UX/UI Principles:
‍I apply UX/UI principles rigorously throughout the full design lifecycle—starting with user journeys that map real-world behaviors, needs, and motivations, and progressing into detailed workflows that define how people move through a product with clarity and minimal friction. I translate those insights into wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes that emphasize usability, accessibility, intuitive interaction patterns, and clean information architecture. Throughout the process, I conduct user testing to validate assumptions, observe patterns, identify pain points, and iterate quickly based on real feedback. This end-to-end approach ensures every design decision is purposeful, data-informed, and aligned with both user expectations and business goals.

Case Study:
CloudBees SaaS Platform — Unified DevOps Experience
Role: Senior UI/UX Designer
Timeline: 6 Months
Platform: Web & Mobile
Focus: Design System • UX Architecture • Feature Redesign • AI-Enhanced Workflows
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Overview:
‍CloudBees needed to unify multiple disconnected DevOps experiences—deployments, pipelines, audits, and security findings—into a consistent SaaS platform. Users struggled with fragmented workflows, inconsistent UI patterns, and high cognitive load across modules.

‍My goal:
Create a cohesive UX foundation across the platform through new navigation structures, scalable components, simplified workflows, and a unified design system.

The Problem:
‍Inconsistent UI patterns across teams
Difficult navigation between deployments, pipelines, and security
High cognitive load for enterprise DevOps users
Limited design system alignment
Mobile experiences missing or incomplete

My Responsibilities:
UX Architecture:
‍Mapped existing user journeys
Simplified workflows for deployments, security, and audits
Defined unified information architecture across modules

UI Design:
‍Designed new navigation, cards, tables, and filtering patterns
Built responsive web + mobile layouts
Created high-fidelity prototypes aligned with engineering components

Design System:
‍Added new components, variants, and design tokens
Standardized spacing, grids, typography, and interaction behaviors

Cross-Team Collaboration:
‍Partnered with PMs on requirements
Worked alongside engineers on feasibility + dev handoff
Led design reviews to drive alignment across feature teams

AI-Enhanced Workflow:
‍Used AI for UX copy, early wireframe generation, data visualization concepts
Leveraged AI tools to test IA models and explore alternative user flows

Key Solutions:
Unified Navigation Model:
‍A new global left navigation that:Groups CI/CD, security, and administrative features
Reduces page depth
Creates predictable structure across modules

Pipeline & Deployment Dashboard Redesign:
‍Real-time status visualization
Clear build state hierarchy (Queued → Running → Passed → Failed)
Mobile-friendly timeline view
Reduced noise through smarter grouping + visual prioritization

Security Center Revamp:
‍Designed scalable cards and tables for vulnerabilities and risks
Introduced severity labels, filters, and risk-trend charts
Simplified dense data into digestible, actionable UI

Design System Contribution:
‍New table patterns, filter components, alerts, and empty states
Platform-wide iconography and status badges
Tokenized spacing, colors, and interactions mapped to React components

Visual Highlights (Suggested for Portfolio Screens)
‍(You can drop in screenshots from your Figma files or mockups)Unified Navigation • Before / After
Deployment Overview • Status Cards
Pipeline Timeline • Web + Mobile
Security Findings • Severity Cards
Component Library • Tokens + Variants

ImpactQuantitative30% faster workflows:
‍for pipeline monitoring and deployments

40% reduction in UI inconsistencies:
‍after design system rollout

Higher user comprehension:
‍from simplified IA and hierarchy

Faster engineering delivery:
‍due to reusable components

Qualitative:
‍Clearer platform structure for enterprise DevOps users
Positive feedback from PMs and engineers on usability
Foundation became the standard for future SaaS modules
Improved cross-team collaboration and design quality

Final Outcome:
‍The unified SaaS experience established a scalable UX foundation for CloudBees. It aligned product and engineering teams, improved usability for DevOps practitioners, and created a cohesive design framework that now supports future platform growth—including Marketplace, Analytics, and Compliance tooling.
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What I Learned:
‍The importance of early IA alignment across teams
How UX-driven design systems accelerate engineering velocity
The value of AI tools for exploring alternative flows and prototype variations
How to communicate complex technical concepts through simple, digestible UI