{"id":2321,"date":"2021-04-23T22:33:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T22:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armandosoria.com\/?page_id=2321"},"modified":"2025-06-19T18:21:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T18:21:25","slug":"resume","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/armandosoria.com\/?page_id=2321","title":{"rendered":"Resume"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2321\" class=\"elementor elementor-2321\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c10d0e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c10d0e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82d5af0\" data-id=\"82d5af0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab4d45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ab4d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Work Experience<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d8edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02d8edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Allstate | UX Design Manager<\/h3><p><em>MAY 2023 &#8211; PRESENT<\/em><\/p><p>Lead UX design team in modeling how to use human-centered design to frame problems, uncover patterns, discover opportunities, visualize concepts and deliver meaningful experiences. Serve as the steward for the end-user by championing lean UX practices in a fast-paced agile environment. Collaborate with key stakeholders, UX team members, UX leadership, product managers, developers, and end-users to define, design, ship and iterate products.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3e90b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d3e90b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Allstate | Senior Product Designer<\/h3><p><em>NOV 2021 &#8211; MAY 2023<\/em><\/p><p>I led a design team to support a fundamental understanding of how our UX organization functioned, helped develop personal and UX practitioner goals, and bridged our design initiatives with business strategy. Together, we created user experiences that were usable, useful, and enjoyable in a highly collaborative, team-based environment. I worked directly with product managers, developers, users\/customers, and stakeholders to define, design, and ship products and services. I fostered a user-centered approach and guided product decisions through user research, customer development, and iterative feedback loops.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3fc59f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3fc59f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Princess Cruises | Product Designer<\/h3><p><em>NOV 2015 &#8211; NOV 2021<\/em><\/p><p>I led a team that maintained our internal design system and web style guides and implemented new design patterns across all agile scrum teams. I created prototypes, oversaw production specs, and facilitated design reviews with stakeholders. I collaborated closely with product managers, developers, researchers, and marketing teams. I managed cross-media projects involving branding, illustrations, and UI design.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40ecad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c40ecad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Scrubs AC, Inc.<\/strong> |\u00a0UX\/UI Designer<\/h3><p><em>MAY 2012 &#8211; NOV 2015,<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc5515f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc5515f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Sonya Dakar<\/strong> | UX\/UI Designer<\/h3><p><em>JAN 2011 &#8211; MAY 2012<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bd5a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bd5a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Todan USA Inc.<\/strong> | Graphic Designer<\/h3><p><em>SEP 2009 &#8211; JAN 2011<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-040983b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"040983b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Morgan Peabody Inc. | Graphic Designer<\/h3><p><em>MAY 2008 &#8211; NOV 2008<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12cccc8\" data-id=\"12cccc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05fa756 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05fa756\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Skills<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f323d7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f323d7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>People:<\/strong> Network Building \u2022 Cultivating Well-Being \u2022 Building Learning Habits \u2022 Developing Adaptable &amp; Resilient Mindsets \u2022 Building Strong Relationships \u2022 Developing Psychological Safety \u2022 Fostering Learning Teams \u2022 Aligning Teams Purpose<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2c551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e2c551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Design:<\/strong> Design Systems \u2022 Style Guides &amp; Pattern Libraries \u2022 Production Redlines \u2022 User Flows \u2022 Illustration &amp; UI Graphics \u2022 Print Design \u2022 Strategy &amp; Vision Presentations \u2022 Concept Sketches \u2022 Motion Design \u2022 HTML \u2022 CSS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee4832a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee4832a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prototyping:<\/strong> Sketching \u2022 Story Boarding \u2022 Card Sorting \u2022 Wireframes \u2022 Rapid Prototyping Using Figma, Invision, Adobe XD &amp; Sketch<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e1c31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4e1c31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Research:<\/strong> User Research \u2022 Personas \u2022 Journey Mapping \u2022 Hypothesis \u2022 A\/B Testing \u2022 Usability Testing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f451b8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f451b8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Collaboration:<\/strong> LUMA Method Practitioner \u2022 Organizing Workshops \u2022 Facilitating Design Critiques \u2022 Self Starter \u2022 Detail Oriented \u2022 Flexible \u2022 Communicative<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89ebc1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89ebc1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Hobbies:<\/strong> Drawing \u2022 Oil &amp; Acrylic Painting \u2022 Sculpting \u2022 Mural Painting<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31bed26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31bed26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc62ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bc62ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Los Angeles Mission College<\/h3><p><em>2004 &#8211; 2007, SYLMAR CA<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1045d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1045d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>California State University of Northridge<\/h3><p><em>2008 &#8211; 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