About me

Multi-Passionate Product Designer 👩‍💻🩷 / Rockstar Collaborator 🎸

Hi, I'm Janet Gonzales (she/her). I'm a UX Designer, originally from New York, now spending most of my time in Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.

I got my start working for Start Studio designing for Silicon Slopes startups, and now I am a Freelance UX Designer and Senior Designer at NICE on their Illuminate AI team.

I thrive on learning new technology and helping startups succeed. Prior to my start as a UX Designer, I worked in finance (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Fidelity), and also completed my MBA in entrepreneurship at Westminster College. I love talking business, strategy + design!

In my spare time I enjoy traveling, figure skating, volunteering as Marketing Director of AIGA Portland, and taking on new and exciting projects!

What I’m up to…

Co-founding the first month-long design festival in Portland.
Competing in the Pacific Coast Adult Sectional Figure Skating Championships
Speaking about UX for Self Sovereign Identity Products at the Internet Identity Workshop
Driving from San Jose to Los Angeles to see LCD Soundsystem (worth the trip!)
Discussing the ROI of UX at NICE’s World Usability Day Summit
Spending way too much time in art and design bookstores
Mentoring a new designer in AIGA Portland’s Mentorship Program
Getting lost in the thrifting wonder that is Hollywood Vintage!