Sofia Ramirez
Senior UX/UI Designer
sofia@sofiaramirez.design +1 (312) 555-0167 Chicago, USA sofiaramirez.design linkedin.com/in/sofiaramirez
About Me
Senior UX/UI Designer with 8 years crafting intuitive digital experiences for SaaS platforms, mobile apps, and global brands. Expert in user research, information architecture, and high-fidelity prototyping. My designs have driven 40%+ conversion improvements and featured in Fast Company and Awwwards.
Portfolio Highlights
Shopify Admin 2.0
Product Design
+34% task efficiency
Yelp for Business
UX Research + Design
+31% review requests
MobilePay App
Mobile UX · iOS/Android
4.9★ App Store rating
Awwwards Site of the Day
Web Design
Featured Dec 2022
Design Experience
Senior UX/UI Designer Apr 2021 – Present
Shopify · Remote (Chicago, IL)
Led redesign of Shopify Admin dashboard reducing merchant task completion time by 34%
Conducted 60+ user research sessions informing product roadmap decisions
Designed mobile-first checkout flow increasing conversion by 22% across 500K+ stores
Collaborated with 5 engineering squads shipping 14 major feature releases
UX Designer Feb 2018 – Mar 2021
Yelp · San Francisco, CA
Owned design system for Yelp for Business platform used by 200K+ businesses
Introduced usability testing program reducing post-launch UX bugs by 45%
Redesigned review request flow achieving 31% uplift in business reviews
UI Designer Jun 2016 – Jan 2018
Agency Y · Chicago, IL
Designed digital experiences for clients including Hyatt, Groupon, and Motorola
Built and maintained Figma component library used by team of 12 designers
Design Skills
Figma
Sketch
Adobe XD
Prototyping
User Research
Usability Testing
Design Systems
Information Architecture
Wireframing
HTML / CSS (Basic)
Motion Design
A/B Testing
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interaction Design 2016
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Valedictorian · AIGA Student Designer of the Year
Certifications
Interaction Design Foundation – UX Expert 2022
IDF
Google UX Design Certificate 2020
Coursera / Google
Languages
English
Native
Spanish
Fluent