My Style

• I like taking risks.

• I try to shoot for the stars and then move backwards based on technical restrictions

• I have good instinct and often follow my gut

• I believe design should be collaborative

• I may take my time trying to understand the “why”

• I believe the most important part of design is the iterative and testing phase

• I am a human and require human connection with my coworkers

Strengths

• Research - I spend a lot of time understanding the users and looking at other products for solutions. I’ll spend a large chunk of time doing this. I’ve received a lot of positive feedback from my peers for all the unique references I can pull together! I’m an expert internet investigator.

• Presentation - I love talking about design and defending my design decisions. I believe that half the job of being a designer is having a design voice. I prepare for all design critiques to make sure my designs are super clear.

• Collaborative - I work well with others. I listen, I learn, I collaborate

• Bigger picture thinker - I can understand design flows from a zoomed out perspective asking questions like “how does this fit into the rest of the product? What do we need to think about now to make sure this works for the future?”

Weaknesses

• Sometimes I work too fast and can miss some things. (This is why I like to work in teams - so that we can catch each other’s mistakes)

• I don’t love writing specs. I can clearly explain my designs but struggle to put it to paper.

• I can be sensitive. Please be kind always. I don’t do well in tense and stressful environments. I don’t respond well to people who raise their voices.

Conditions I prefer to work

• Fully remote - I like to travel and work from different locations.

• Meetings chunked in the morning - I like to keep my afternoons open to work. I dont like lots of meetings with half an hour in between.

• Lots of real time feedback. I will continuously ask for feedback but I would rather also receive feedback in real time. I care about improving and take feedback very seriously

• Compassionate - my family and friends are everything to me. I will drop everything if I have to help any of them.

• Kindness - I like to work with kind people that respect me

If you think I’d be a good fit for your team, email me at manuela dot odell at gmail dot com.