Tara-Lee York

I started my professional journey as a health care professional because of my strong desire to help and care for others. During my time as an LPN and health care worker, I developed a strong sense of empathy for others through caring for the elderly and disabled. I learned that life is precious no matter your age or ability.

Why the transition to design? I have always enjoyed engaging both the creative and analytical parts of my brain. For a long time, I didn’t know how to combine the two into a career. Finding design was the perfect mix of the two for me. My desire to help people has not changed. I intend to leverage my prior experience as a healthcare professional to bring a level of empathy and attention to detail that’s critical to making intuitive user experiences for my clients.

I started my design training in 2013. I took a 1-year training to learn the basics of Adobe tools and gain a foundation understanding of design. I was hooked from the start. Since then I have completed to UX and UI training programs from Careerfoundry. Currently, I am working as a UX Tutor for Careerfoundry to help aspiring UX Designers get started on their professional journeys.