Stephanie Freund

Stephanie Freund has extensive experience in product design and user experience (UX/UI) roles. Stephanie is currently working at Plural as a Senior Product Designer. Previously, Stephanie worked at Meta as a Senior Product Designer, leading product and design strategy for Facebook Ads Manager surfaces. Stephanie collaborated with cross-functional teams to iterate and oversee user experience from conception to launch. Before that, Stephanie worked as a Senior UX/UI Designer at Vesta, contributing their skills to design digital experiences. Stephanie also worked as a UX/UI Design Course Mentor at Thinkful, where they supported students in completing the course and finding industry jobs. Stephanie has experience as a UX/UI Engineer at HealthPartners, contributing design concepts to the Application Development team. Stephanie also worked as a UX/UI Engineer at YA | Engage and as a Front End Developer at Wunderman. In addition, Stephanie gained experience as a User Interface Designer at Ingersoll Rand and as a Front End Developer at ideapark. Stephanie started their career as a Front End Developer at GovDelivery, managing various marketing websites and producing responsive HTML email templates.

Stephanie Freund has a diverse education history. Stephanie recently completed a certificate program in Google UX Design from Coursera in 2022-2023. Prior to that, they pursued an Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.) degree in Web Design & Front End Development from Minneapolis College from 2010 to 2013. Stephanie had also obtained a High School Diploma in General Studies from Howards Grove High School from 2000 to 2004. In addition to their formal education, Stephanie has acquired additional certifications, including "Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate" and "Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design" from Google in 2022 and 2021, respectively.