Sarah Lindqvist
UX Designer specializing in enterprise workflows and systems thinking
Seattle
Professional Summary
UX Designer with extensive experience translating intricate technical workflows into accessible, user-friendly digital tools for enterprise and cloud platforms.
Skilled in discovery research, interactive prototyping, design systems governance, and collaborating closely with engineering teams to deliver measurable usability improvements.
Professional Experience
Cascadia Cloud Systems
Seattle, WA
UX Designer
Mar 2022 – Present
- Design complex B2B workflow tools and administrative dashboards for enterprise infrastructure management, serving over 14,000 active operators.
- Lead end-to-end discovery and evaluative research sprints, executing 30+ moderated usability tests annually to de-risk feature rollouts.
- Maintain and expand the cross-functional design system in Figma, establishing responsive interaction guidelines adopted across four engineering teams.
- Partner with product managers and frontend engineers to refine information hierarchy, cutting task completion times for critical workflows by 22%.
SoundWave Digital Lab
Seattle, WA
User Experience Designer
May 2018 – Feb 2022
- Designed user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity interaction prototypes for web-based collaborative media production software.
- Created detailed usability benchmark criteria and conducted remote unmoderated testing with 80+ beta participants prior to general release.
- Partnered with accessibility specialists to remediate color contrast, focus navigation, and screen reader labels to satisfy WCAG 2.1 AA standards.
Pinnacle Retail Interactive
Bellevue, WA
Associate Interaction Designer
Aug 2015 – Apr 2018
- Created wireframes, customer journey maps, and site architecture diagrams for responsive multi-brand e-commerce platforms.
- Facilitated weekly usability evaluations on checkout flows, contributing to an 8% lift in checkout progression on mobile web.
- Supported senior designers in design sprint workshops and created production-ready UI assets for iOS and Android implementations.
Education
University of Washington
Bachelor of Science · Human Centered Design and Engineering · Seattle, WA · 3.8 GPA · Sep 2007 – Jun 2011
Focused on usability research methods, interaction design, information architecture, and physical-digital interface prototyping.
Selected Projects
Neighborhood Harvest Digital Portal
Aug 2023 – Feb 2024
- Designed an end-to-end responsive web application for urban community garden coordination, handling plot booking and volunteer schedules.
- Conducted user interviews with 15 community organizers and iterated on clickable wireframes through three rounds of remote usability testing.
Core Competencies
User Research
Interaction Design
Wireframing
Prototyping
Information Architecture
Usability Testing
Design Systems
WCAG Accessibility
Figma
Journey Mapping
Languages
English
C2
Swedish
B2
Certifications
UX Master Certified
Nielsen Norman Group · Sep 2021
Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC)
International Association of Accessibility Professionals · Apr 2024
Community Involvement
Puget Sound UX Mentorship Guild
Seattle, WA · Jan 2023 – Present
- Design Mentor
- Mentor early-career designers on portfolio structure, usability study design, and design system fundamentals.