Zakiya Brown
Washington, DC · zakiyabrown01@outlook.com · 443.852.3664 · zakiyabrown.com (pw: zbux) · linkedin.com/in/zakiyabrown
Summary
Product designer with 5+ years in browser-based, data-intensive enterprise platforms. Specializes in transactional and data workflow design, turning complex, multi-source data into clear, usable web experiences.
Experience
Bloomberg Industry Group · B2B Software for Enterprises and Law Firms · Arlington, VA
• Led end-to-end design for Bloomberg Law's AI-powered legal workspace, from moderating and synthesizing 40+ interviews through high-fidelity web prototype, resolving competing requirements across authentication, document management, and agentic AI workflows for a mid-2026 launch.
• Presented research findings from 40+ attorney interviews directly to CPO and VP of Product, redirecting conversational AI and agentic product strategy across multiple teams.
• Replaced Excel-based tax workflows with a browser-based planning engine that auto-generates tax strategies across a customer's full dataset; Starbucks's tax team reduced manual spreadsheet work by 30+ hours per month after launch.
• Designed a one-click GenAI summarization feature on Bloomberg Law's highest-traffic web page, increased copy-action rate by 128% and sustained 1,400+ monthly active users, validated through Amplitude.
• Built 40+ components for Bloomberg's AI design system, now adopted across multiple product lines, establishing a shared web UX standard for all AI-powered workflows.
University of Maryland · College Park, MD
• Redesigned UMD's financial aid website by centralizing eight disconnected portals into a unified self-service platform for 40,000+ students through research and cross-functional collaboration with IT and Financial Aid.
• Restructured an ineffective e-document verification process, increasing document completion by 30%, and presented results directly to the Director of Financial Aid.
Skills
Education
MA, Integrated Design
University of Baltimore · GPA 3.98
Applied User Research · Interaction & Interface Design · Information Architecture · Visualization & Analysis · Web Development
BA, English Language and Literature
Gettysburg College · GPA 3.25