Hi, I’m Mara. I’m a UX designer who enjoys turning complex problems into clear, usable experiences. I design interfaces for products where information density, scale, and real-world constraints matter.
I currently work at S&P Global, where I design for the Document Intelligence tool, the Events Calendar, and various News and Alerts experiences used by investment professionals. My work spans discovery through high-fidelity execution, and often focuses on creating flexible patterns that can support evolving data, workflows, and AI-powered features.
Before transitioning into UX in 2020, I worked in apparel design across both global and niche brands, including PVH, Victoria’s Secret Pink, Michael Kors, and Ovadia — experience that continues to shape how I think about craft, systems, and scale.
Below is a selection of projects I’ve worked on over time.
Projects
2022 - Present
2021
2021
2020
S&P Global
Document Intelligence
Designing AI-powered tools that help investment professionals search, navigate, and make sense of large volumes of research and documents.
News
Designing core news consumption experiences, including article layouts, hierarchy, and navigation for timely, information-dense content.
Alerts
Designing alerting workflows and notification systems that help users stay informed and act on time-sensitive information.
Events Calendar
Designing scalable calendar and event experiences to support discovery, tracking, and planning across financial events.
BNY Mellon
Contributed to content strategy and experience design for investment manager workflows, with a focus on client experience, onboarding, and secure login and registration flows.
Work completed in a highly regulated environment with limited artifact availability.
Strategic Financial Solutions
Led UX design for loan consolidation and debt negotiation experiences supporting elderly users navigating complex financial decisions.
Actionaly
Designed a scheduler tool delivering business-critical value, supporting planning and coordination for client workflows. This was my first UX role and the project that helped me transition into UX design.
2014 - 2019
Apparel Design
Before transitioning into UX, I worked as an apparel designer across both global and niche brands, including PVH, Michael Kors, Victoria’s Secret Pink, and independent labels in New York. I designed across menswear and womenswear, contributing to runway collections, wholesale programs, and seasonal lines for domestic and international markets.
Below is a small selection of apparel projects that reflect my approach to craft, systems, and designing within real-world production constraints.
2010 - 2014
Rhode Island School of Design
I earned my degree at RISD, where my senior thesis explored the concept of curiosity through a womenswear collection. The project focused on experimentation, material exploration, and storytelling through form — an early foundation for how I think about design as both inquiry and expression.
Alongside my thesis, I participated in a collaborative teaching project with Levi Strauss & Co., designing a women’s denim collection for U.S. retail and online distribution. The work translated concept-driven exploration into production-aware designs.
Thanks for taking the time to explore my work.