Professional Summary
UX Designer transitioning from 10 years in education, bringing deep expertise in user empathy, curriculum design, and data-driven iteration. Completed intensive UX bootcamp and delivered 4 end-to-end design projects. Unique ability to translate complex requirements into intuitive, accessible experiences informed by years of understanding diverse learner needs.
Certifications & Licenses
- Google UX Design Professional Certificate (2025)
- Interaction Design Foundation — UX Management (2025)
Professional Experience
- Designing student onboarding flow for learning management platform (40K+ users)
- Conducted 15 user interviews and usability tests with students and educators
- Created interactive prototypes in Figma tested across 3 iteration cycles
- Reduced user onboarding drop-off by 25% through evidence-based redesign
- Led curriculum redesign for 1,200-student school improving NAPLAN results by 15%
- Designed and facilitated 50+ professional development workshops for 80 staff
- Managed $200K annual curriculum budget and vendor relationships
- Analysed student performance data to drive evidence-based teaching strategies
- Created accessible learning materials for students with diverse needs
- Taught classes of 25–30 students across Years 7–12
- Developed engaging lesson plans aligned to Victorian curriculum standards
- Achieved highest student satisfaction scores in English department (2017)
Key Projects
MindfulMe — Mental Health App — dianafoster.design/mindfulme
End-to-end UX design for teen mental health app (bootcamp capstone project)
CommunityHub — Neighbourhood Platform — dianafoster.design/communityhub
Redesigned local community platform improving task completion rate by 40%
Technical Skills
UX Design: User Research, Usability Testing, Wireframing, Prototyping, Information Architecture
Tools: Figma, Miro, Maze, Hotjar, Google Analytics
Transferable: Curriculum Design, Workshop Facilitation, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Accessibility
Education
UX Design Immersive Bootcamp
2025
University of Toronto
Master of Teaching (Secondary)
2013 – 2014
UBC
Bachelor of Arts (English & Psychology)
2009 – 2012
McGill University
Key Achievements
- Reduced onboarding drop-off by 25% in first UX contract role
- Led curriculum redesign improving NAPLAN results by 15% across 1,200 students
- Designed 50+ professional development workshops with 95%+ satisfaction ratings
- Created accessible learning materials adopted across 3 schools in network