Megan Lighty

About Megan Lighty

I am a researcher, designer, and creative with a love for communication – whether through curriculum design for middle-schoolers, expression through movement, or the translation of designs into functional specifications. Research, experience, and systems design are my sweet spot and in these spaces, I am most excited by the relationship-building and information gathering. I seek to challenge traditional norms of design and prioritize ethical and participatory practices.Past projects I\'ve worked on include co-creating solutions in financial health, poverty reduction, youth development, healthcare, and aging

Experience

1. Senior User Experience Designer

   Bloomberg

   Nov 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Design lead for Bloomberg\'s Execution Management System (EMS)• Responsible for introducing new UX processes to existing Product and Engineering teams and collaborating to redefine internal processes• Head facilitator for strategy and planning workshops with stakeholders• Co-leading efforts to consolidate internal research processes with our Research Operations team• Led a large-scale generative research study to capture the current state of our user\'s workflow

Education

• California College of the Arts

  Pre-College Program, Fashion/Apparel Design

  2012 — 2012

• Pratt Institute

  Bachelor's in Industrial Design (BID) with a minor in Sustainability, Industrial Design

  2013 — 2017

Skills

• Participatory Design
• UI
• Graphic Design
• Apparel
• Design Research and Strategy
• Premiere
• Concept Development
• Lesson Planning
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Sketching
• Rapid Prototyping
• Sustainability
• Solidworks
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Keyshot
• Indesign
• Invision
• Illustrator
• Adobe Illustrator
• Human-Centered Design
• Rhino
• Social Media
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Microsoft Word
• Sketch
• Digital Photography
• Fashion
• Problem Solving
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Design Thinking
• Photoshop