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Tara Muise

@taramuise

I design accessible, high-performing digital products that simplify complex public services.

Canada
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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for remote or local freelance, contract, or full-time opportunities where I can bring thoughtful, accessible product design to a team or product worth caring about.

At CGI, I designed end-to-end journeys for large-scale government applications, including a provincial healthcare portal with more than 100 screens. Through 40+ usability sessions, I helped improve task success from 55% to 97%.

I turn complex, data-heavy systems into clear, accessible experiences. I’ve identified and helped remediate 20+ accessibility issues, managed a 40+ component Figma design system, and used Adobe Analytics to reduce friction in high-traffic public services.

Through my freelance practice, I’ve delivered UX, branding, and website design for healthcare providers, rare-disease nonprofits, education, coaching, and tech recruiting clients. My work has included research-led platform priorities, responsive website consolidation, and digital assets that improved newsletter open rates by 10%.

I bring 8+ years of experience across government, health tech, and B2B SaaS, supported by CPACC accessibility certification. I’m looking for remote or local freelance, contract, or full-time work on products and teams worth caring about.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Tara Lee York logoTY
Current

Freelance UX/UI | Website | Visual Designer

Oct 2016 - Present (10 years)

- Supported 2–3 client projects simultaneously across tech recruiting, online education, coaching, and healthcare, delivering UX, branding, and website design aligned with each client's goals.
- Analyzed user behavior for a rare-disease nonprofit, identifying demand for disease information (66.7%), training content (33.3%), and a centralized events calendar (87.5%, with 25% requesting filters) to

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UX/UI Designer | Product Designer

May 2022 - May 2025 (3 years)

- Designed end‑to‑end user journeys and multi‑step flows for two large‑scale government applications, including a provincial healthcare portal with 100+ screens.

- Collaborated and conducted 40+ usability testing sessions (moderated + unmoderated), including participants with cognitive disabilities, improving task success rates from 55% → 97% through iterative design.

- Identified 20+ accessibil

TalentDiverse EU logoTE

Graphic/ Web Designer

Feb 2022 - May 2022 (3 months)

- Led a 15‑week UX initiative to define project goals and conduct responsiveness and usability testing, ensuring alignment with the founder’s vision.
- Designed and distributed user surveys to uncover audience needs and pain points, shaping the MVP concept and early product direction.
- Transformed a single landing page into a full digital platform, including a marketing site, MemberPress‑powered

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Career Specialist

Mar 2018 - Dec 2021 (3 years 9 months)

- Conducted mock interviews, whiteboarding sessions, and portfolio presentations to help new graduate students successfully present themselves to new employers.
- Assisted students in building successful job search strategies.
- Reviewed student job application materials, including portfolios, resumes, cover letters, and online profiles.

CareerFoundry logoCA

UI Tutor

Feb 2018 - Dec 2021 (3 years 10 months)

CareerFoundry's online UX Design Certificate program provides students with a deep understanding of the User Interface Design

- Assisted UI design students to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of the user interface design

- Evaluated and provided feedback on assignments from wireframing to final user interface design

- Provided support, answer student questions, and assist students i

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UX (User Experience) Tutor

Nov 2016 - Dec 2021 (5 years 1 month)

CareerFoundry's online UX Design Certificate program provides students with a deep understanding of the UX process.

- Assisted UX design students to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of the UX process through 60+ lessons.

- Evaluated and provided feedback on assignments from idea conception to final user interface design

- Provided support, answer student questions, and assist stude

UXBeginner.com logoUX

Content Writer

Nov 2019 - May 2020 (6 months)

Worked as Content Writer at UXBeginner.com.

TalentDiverse EU logoTE

User Experience Designer/ Web Design

May 2019 - Dec 2019 (7 months)

- Designed the course delivery system to accommodate two separate roles: students and career coaches, developed tutorials for both on navigating the LMS interface, ensured a seamless experience from payment to interaction with career coaches.

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UX/UI Designer

Apr 2017 - Aug 2017 (4 months)

- Collaborated with the client’s team to design and distribute surveys to potential users, collecting and analyzing valuable feedback that informed key services for the client’s business MVP.

- Created detailed wireframes for the landing page, ensuring a user-friendly and intuitive layout while collaborating with developers to ensure accurate implementation of design specifications.

UXBeginner.com logoUX

UX Design Writing Apprentice

Dec 2016 - Apr 2017 (4 months)

UX Beginner provides articles, newsletters, online courses, and resources to provide assistance to new and budding UX Designers.

- Researched, outlined, and wrote engaging UX career-focused articles for the UX beginner blog
- Implemented finalized blog posts into WordPress for publication

South Hampton House logoSH

Home Health Aide

Jan 2003 - Jan 2004 (1 year)

Personal Care - bathing, grooming, assistance with dressing, toileting, and transfers
Home Management - meal preparation, grocery shopping light housekeeping and laundry.

Canadian Red Cross logoCC

Home Health Aide

Jan 2002 - Jan 2004 (2 years)

Personal Care - bathing, grooming, assistance with dressing, toileting, and transfers
Home Management - meal preparation, errands, light housekeeping, and laundry.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

SI

SAFe by Scaled Agile, Inc.

Certified SAFe® 6 Practitioner

Issued Jun 2024 · Expired Jun 2025

IP

IAAP - International Association of Accessibility Professionals

IAAP Certified Professionals in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC)

Issued Mar 2024 · Expires Mar 2027

SI

SAFe by Scaled Agile, Inc.

Certified SAFe® 5 Practitioner

Issued Sep 2023 · Expired Sep 2024

IP

IAAP - International Association of Accessibility Professionals

Professional Member

Issued Nov 2023 · Expired Nov 2024

IF

IxDF - The Interaction Design Foundation

Accessibility: How to Design for All

Issued Jan 2022

CA

CareerFoundry

User Experience (UX/UI) Design

2015 - 2017

User-Centered Research & Interaction Design, Heuristics Usability, Usability Analysis & User Personas, Information Architecture, Semantics & SEO, Prototyping, Wireframing, User Flows & A/B Testing, Basics of User Interface Design, Visual Design, Google Analytics & User Testing

ME

Mactech Distance Education

Creative Digital Media, Graphic Design, Computer Graphics

2013 - 2014

Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Final Cut Pro

NC

NBCC (New Brunswick Community College)

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training

2003 - 2004

Anatomy and Physiology
Elderly Care
Care of Mother and Newborn
Care of the Child
Fundamentals of Nursing
Nursing Care
Communications
Medication Administration
Ethical and Legal Aspects of Nursing
Nursing Skills
Community Nursing
Back In Form
Physical Assessment
Health and Safety
Clinical Practicum

SI

SAFe by Scaled Agile, Inc.

Certified SAFe® Practitioner

ED

edX

edX Verified Certificate for Introduction to Web Accessibility

Issued Sep 2023

ME

Mactech Distance Education

Creative Digital Media/ Graphic Design

Issued Oct 2013

LY

Lynda.com

Agile Project Management Foundations

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