FEDERAL WAY, WA | SHANDIN@HOTMAIL.COM

Shandin Harper

Senior UX Designer
Expert in design systems, complex workflows, and bridging design-to-development. Experienced across enterprise, consumer, and mobile platforms.

Ask AI About My UX Approach

Have questions about my experience, process, or approach? This AI assistant is trained on my full background. Ask it to assess role fit, explain how I approach design problems, or discuss how my experience transfers across different domains.

Start a conversation... Try: "How do you approach design systems?" or "Tell me about your mentorship style"

Experience

Expeditors

UX Designer | Global Logistics Service
Apr 2015 – Present (9+ years)
  • Lead UX initiatives for internal high-data web applications serving global operations
  • Created enterprise-wide design system and pattern libraries
  • Mentor junior UX designers and evangelize UX principles
  • Conduct user research, usability testing, and deliver full UX lifecycle

Affordable Housing Nonprofit

Board Chair & UX/Digital Strategy Lead | Nonprofit / Social Impact
2020 – Present
  • Led digital transformation: rebuilt donation platform with Stripe integration, WCAG-compliant UX, SEO optimization—increasing online donations 65%
  • Expanded organizational housing capacity 2× across three states while maintaining 100% occupancy
  • Launched AI-driven YouTube/TikTok content strategy projected to generate $24K-$174K annual revenue
  • Guided property acquisition and rehabilitation strategy

Premera Blue Cross

UX Designer | Healthcare
Jun 2012 – Apr 2015
  • Collaborated with senior executives and developers on responsive healthcare applications
  • Created wireframes, specifications, and conducted user testing
  • Implemented designs with jQuery and Bootstrap

T-Mobile

User Interface Designer | Telecommunications
Oct 2011 – Jun 2012
  • Led visual design for mobile and desktop applications
  • Delivered UI assets for iOS, Android, and Windows apps

Skills & Expertise

Strong

  • Enterprise UX & Complex Workflows
  • Design Systems & Scalable Patterns
  • Developer Collaboration (Hand-codes Prototypes)
  • User Research & Usability Testing
  • Executive Leadership & Board-Level Strategy
  • Accessibility & WCAG Compliance
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Mentorship & UX Evangelism
  • High-Data Interface Design
  • Business Metrics & Revenue Impact

Moderate

  • Consumer Mobile Apps
  • Rapid Prototyping Tools (Figma/Sketch)
  • Marketing/Growth Design
  • E-commerce & Conversion Optimization
  • Content Strategy & SEO

Honest Gaps

  • Game UX Design
  • VR/AR Interfaces
  • Pure Visual/Brand Design
  • Junior IC Roles (Leadership Experience)

About Work Samples

You might notice this site doesn't include a traditional portfolio. Here's why:

Enterprise Work is Under NDA

The bulk of my recent work at Expeditors involves internal logistics systems serving thousands of users globally. These applications handle sensitive business operations and are protected by strict confidentiality agreements.

Older Work Doesn't Represent Current Capabilities

My portfolio from the early 2000s is dated both visually and technically. Modern enterprise UX is about systems thinking, not pixel-perfect mockups.

This Site IS the Portfolio

Instead of showing old work, I've built this interactive experience to demonstrate current capabilities: strategic thinking, UX process depth, technical implementation, and the ability to make complex information discoverable. This is meta-level UX design.

Honest Fit Assessment

Paste a job description below. The AI will give you an honest assessment of whether this role is a good fit—including when it's NOT a match. This saves everyone time.