Product Design

Overview

I was the Director of User Experience for PawnGuru, a web-based platform that connects low-income and underbanked individuals to their local pawn network and other financial resources.

Together with our development and marketing teams, I helped to plan, prepare, and implement UX improvements across our app, both on desktop and mobile devices. From this fast and friendly startup environment, I learned how to be lean and test "messy" fixes before working up to more polished solutions.


PawnGuru website on desktop and mobile views
Julie stands with arms outspread as she facilitates a dialogue activity with pawn shop brokers from across the country.

Me leading our feedback sessions with pawn shop brokers from across the country during our 2018 and 2019 Pawn Innovator Conference (above and below).

Julie sits, talking, across from a pawn broker at the Pawn Innovators conference.
Julie and PawnGuru CEO Jonathan Polter at the 2018 Pawn Innovator's Conference