Vincent Brathwaite, Tamora Petitt & Marilyn Shi

Teaches at General Assembly

VINCENT BRATHWAITE

In 1997, Vincent J. Brathwaite began his design career by working as a product design intern. He spent over 20 years studying and working as a multi-disciplinary designer in the areas of UX design, Visual Design, Industrial Design, and Branding. He studied Industrial Design at RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), Product and Graphic Design at Strate College in France, Product Development at MIT, Project Management at General Assembly, and UX Design at The Futur.

TAMORA PETITT

Tamora is a UX Designer, Researcher, Strategist, and Educator with extensive experience conducting user research, designing intuitive interfaces, and implementing a user-centered design process within organizations. She has worked in the technology industry since 1999 in many roles including Quality Assurance Tester, Front-end Developer, Web Designer, and over 10 years as a User Experience Designer.

She has certifications in project management and user experience including Usability Analyst from Human Factors International and the Nielsen Norman Group UX Master certification. She is also a member of the User Experience Professionals Association and sits on the Media Technology & Design Commission for the NYC Department of Education.

Tamora has experience working in small startups and large organizations in a variety of industries including insurance, finance, and healthcare. She was previously the Associate Director of User Experience for WebMD where she built and managed their first UX team. In 2017 she co-founded Experience Design Partners, a UX Design consulting firm based in New York City.

In recognition of her exemplary service in the classroom, Tamora has been selected as a member of General Assembly's Distinguished Faculty program.

MARILYN SHI

Marilyn Shi is one of two instructional associates for the Winter 2020 UXDI cohort at General Assembly's NYC campus. She graduated from Boston College in 2016 with a degree in Clinical Psychology and Economics. There, she conducted a research study using extensive literature reviews, quantitative and qualitative research methods, and codified measures in order to test the mental models of bilingual individuals. From 2016 - 2018, Marilyn worked at Massachusetts General Hospital where she was responsible for coordinating clinical education initiatives for HIV fellows. Marilyn graduated from the Fall 2019 UXDI cohort at General Assembly.