Melissa Garlington

Melissa Garlington has an extensive work experience in the field of design. Melissa currently holds the position of Product Design Manager at Workhuman, where they have been working since October 2020. Prior to this role, they served as a Senior UX Designer and Senior Product Designer at the same company from October 2017.

Before joining Workhuman, Melissa was a UX Lead at WONDR.io from January 2017 to September 2017. In this role, they were responsible for defining process flows, identifying UX solutions for websites, and defining information architecture and user journeys.

Melissa's earlier experience includes working as a Senior Digital Designer UI/UX at McCann Blue from September 2010 to January 2017. Their responsibilities here included gathering information for the design process, creating user flows, sketches, wireframes, and prototypes, and improving the overall user experience.

Melissa also worked as a Full-weight Digital Designer at Wunderman from September 2007 to September 2009. In this role, Melissa conceptualized digital-driven advertising campaigns and collaborated with developers and animators to develop them successfully. Melissa also gained experience in incorporating international brand guidelines into campaigns or website applications.

Melissa's career started as a Visual Designer at Leo Burnett in November 2006. Here, they adapted visual content into various print ad formats, collaborated with senior designers, copywriters, and art directors, and conceptualized advertising campaigns for different services and products.

Overall, Melissa has held various design-related roles throughout their career, showcasing their expertise in product design, UX design, digital design, and visual design.

Melissa Garlington has a diverse education history. Melissa obtained a MSc. in Multimedia from Dublin City University, specializing in Multimedia, Visual Arts, Programming, Video, and Sound Production. This degree was completed from 2009 to 2010. Prior to that, they attended Universidad La Salle, A.C., where they earned a degree in Graphic Design from the Communications School. Melissa studied there from 2003 to 2007.

In addition to their formal education, Melissa has also obtained several certifications to enhance their skillset. These include a certificate in Generative AI with Large Language Models from Coursera (obtained in August 2023), a certificate in Measuring UX and ROI from Nielsen Norman Group (obtained in March 2022), a Data Analytics Certificate from Cornell University (obtained in September 2021), a certificate in Psychology of E-Commerce: How to Sell Online from The Interaction Design Foundation (obtained in January 2020), and a certificate in UX Design & Strategy for Emerging Technologies from NYU Tandon School of Engineering (obtained in December 2019).