Tonya O.

UI/UX, Digital Product Design leader

Travel, Healthcare, B2B and B2C

Building impactful design teams

Located in Chicagoland, Illinois.

Tonya O.

UI/UX, Digital Product Design leader

Travel, Healthcare, B2B and B2C

Building impactful design teams

Located in Chicagoland, Illinois.

Favorite & recent projects

Woman working on a laptop computer at a table in a bright room.

increase in product WCAG / accessibility compliance

Led an accessibility working group across engineering, product and design (EPD) to improve product accessibility and also led to zero design related accessibility issues.

decrease in order fall out/abandonment

decrease in order fall out / abandonment

Led the design of mobile applications and implemented several features to improve conversion.

A bit about me

Years of experience

in UI/UX-Digital Product Design

Years of experience

in UI/UX-Digital Product Design leadership

Years of experience

in design leadership

Platforms

Lead and/or built from 0-1

My journey through digital product design

The milestones and experiences that have shaped my career in design, year by year.

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

Director of Product Design

Rocket Travel

2024 - 2025

Director of Product Design

Rocket Travel

2024 - 2025

Manager of Product Design

Rocket Travel

2021 - 2024

Manager of Product Design

Rocket Travel

2021 - 2024

Senior Lead UI/UX Designer

United Health Group-Optum

2019- 2021

Senior Lead UI/UX Designer

United Health Group-Optum

2019- 2021

UX Designer

United Health Group-Optum

2017 - 2019

UX Designer

United Health Group-Optum

2017 - 2019

Contract UX Designer

Various companies

2014 - 2017

Contract UX Designer

Various companies

2014 - 2017

My design values

I believe great product design is:

Data and reseach informed

I’m passionate about growing and building teams that are data and research informed, beginning each project with a strong problem or opportunity statement

Collaborative

The best products I’ve helped build have started with a team of PMs, Designers and Engineers with strong collaboration and understanding of one another’s craft.

Inclusive

I believe in ensuring that every product I have the pleasure to touch is not only accessible to everyone, but embracing the concept of universal design.

Data and reseach informed

I’m passionate about growing and building teams that are data and research informed, beginning each project with a strong problem or opportunity statement

Collaborative

The best products I’ve helped build have started with a team of PMs, Designers and Engineers with strong collaboration and understanding of one another’s craft.

Inclusive

I believe in ensuring that every product I have the pleasure to touch is not only accessible to everyone, but embracing the concept of universal design.