Diana Foster
UX Designer (Transitioning from Education)
diana.foster@email.com
+33 6 12 34 56 78
linkedin.com/in/dianafosterux
English (Native)French (B2)
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.
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)
Education
École Polytechnique
HEC Paris
Université Paris-Saclay
Skills
UX Design · User Research · Usability Testing · Wireframing · Prototyping · Figma · Information Architecture · Accessibility · Curriculum Design · Workshop Facilitation · Data Analysis · Stakeholder Management · Empathy Mapping · Design Thinking
Certifications
- Google UX Design Professional Certificate (2025)
- Interaction Design Foundation — UX Management (2025)