Here's what you need to know about me (and my work).
Apr 25, 2022
Started working at Square.
I’m currently at Square where I lead design for checkout and Square Pay (our digital wallet) in our Ecom vertical. Perviously, I focused on conversions and growth for our Square Online sellers.
Nov 9, 2020
Launched a cash back program at Honey.
Lead design of Savings and Rewards vertical where I oversaw designers and projects for three different teams. In my time, I created a design system for our rewards program, redesigned the redemption flow for Honey users, and launched a cash back program for both PayPal and Honey.
Jun 15, 2018
Design system refresh at Signal Sciences.
My time at SigSci has allowed me to wear multiple hats: illustrator, UI designer, and product designer. I’ve been the lead UX designer on three product teams, developed a new illustration system, worked cross functionally with sales/product to improve customer onboarding, and helped refresh our design system.
“Julie brings intention and well-reasoned thinking to every project. She also just makes work fun… there’s always a lot of laughter and smiling when she’s in the room.”
Ashley Soo
Content Designer | netflix
Sept 5, 2017
Started working at Squarespace.
In the latter half of 2017, I moved to New York with two suitcases, a guitar, and a dream (I shipped a lot of boxes). I started working at Squarespace as a Senior Product Designer leading a team that is focused on conversions.
Jan 1, 2017
Became a manager.
In my tenure at GoDaddy, we acquired a WordPress management company, ManageWP. As a result of the acquisition and product integration efforts I started managing two designers in Belgrade, Serbia. Managing two employees in a timezone nine hours ahead of your own was not without its challenges, but I had an incredibly talented team.
“Her designs are always well researched, she explores every possible solution to a problem, works fast and has great visual design skills too.”
Cheriana Griggs
Sr. Interaction Designer | Google
Aug 28, 2016
Ran a Design Sprint.
My manager and I teamed up, planned, and executed a Google Ventures Design Sprint with key leaders on my team. We had to adjust the schedule to be able to run it in a shortened timeframe, but overall the sprint was a huge success and helped us plan our product roadmap for 2017.
Jul 23, 2016
Featured presenter at Tech Fest.
At GoDaddy's internal technical conference, my talk "Design Fundamentals for Developers" was aimed at teaching engineers the basics of information architecture, the psychology behind whitespace and line length, and the importance of visual design. The goal of the talk was to empower engineers to understand the background of design decisions.
"Her positive energy and creative skills, as well as her work ethic, helped us deliver great product experiences."
Ned Dwyer
founder | great question
Apr 23, 2015
Founded GDGrad.
GoDaddy Grad is a program focused on easing the transition of new college graduates to the working world. We made four separate tracks (social, mentorship, learning, and development) aimed at creating a well rounded foundation for the new college grad to build their career on and create strong ties in the community.
Oct 10, 2014
Spoke at Grace Hopper.
GoDaddy's CEO Blake Irving reached out to me and asked me to share my story on stage in front of all of the students attending. So, I spoke for five minutes in front of 8,000 people at the Grace Hopper Conference for women in computer science.
“What truly makes Julie exceptional is not just her user empathy or her design talent, it’s her ability to partner and collaborate with others across different disciplines and different tiers in any organization, to ask the right questions and to get the best out of everyone she works with.”
Hala Al-Adwan
cto | Instil
Jul 15, 2014
Started working at GoDaddy.
I started working at GoDaddy as a Product Designer. I chose GoDaddy because I was inspired by the CEO, Blake Irving. He wanted to bridge the gender gap in tech, and I wanted in. It was as simple as that.
Jun 14, 2014
Graduated from Cal Poly.
I graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Graphic Communication with a minor in Industrial Technology/Packaging. On the side I taught myself HTML, CSS, and Javascript. I also was actively involved in my sorority (Kappa Alpha Theta) and my a capella group (Take it SLO).