About

Jeffrey Sparano is a highly skilled UX Designer with a background in education. With over 1 year of experience in digital product design and research, he has honed his ability to empathize with users from diverse backgrounds and design experiences that meet their needs. Jeffrey is a creative problem solver and is skilled in conducting research and creating data-driven solutions. He is also an expert in collaborating on cross-functional teams and using feedback to iterate on solutions. Currently working as a Freelance UX Designer at Mind Over Body Fitness, Jeffrey has visualized user research with journey maps, storyboards, personas, and other deliverables to improve the client's understanding of their target audience and opportunities for future business growth. He has overhauled the brand visual style and logo, resulting in 100% of testing participants finding the UI design simple, clear, and pleasing. Jeffrey has also crafted hi-fi screens in Figma, tested interactive prototypes, and iterated on user feedback to deliver the final app for development. He partners with clients to balance business needs and user needs. In his past roles as a Spanish Educator at Ellington Public Schools and Graduate Research Intern at Bulkeley High School, Jeffrey designed and delivered Spanish classes to 100-140 learners per year, increasing mastery of language standards from 30% of learners to 90% on average. He strengthened learner success through collaboration on cross-functional teams of 5-10 and increased engagement by empathizing with learners, making content accessible for disabilities, and solving complex problems. He also conducted secondary research, surveys, and 1-1 interviews and synthesized results on inclusion of LGBTQ+ identities in classroom practice. Jeffrey has a Bachelor of Science in Spanish Language Teacher Education and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from the University of Connecticut. He also has a Master of Arts in Curriculum Design and Instruction from the same university. Currently pursuing a UX Design course at DesignLab, Jeffrey is proficient in designer, research scientist, product designer, UI, and test. With 7.28 years of relevant experience, Jeffrey is seeking in-office, hybrid, or remote opportunities as a UX/UI/Product designer and is open to exploring various industries.