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Trina Corrao

UX Designer & Researcher

trina.corrao@gmail.com

612.805.1159

TrinaCorraoUX.com


Empathic, passionate, multi-disciplinary designer focused on a user-centric approach. Utilizing my extensive Fortune 500 client experience and diverse set of skills, I’m able to craft engaging experiences and interactions that users value while achieving stakeholder objectives.

  • Crafted a proof of concept for an online platform that allows adult learners in the tech field to gain skills through a curriculum that includes both 2D and 3D interface options

  • Conceptualized, researched and prototyped a mobile app that would help homeowners reduce stress and anxiety by tracking and storing home management information and inventory

  • Researched a non-profit’s education website and performed user testing to provide clarity surrounding their user’s needs

UX Case Studies

  • Annotated Prototypes

  • Heuristic Analysis

  • Interactive Wireframes

Methods

  • Figma

  • Figjam

  • Adobe Creative Suite

Software & Tools

  • Sketch

  • Microsoft Office

  • Chat GPT

  • Competitive Analysis

  • User Research

  • +more

  • Axure

  • + more

  • User Flows

  • User Journey Maps

  • Usability Testing

Experience

UX Web Specialist | 3M (Headquarters) | 2023-Present

  • Collaborate with a multifunctional team to enhance customer experiences for 3M’s global online catalog

  • Identify and implemented optimizations to improve user experience and engagement, aligning with business objectives

  • Partner with copywriters and designers to develop content strategies that enhance website experience

  • Manage site development with the corporate web services team, ensuring quality assurance and meeting project deadlines

Senior Designer | Periscope Minneapolis | 2015–2022 

  • Collaborated with small and large teams to design and establish guidelines for multiple brands

  • Coordinated with clients and key stakeholders, creative directors, copywriters, project managers and account managers to align brand expectations while also meeting federal guidelines

  • Prioritized research and feedback to continuously improve design system’s usability and effectiveness

  • Oversaw design work for an Asia-based team of 3 designers for an international grocery store chain

  • Art directed production and post production of multiple brand’s assets and creative efforts

  • Mentored peers

 

Designer/Senior Production Artist | Betty (formerly Periscope) | 1997 - 2015

  • Worked with designers and stakeholders to ensure final designs were accurate, consistent, and optimized

  • Maintained strong attention to detail and focus on quality control

  • Developed processes and efficiencies to streamline workflow and reduce errors for users

  • Proved leadership as a team lead; mentoring, interviewing and advocating for teammates

Education

User Experience Design Certification | Prime Digital Academy, Minneapolis

UX Accessibility Course Certifications | Deque University

  • Accessibility Fundamentals – Disabilities, Guidelines and Laws

  • Designing an Accessible User Experience

Interaction Design Foundation

Certificates earned:

  • Journey Mapping

  • Gestalt Psychology & Web Design

  • Human-Computer Interaction – HCI

  • Design Thinking

Commercial Art Degree | Minneapolis College