and personality make her an absolute joy to work with!”

“Not only is Dana a standout professional, but her charisma and personality make her an absolute joy to work with!”

Rachel F, Product Designer