Shannon Boone

Frontend Design for UX Designers Mentor

CareerFoundry

May 2025 - Jul 2025 (3 months)

• Mentor students in a specialization course on frontend design for UX designers, providing personalized • guidance and feedback. • Review student projects through screencasts and written evaluations, ensuring clear, constructive critiques. • Conduct one-on-one video sessions focused on professional growth, including CV preparation, interview skills, and portfolio development. • Support students' career transitions by answering questions on UX design practices and industry expectations.

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Product Designer

Alpha Omega (USCIS)

Oct 2024 - Jul 2025 (10 months)

• Optimized user research interview structure, increasing participant throughput by 10x (from 3 to 33 users) within the same session duration and prep time, significantly enhancing research efficiency and input volume. • Collaborated with engineering, project manager, and stakeholders using Lean UX methodologies, resulting in the delivery of user-centered solutions for government digital products. • Designed 50+ wireframes and high-fidelity mockups aligned with UX best practices and compliant with U.S. Web Design System (USWDS), improving usability and federal accessibility compliance. • Conducted and synthesized insights from user interviews to inform product roadmaps and drive enhancements to key digital services. • Refactored and mi

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508 Specialist

Toast & Tiger

Jun 2023 - Current (3 years 5 months)

• Ensure digital content, mobile applications, and documents comply with Section 508, WCAG 2. 1 , and ADA standards, improving accessibility and inclusivity for diverse users. • Conduct comprehensive accessibility audits and testing across web, mobile, and software platforms using tools such as WAVE, AXE DevTools, and Color Contrast Analyzer. • Deliver remediation guidance to developers, designers, and content authors, driving accessibility compliance throughout the design-to-deployment lifecycle. • Created and maintain accessible PDFs and digital documents, ensuring compatibility with assistive technologies. • Partner with cross-functional teams of UX designers and developers to embed accessibility best practices into workflows and pr

UX/UI Subject-Matter Expert

iDesign

Jan 2023 - Apr 2023 (4 months)

• Partnered with Learning Architects to enhance instructor skills and develop accessible UX Design content for the Teach Access platform. • Formulated learning outcomes and ensured precise alignment of content and assessment with these outcomes, driving educational effectiveness. • Pioneered professional modules focused on integrating accessibility into a UX curriculum, promoting inclusive learning. • Teamed up with the Lead Learning Architect to produce a comprehensive slide deck and facilitation guide, enhancing instructional delivery. • Sourced and incorporated open educational resources, research-based learning content, and effective instructional methods, optimizing online content delivery. • Coordinated with learning and project

Adjunct Professor

University of Maryland Global Campus

Aug 2019 - Current (7 years 3 months)

• Actively engage students through frequent interactions that motivate them to succeed and convey a genuine energy and enthusiasm for their learning. • Guide students in active collaboration and the application of their learning in problem- and project-based learning demonstrations. • Provide rich and regular constructive feedback, utilizing rubrics effectively to assess student work and acknowledge student accomplishments. • Demonstrate relevant and current subject-matter expertise and help students connect concepts across their academic program.

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Youth Coding Instructor

Generation Code

Oct 2016 - May 2019 (2 years 8 months)

• Instructed students (ages 7–17) in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Scratch • Prepared materials and lessons to facilitate the curriculum. • Fostered student engagement and active learning

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Senior UX Analyst/Designer

VersaTech, Inc. (DOT)

Jul 2016 - Oct 2024 (8 years 4 months)

• Led designing and developing user interfaces and experiences for four major NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) projects, boosting user satisfaction. • Partnered with software developers and actively participated in user interface reviews to ensure the implementation met and surpassed design standards. • Utilized qualitative design research techniques and kept abreast of technology trends to provide specific User Experience direction, offering solutions to complex problems. • Conducted rigorous user and usability testing, enabling the team to deliver software that aligns with user's needs and supports a human-centered experience in an agile environment. • Worked closely with Business Analysts to synthesize data, de

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IT Admin Web Developer

VersaTech, Inc. (DCOE)

Jun 2014 - Jul 2016 (2 years 2 months)

• Served as an authorized contractor providing critical IT and Admin website support for a pilot project under the Joint Incentive Fund (JIF) between the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), utilizing the unclassified information sharing service, MAX.gov. • Contributed to creating weekly, quarterly, and final deliverables, ensuring timely and accurate reporting. • Developed and maintained comprehensive site maps, wireframes, and test pages, enhancing website navigation and user experience. • Conducted rigorous quality assurance checks to eliminate grammatical and formatting errors, ensuring the delivery of professi

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Web Developer/Graphic Designer

VersaTech, Inc. (FDA)

Aug 2012 - Jun 2014 (1 year 11 months)

• Held an authorized contract position, tasked with creating entries for the FDA's website on behalf of the Center of Food and Applied Nutrition, utilizing a sophisticated content management system. • Designed and developed engaging web pages using HTML and CSS while adhering to 508 compliance standards, ensuring user accessibility. • Administered effective solutions for 508 document remediation on PDFs and Microsoft PowerPoint documents, enhancing document accessibility. • Managed and updated metadata, optimizing website SEO and improving online visibility. • Conducted rigorous Quality Assurance checks to eliminate grammatical and formatting errors, ensuring the delivery of professional and error-free content. • Provided expert techn

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Production Associate/Designer

Platts

Mar 2006 - Aug 2012 (6 years 6 months)

• Developed the design and the finalized layout of daily publications, newsletters, and graphics for numerous publications. • Assigned to assist with the supervision of the editor team to ensure the quality, efficiency, and timely delivery of daily/weekly publications. • Generated design and creation of charts, tables, and graphics accompanying text for specific newsletters as determined by editorial needs. Served in and utilized

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