I make sense of complexity through thoughtful, intentional design.

Leading work from early discovery through delivery, with experience across healthcare, aviation, and consumer products. I specialize in translating complex data, workflows, and ambiguous problem spaces into clear product direction and human-centered experiences.

Selected Work

SHIPPED PRODUCT

Evergy Native Mobile App Design

Designing a scalable native utility platform supporting multi-account management, billing, outage reporting, and high volume self-service workflows critical to payments and service continuity.

Systems Thinking

Multi-Account System

High Volume Self-Service

Information Architecture


SHIPPED PRODUCT

Improving Checkout Clarity and Completion for Republic Services

Redesigning a multi-step, service-based checkout to clarify scheduling, pricing, and order details, reducing friction and increasing user confidence at purchase.

Service-Based Commerce

Multi-Step Workflow

High Volume Transactions

Checkout Optimization


ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

Navigation Architecture for Multi-Account Mental Models

Establishing a consistent mental model across authenticated and non-authenticated states in an address-driven service platform.

Multi-Account System

Mental Model Design

Context & Navigation Design

Information Architecture

COMING SOON


CASE STUDY

Modernizing Driver License Transfer for Digital Self-Service

Reimagining driver license transfer as a secure, digital-first public service by integrating identity verification, document capture, and multi-channel continuity to reduce in-person dependency and improve access.

Public Service Platform

Web + Mobile Continuity

Document & Identity Verification

Digital Service Modernization

COMING SOON

A Bit About Me

A woman with long black hair, glasses, and a black top standing outdoors in a mountainous landscape under cloudy skies.

I bring 7+ years of experience designing enterprise and consumer products across healthcare, aviation, and commerce. My work spans analytics dashboards, workflow-heavy systems, and high volume transactional experiences, often in regulated environments where clarity directly impacts how people work, make decisions, and complete critical tasks.

I lead projects from early discovery through delivery, clarifying direction when ambiguity exists and executing with care and strong design craft within defined scope and roadmaps. With a foundation in development, I design solutions that are intuitive, reliable, and grounded in research, technical feasibility, and real-world constraints.

How I Approach Design

I design with integrity. I decide with purpose.

I believe in being thorough and intentional. I zoom out to understand the who, what, when, where, and why, along with technical and business constraints, so the solution is built on clarity rather than assumptions.

I bring clarity to complex problems.

I care about shared understanding & alignment.

I translate complexity into visuals and language that help teams see the same picture. I value open, honest conversations and enjoy working through constraints because the strongest outcomes happen when there’s various expertises contributing to a single vision.

I make sure we’re solving the right problem.

I don’t design until I understand the truth of the problem. I zoom in to understand what’s underneath the surface and identify what’s actually wrong so we don’t address surface level symptoms.

I design with respect for people’s time, attention, and emotional bandwidth. I want the experience to feel clear, predictable, and supportive. Even the smallest interaction can shift someone from tension to ease, and that matters to me.

I design for real people, in real moments.

I think big picture, not just in screens and buttons. I see how things relate, I consider roles, structure, and logic across the entire ecosystem to design products that are cohesive and scalable.

I see the whole picture.

My choices are thoughtful, intentional, and justified. I combine research, insights, and feasibility to shape design decisions that make sense across the system and hold up under scrutiny.

I make intentional design decisions.

Connect with me

Olympia, Washington

mercederika@gmail.com

linkedin.com/in/mercederika