Bio

For the past 3 years I have been establishing architecture, crafting user experiences and establishing usability for companies like Center Parcs UK, Victoria’s Secret, Rubbermaid Commercial Products (in development), Travel Advocates, Pace University- Continuing Ed, New York Economic Development Company and Natalie Maclean (wine sommelier).   Also, I launched my first iPhone app on Thursday Sept 22nd, check it out Good On Me.

Being passionate about UX comes from the way I found it… In the process of going back to school to get a Masters Degree in Computer Science I had the opportunity to take a Human Computing Interaction class and I finally felt like I was headed in the right direction. UX connected to my Interior Design background and my love of technology, I was like a duck seeing water for the first time!!!! In search of more information I attended a six day Nielsen Usability Boot Camp in London. It was about five minutes into the first day that I knew that these were my peeps and UX was where my heart its.

I constantly continue to inform myself to the latest trends in UX. Last summer I continued my education by taking an intensive Interaction Design program at School of Visual Arts.

Memberships
IXDA: NYC & DC
More Stuff About Me
  • As well as User Experience, I’m an avid photographer, www.staceysarris.com
  • I co-founded the largest comedy festival in NYC, www.nycundergroundcomedyfesival.com
  • I’m quoted in an article… ABC News
  • I was born in Jamaica (the Island, not Queens) to my Cuban Father and Southern Louisiana Mother (what a combo). Both my parents are super creative: oil painting, violin making, sports car restoration, pottery and furniture making are just a few of the things that went on in my house growing up.
  • I grew up in Boca Raton, Florida riding horses.
  • I have learned to use what some would consider a weakness to my advantage which is dyslexia. Growing up, I often found myself compensating for things I didn’t immediately understand by applying visual solutions. Geometry and Algebra for example became far easier to understand when I could visualize them.
  • I have held technology positions in the arts, pharmaceutical/ health care industries and reinsurance.
  • I enjoy life on the Upper Westside, which includes time with my Maltese Daisy.