I'm Destinee Young, a UX designer with a background in psychology and human-computer interaction. Every design decision I make is grounded in how people actually think, not how they're expected to. I partner with product, engineering, and stakeholders to turn behavioral insights into scalable solutions that deliver measurable results.
Port Logistics / Government · Real Work
Simplifying enterprise case management to reduce administrative friction and cognitive load.
Government / Transportation · Real Work
Streamlining field inspection workflows to improve accuracy and safety in high-risk environments.
Government / Transportation · Real Work
Empowering stakeholders with real-time data to prioritize infrastructure maintenance.
Transportation Research · Real Work
Translating complex IoT data into actionable insights for fleet operational efficiency.
Music Education / Small Business · Freelance
McKenzie was growing her piano studio entirely through word of mouth with no website and no way for prospective families to learn about the studio on their own time.
I designed and built a full 7-page marketing site in Figma and Framer: warm, conversion-focused, with transparent pricing and a founder-forward story that builds trust before the first call.
Every project starts with understanding your users and their context before I touch a design tool.
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Stakeholder interviews, task analysis, competitive audits, behavioral observation. I map what people actually do, including the workarounds and friction points that documentation misses.
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Wireframes, prototypes, design systems. Every decision traces back to a research finding. I design for the real context of use, whether that's a busy parent on a phone or a field technician under time pressure.
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Usability testing, heuristic evaluation, iteration. I watch where people hesitate, what they misread, and what the patterns reveal about the design's assumptions, then prioritize what to fix first.
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WCAG 2.1 AA standards, Section 508 for government work. I build accessibility into the architecture from day one, not bolted on at the end.
Currently: UI/UX Designer at Leidos, designing human-system interfaces for government transportation and logistics programs.
Previously: Human Factors Research Scientist at Leidos, eye-tracking systems, driving simulators, controlled behavioral studies.