About
Betty Davis
UX designer with 7+ years of dedicated UX experience and 15 years across enterprise, bringing outcome focus and problem framing to user and business challenges.
“I find my purpose creating delightful experiences that people are eager to return to.”
How I practice
- Research → Insights → IA and workflows → Shipped product → Monitoring → Feedback
- Systems-level perspective to product challenges
- Design system contributor and accessibility advocate
- Background in executive communications and visual design
As a user-centric advocate, I am driven to help people by removing complexity and designing seamless experiences with the help of data and insights.
“My life purpose, or Ikigai, is to reduce suffering, increase belonging, and foster psychological safety. With that in mind, I apply my innate empathy, visual design, and collaboration skills to create delightful solutions that are business and technically mindful.”
Interests
Betty is motivated by ideas and solutions that can improve people's lives. She is interested in AI, Human-Robot Interaction, Cognitive Science, UX Research, Visual Design, and Fine Art.
Values I practice and look for in a team
- Personal growth / mentoring
- Gratefulness / mindfulness
- Inclusiveness / diversity
- Innovation / blue-sky thinking
- Cross-collaboration (BE/FE/PM)
- KPIs and user feedback
- Continuous improvement
- Learning and development
- Design thinking
- Creativity
- Pair designing
- Growth mindset
Education
BFA — Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dean's Scholar)
California State University, San José
UX Design Certification
Springboard, San Francisco — April 2018
Fine Art coursework, merit study-abroad scholarship
Universidad Veracruzana, Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico · University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Beyond the screen
Betty was born and raised in Mexico. At the age of 21 she relocated countries and colleges and worked her way through college. She is the first in her family working in a large technology company.
She finds inspiration and color in nature and loves exploring, finding, and trying new things, especially when it comes to creative tools. In 2018 she rescued a pitbull mix from a local shelter — her best friend.
Betty volunteers at her local parish and donates her drawings to be auctioned for Latin American youth programs. She recently completed a public art project for her city, Suns of Sunnyvale.