Hi I’m Monica Moon, a Design Director,
UX Strategist &
Product Designer
UX Strategy, Product & Visual Designer
Monica Moon
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UX strategy, product design, digital creative direction, and branding make me happy. I’m honored to be the Lead User Experience & Product Designer at Thermo Fisher Scientific. I have 8+ years of agency expertise and 15+ years of UX and UI experience. Over that time I’ve worked on 100+ websites, and many product/app designs. Fun stuff!
MY PROCESS: My strategic design thinking process is focused around the end-to-end user experiences that drive conversions, achieve business objectives and make customers happy. I’m a problem solver that believes creativity is contagious and powerful.
CLIENTS: Stoked to work with many talented people over the years – you know who you are! From Crystal Geyser Water, Biocom, Tandem Diabetes, Four Seasons, DJO Global, Polaris, Quiverr Amazon Marketing, Leslie’s Pool Supplies, Audacity Healthcare & Life Science Agency, GIA, and more.
FREE TIME: On the weekend you’ll probably find me hanging out with family and friends at a BBQ, camping, or going to the beach. I also like to volunteer time for design students through speaking and portfolio review events.
Speaking & Volunteering Experience
AIGA
Student Portfolio Judge, UNITE speaker, Y-Conference organizer
San Diego Start Up Week
Speaker & Workshop Lead: 3 Step Website Guide & Planning Process.
Co-Speaker: SEO 101 & Optimizing Your Website Designs.
Junior Achievement of San Diego County
Mentorship and Speaker for Job Shadowing
AIGA / Elevated
Co-Speaker: Internet Strategies & Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO).
My Experience
LEAD USER EXPERIENCE & PRODUCT DESIGNER
Thermo Fisher Scientific, 2018 – current
INTERACTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Elevated Internet Marketing, 2015 – 2018. View a website video case study.
CREATIVE DESIGN MANAGER / LEAD DESIGNER
Zodiac, 2009 – 2015
SENIOR DESIGNER
Comet Creative (AKA Studio 2055), 2005 – 2009
My Education
Ongoing Education
I’m addicted to creativity and continue to pursue educational opportunities including the AIGA Conferences, Design Forward, and more. My brain is a sponge.
Portfolio Studio
Web Design (Emphasis on Visual Design, Process and UX Strategy)
The Art Institute of California-San Diego
Bachelors Degree in Advertising (Emphasis on Digital and Graphic Design).
CONTRIBUTOR/CLUBS: Ad Club, Art Educators Volunteer, Interactive Magazine Writer and Design Contributor
Monica’s passion for design may only be succeeded by her passion to see others succeed. Her natural ability to mentor and nurture those around her results in collaborative and well-thought design solutions. Monica always goes above and beyond for her clients, employees and co-workers.
Margaret Padilla
Principal Product Designer at Capital One
Monica is uniquely creative, while also strategic; detail oriented and precise, yet inventive; authoritative and direct, yet an absolute joy to work with. In my nearly six years working with Monica, she never ceased to amaze me with her creative capacity and understanding of not only graphic and visual design, but also consumer behavior. Monica is one of the most talented designers I have had the privilege to work with…
Tessa McHenry Mitchell
Director of Marketing at Zodiac
Monica is hands down the most driven, loyal, and creative individual’s I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing. She combines pure talent and enthusiasm into brilliantly executed User Experience’s. Her passion for design is only outmatched by her excellent work ethic and attention to detail.
James Barraza
Senior UX/Visual Designer at Intuit
She’s been instrumental in creating a new company name, overall branding strategy (logo design, colors, corporate design guide, etc.), a brand new website with monthly updates, designed a new 10X10 booth, produced new collateral templates and more. Monica is one of the most talented and professional people I’ve worked with in my career…
Erin Swanson
Senior Director of Marketing at Demisto
Monica’s UX design experience, creative direction expertise, and practical understanding of business solutions made it awesome to work with her. She grasps complicated issues quickly and, more importantly, can convey what is needed in a way that is easy to understand. She is a reliable manager with the design skills to back it.
Alessandro Fard
Senior UX/UI designer
It’s rare when a talent such as Monica comes our way. She worked at Studio 2055 for three years and provided a plethora of creative services in all aspects of graphic design. From identities concepts to front-end web design, she had her arms around total project execution. It’s key for a firm such as ours to have talent, as found in Monica, in order to retain clients and experience company growth.
Nanette Newbry
Principal & Creative Director at Comet Creative
Monica is a truly talented designer, UX strategist, and Creative Director, and her positive, transparent communication style and leadership is a stand-out quality. She brings strategic UX thinking, a high-level creative vision, and an analytical mindset to the table. She continually looks for ways to inspire and encourage her team. She is a great person to be around, and a joy to work for and with.
Claire Hunting Ramirez
Interactive Art Director at Elevated