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VANESSA CUEVAS

Product designer crafting inclusive digital experiences and prototyping speculative futures at the intersection of art and technology.

EXPERIENCE

Product Designer — Mid Level Delta Dental Insurance Aug 2023 – Present · San Francisco Bay Area

Led member experience optimization initiatives including payments and compliance features, while introducing design best practices and mentoring emerging designers.

  • Mentor for a cohort of students at San Francisco State University (Fall 2023)
  • Mentored Delta Dental's second design intern
  • Introduced "Whiteboard Sessions" to expedite project kickoffs, bringing a legacy company up to speed on an industry best practice (70+ year old company)
  • Supported compliance Multi-factor Authentication rollout for the member experience in addition to PCI compliance for Payment methods
  • Optimized the Payments experience by introducing a Payments hub to connect the fragmented billing experience and reduced time on task for making a payment by 30%
Associate Product Designer Delta Dental Insurance Oct 2022 – Aug 2023 · San Francisco Bay Area

Optimized member benefits experience and introduced "Design Sprints" to improve cross-functional workflows while supporting the design system migration from Sketch to Figma.

  • Collaborated on benefits experience optimization for Enrollee Self Service Portal (Member Experience)
  • Introduced "Design Sprints" as cross-functional team initiatives to improve the design to development pipeline
  • Supported design system migration (from Sketch to Figma) and component library refinement
Product Design Intern Delta Dental Insurance Aug 2022 – Oct 2022 · San Francisco Bay Area

Supported multiple teams across member experience and accessibility initiatives during transition from Sketch to Figma.

  • Member Experience Team: Site Maps & Info Architecture Optimization
  • Accessibility Team: Accessibility audits
  • Figma: Early support on transition from Sketch to Figma
Undergraduate Research Assistant — VR Lab Associate PM San Francisco State University Jan 2022 – Aug 2022 · San Francisco Bay Area

Coordinated VR research projects and user testing while supporting faculty research initiatives in immersive technology applications.

  • Managed project timelines and documentation for VR lab research initiatives
  • Maintained project repositories, documented meeting outcomes, and tracked action items for ongoing research initiatives
  • Coordinated between research team members and maintained documentation, 3D assets, and shared team resources
Graphic Designer Associated Students, San Francisco State University Jun 2021 – Jun 2022 · San Francisco Bay Area

Created social media materials and print graphics for student programs and campus-wide initiatives and events.

  • Designed promotional materials for student events, programs, and campus activities
  • Maintained brand consistency across print and digital communications
  • Collaborated with student organizations to deliver graphics on tight timelines for diverse campus audiences

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science — Visual Communications & Interaction Design San Francisco State University
CS106A Code in Place: Python Stanford University
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Epsilon Pi Tau (Beta Beta) The International Honor Society for Professions in Technology
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