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Hi, I’m Colleen Gaynor

a content strategist, ux designer and researcher, conceptual creative, branding dynamo & lifelong artist.  

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02_MY CAT SHANTI

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2021 - PRESENT

User Experience Specialist

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia:

Serve as primary UX Specialist on a software development team. Provide the team with research-informed UI and content decisions for a platform that consists of a complex suite of 2 websites and 6 web applications for biomedical research. Advocate for our end-users while also strategizing with stakeholders and leadership.  

04_EXPERIENCE

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05_MY CAT KARMA

BS I West Chester University

Biology, May 2003 

Certificate I Moore College of Art and Design

Digital Media, December 2008

MSIS I Drexel University

Human Computer Interaction and UX Design December 2026

06_EDUCATION

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UX/UI Design

Brand Strategy

Print Design

Project Management

Content Crafting

08_SKILLS

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