Resume
Shawn Wydra ∙ UX & Systems Designer
Shawn Wydra ∙ UX & Systems Designer
Led the design direction for Pfizer’s global design system and team of 5 designers
Stood up 22 base components with respective variants for Meraki Design System
Constructed framework for multi-brand theming using tokens to optimize design processes to support Pfizer’s 100+ site rebrands
Reduced cumulative operating costs $31M across 1k+ internal and external staff
Led 8 education sessions on the design system for clients and partners
Reduced time-to-market by approximately 50% and non-content related tasks by 35%
Led trainings and Q&A session on Figma Variables with 80 designers, developers, and clients
Designed internal dashboard of 10 data sources across 300+ programs for top execs to make informed portfolio decisions
Flattened information architecture to expose critical data
Started UI Kit that includes 50+ reusable components and patterns to be leveraged across new modules in the dashboard
Designed universal cookie consent form patterns for all 100+ brand sites and 65 market sites
Increased operational efficiency by approximately 30% through reducing file setup time
Interviewed with stakeholders and led team-wide workshops
Reorganized team template folder and files for heuristic evaluations, wireframing, and hand-off
Maintained customer experience focused design system (Helix)
Created 12 new components and 3 new pages for Pfizer.com, the company’s flagship site
Redesigned Pfizer.com’s search functionality to enable consistent UX
Completed user acceptance testing across 66 international markets
Created directory site for an internal medical affairs team
Performed heuristic evaluation of three consumer-facing websites according to NNG standards
Created website for teachers to enroll NYC middle school students into STEM-centered program
Completed on-site performance testing of app for Pfizer’s new headquarters with other researchers to ascertain urgent UX needs
Visual Designer Internship, New York, NY, April 2019-January 2020
Expanded and optimized design system for internal projects and external design firms
Aided in designing registration form for Pfizer consultants at conventions
Participated in 2 design hackathons with internal departments to create an education center for colleagues
Filmed and edited highlight reel of user testing for internal job training website
Created homepage design directly with potential clients in the Business Division
Master of Professional Studies in User Experience Design
Cumulative GPA: 3.90
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design
Minor in Fine Arts
Cumulative GPA: 3.74 — Magna Cum Laude
Dean’s List, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020
2nd Place in First Annual Design Hackathon Sponsored by EPAM
Acrobat
Animate
Bridge
Illustrator
InDesign
Lightroom
Photoshop
XD
CSS
HTML
JavaScript
Sass/SCSS
Atom
CodeKit
Cyberduck
Figma
GitHub
HotJar
InVision
JIRA
MS Office Suite
Miro
Proto.io
Sketch
Slack
ZeroHeight