About Ana Chavez

About Me

I am remarkable because... I am Dominican American from Washington Heights, a first generation college graduate who transitioned into UX Design and successfully adapted into the work culture at Google while leveraging my background to provide the team with a unique perspective on finance and UX.

My Background

Graduated from Brandeis University with a BA in Sociology
Transitioned from a pre-law career to UX design
Completed a UXUI Certification at Columbia
Currently a UX Design Apprentice for Google Finance! This is a 20-month program dedicated to training individuals who want to start a career in the UX industry.

How did I get into UX?

I am a naturally curious designer and analytical creative problem-solver who desires to humanize technology for the user.
These characteristics align with the qualities that are needed to be a great UX designer, and it became clear that my life direction was to become a UX/UI designer.
For more information on my journey, here is an article published by the Columbia University UXUI certification course.
Check out this newsletter from high school

Google Finance

Created and presented a heuristic analysis of Google Finance to the UX design team.
Collaborated with engineering and a program manager to design a feature for android and another feature for web and mobile.
Led two UXR studies for two major finance feature for Google Finance.
Finished the Google UX Design certificate course along with various homework assignments.

My Strengths

ambition, dedication, curiosity, and my hustle.
Despite not having any previous design experience, I was able to graduate as the salutatorian of my UX/UI Certification course at Columbia University.
I also got accepted into the first cohort for the UX Design apprenticeship at Google. I was able to successfully adapt into the work culture at Google while learning both about Finance and UX at the same time.

My Hobbies

Bachata Dancing

On my free time, I love to dance Bachata. Bachata is a social dance that originated from the Dominican Republic; my parents are from the Dominican Republic and I grew up in Washington Heights so I grew up dancing bachata. I am a proud Dominican American and dancing bachata is my creative outlet and a way to connect to my cultural roots.