Ali Shaffer

Ali Shaffer has a diverse work experience in the field of design. Ali began their career at Larsen as an Administrative and Production Design Assistant, working on print, interactive design, concept development, and wayfinding projects for clients such as Target and Best Buy. They then moved on to Jibe Media, where they served as a Designer, Senior Designer, and Art Director, working on various interactive and print projects for clients including MountainStar Healthcare and Ixood. After Jibe Media, Ali joined Axis41 as a Designer, and later joined SolutionStream as a Senior UX/UI Designer, where they focused on onboarding new clients, defining UX and UI solutions, and creating wireframes and prototypes. Ali then transitioned to Healthicity, where they initially served as a Product Designer, responsible for improving user experience and UI, conducting user testing, and collaborating with various teams. They later took on the role of Sr. Product Designer, where they created new collaboration standards, resulting in improved productivity and accuracy. Currently, Ali is a Senior Product Designer at ExpertVoice.

Ali Shaffer has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art and Sociology/Anthropology from St. Olaf College, which was obtained from 2002 to 2006. In 2008, Ali attended the College of Visual Arts for Communication Design but did not earn a degree. From 2006 to 2008, Ali also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, although the field of study and degree remain unspecified. Ali previously attended Waterford School, but no information regarding the start and end years or degree field is provided.

In terms of certifications, Ali received the following:

- Shane Snow on Storytelling from LinkedIn in March 2022.

- UX Foundations: Storytelling from LinkedIn in March 2022.

- UX Research: Journey Mapping from LinkedIn in March 2022.

- ExpertVoice Advocacy Marketing Best Practices Certification from ExpertVoice in September 2021.

- Journey Mapping: Case Study in Action from LinkedIn in August 2021.

- Design Thinking, Social Innovation, and Complex Systems from LinkedIn in July 2021.

- UX Deep Dive: Analyzing Data from LinkedIn in July 2021.

- UX Research Methods: Interviewing from LinkedIn in July 2021.