Joshua Phelan

Human-centered design · UX/UI · Visual design · 3D

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Work history

UX / Web Designer · Real Estate Client (NDA)

  • Redesigned website layout and navigation.
  • Created marketing graphics and edited promotional video.
  • Integrated AI tools into the asset-creation workflow.
  • Implemented IDX property-search integration.
  • Produced web visuals using Photoshop and Illustrator.

Textile Designer · Spoonflower

  • Pattern design.
  • Social media marketing.
  • 3D product photo shoots.
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CMS Designer · Earthman’s Soil

  • Designed and implemented a branding strategy, including a custom logo, labels and website visuals.
  • Improved meta descriptions, alt text, keyphrase density and structure.
  • Built a product carousel and hero section in line with the brand’s mission.
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3D Designer · Triple D Gaming

  • Produce and sell 3D-printed chess sets through Etsy.
  • Create and manage product listings, descriptions and product images.
  • Edit product photos and create promotional graphics.
  • Manage social media posts and day-to-day shop operations.
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Additional work

Alongside my design work, I bring more than a decade of experience in food service, as well as experience in inventory and fulfillment. Working with busy teams has shaped how I communicate, adapt and keep work moving.

Group Leader · Auxiliary Services

  • Coordinate staff placement and adjust workflows to keep service moving.
  • Identify gaps in coverage and step in where the team needs support.
  • Help prepare stations and assign closing tasks to student workers.

Cook · Tully’s Tenders

  • Prepared and cooked food according to safety standards.
  • Handled closing tasks, including cleaning and restocking.

Warehouse Level 2 · TCGplayer

  • Managed inventory through data entry and shelf stocking.
  • Listed products online and handled logistics for customer shipments.

Earlier food-service experience

My culinary background also includes work at Burger King and Upstate University Hospital.

Education

SUNY Oswego

MS, Human–Computer Interaction
Expected December 15, 2027

SUNY Oswego

BA, Interactive Design
Psychology minor
Graduated May 21, 2025

Skills

UX / HCI methods

  • Accessibility
  • User research and user interviews
  • Heuristic evaluation
  • Usability testing
  • Cognitive walkthrough

Technical skills

  • Adobe: Photoshop · Illustrator · InDesign · Premiere Pro · After Effects · Firefly · Substance 3D Stager · Dimension · Audition · Lightroom · Media Encoder · XD · Fresco · Bridge
  • Figma
  • Cinema 4D and Blender
  • HTML, CSS and JavaScript
  • WordPress, WPBakery and Wix
  • VS Code

Certifications & training

Research ethics · CITI Program

  • Social and Behavioral Research – Basic/Refresher
    Issued August 2026 · Expires August 2029
  • Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research
    Issued February 2023

Selected training · LinkedIn Learning

  • Performing User Experience Audits · February 2026
  • Miro for Brainstorming and Collaboration · February 2026
  • Exploring AI Workflows within Figma Design · March 2026
  • Statistics Foundations 1: The Basics · June 2025
  • Learning Design Thinking · January 2025
  • Figma Essential Training: The Basics · December 2023
  • Logo Design: Techniques · August 2025
  • PowerPoint: Designing Better Slides · February 2026
  • Leveraging AI in Adobe Photoshop and Creative Cloud · June 2025
  • WordPress Essential Training · December 2024
  • CSS Essential Training · January 2024
  • HTML Essential Training · December 2023
  • Learning the JavaScript Language · December 2023
  • Learning SVG · December 2023

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