Bonnie Sweet

I was the sole product designer at a seed-stage startup building an incentive platform for service-industry teams to track performance and rewards. I designed and launched both the admin and employee experiences, transforming a fragmented MVP into a cohesive, data-driven product. My work spanned strategy through execution, including complex workflows for plan creation, management, and performance tracking. I built ShareWillow’s design system from the ground up to establish scalable components and visual consistency across web and mobile, and led the design of the mobile app (iOS and Android) to enable employees to track goals and payouts on the go. I partnered closely with engineering and leadership to define product strategy, write specs, and set end-to-end UX standards.

I joined Lev at a mid-stage phase to help evolve the company from a commercial real estate brokerage into an AI-driven platform automating CRE transactions. I led design across borrower and lender experiences, creating cohesive workflows for deal creation, launch, management, and lender discovery. Working closely with product and engineering, I helped automate key processes and design scalable, consistent experiences that supported growing transaction volume. During a period of rapid expansion, I also collaborated cross-functionally on brand, website, and marketing initiatives to ensure a cohesive product and company narrative.

I led end-to-end product design for Giide’s SaaS platform and mobile app, using user research and usability testing to guide decisions from early concepts through launch. I partnered with leadership to shape product direction and supported the launch of a new interactive content format, translating complex creator and listener workflows into intuitive experiences. In addition to hands-on product design, I managed freelancers and helped guide creative direction across product and marketing initiatives, ensuring consistency and quality as the product and brand evolved.

From conceptualization to finished design, I create compelling visual solutions across print and digital media for multiple ongoing clients. Continuously adapting to their needs, I embrace challenges and efficiently manage my time and resources to ensure all deliverables are high quality, production ready, and in line with branding guidelines. Projects have included: • Redesigning and improving the user experience of an educational company's e-commerce website (www.mrswordsmith.com) • Creating social media graphics, logos, style guides, marketing materials, and digital and print catalogs

I created, designed, and developed board games for well-known brands and licenses including Disney, Fox, Universal Studios, Marvel, and Harry Potter. Working independently or as part of a team (as dictated by the project), I became an expert in juggling tasks, meeting tight deadlines and creating creative solutions for packaging, internal components, and concept designs from start to finish.

To accommodate class schedule and support my studies, I worked as a part-time sales associate. I collaborated with teammates in a fast-paced environment to provide an excellent customer experience and reach competitive sales goals.

I worked as a private English tutor and nanny in order to self-fund exploration of Europe and language studies. I tutored individual students as well as small groups in English and various other school subjects, while attending intensive Italian and German language courses at the University for Foreigners in Perugia and The Munich Volkshochschule respectively.

Graduated with honors in the Art History department and distinction in general scholarship. Interned at the Alphonse-Berber Gallery and was the Events Coordinator for the Art History Club.

350+ hours of hands-on course material, with 1:1 expert mentor oversight, and completion of 3 in-depth portfolio projects. Mastered skills in sketching, wireframing, interaction design, prototyping, and usability testing as a part of a framework focused on the discovery, design, and evaluation phases of user-centered design.