Tools & Skills

Tools

The 2026 stack

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  Mac

  OS of choice

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  Figma

  Layout, prototype, design system

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  Claude Code

  AI dev studio, design refinement

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  Terminal

  Shell, scripts, git

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  Material UI

  Component library for production apps

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  shadcn

  Component pattern on Radix and Tailwind

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  Vercel

  Production rails

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  Supabase

  Database, auth, and storage

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  Miro

  Remote collaboration, journey mapping

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  Google Workspace

  Docs, sheets, slides, drive

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  Trello

  Sprint kanban and grooming

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  Jira

  Tickets, sprints, roadmaps

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  Keynote

  Decks for pitches and reviews

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  Creative Cloud

  Visual and video production

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  Post-Its

  Just about everything

Skills

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  EXPERIENCED

  Deep UX work across many industries

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  CONFIDENT

  Workshops and executive presentations

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  COLLABORATIVE

  Builds teams; asks for critique

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  ENCOURAGING

  Mentors early-career designers

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  DIPLOMATIC

  Listens carefully; communicates clearly, written or out loud

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  METICULOUS

  Manages scope, schedule, and budget

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  ADAPTIVE

  UX strategist who works well with change

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  THOUGHTFUL

  Ideation, IA, and goal-setting

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  CURIOUS

  Tracks new UX tools and trends

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  INQUISITIVE

  Runs user research and usability testing

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  INSIGHTFUL

  User journeys, wireframes, prototypes

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  CREATIVE

  Contemporary, brand-specific visual style

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  METHODICAL

  User-driven, mobile-first, responsive

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  TASTEFUL

  Motion design with intention

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  TECHY

  HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, SQL

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  AI-FLUENT

  AI-accelerated workflows