Monica Parra is a New York–based Staff Product Designer with 11+ years of experience leading product design at the intersection of design and technology, currently shaping privacy-focused experiences at Lithic. She blends strategic, research-driven design with hands-on craft—mentoring designers and guiding cross-functional teams to deliver user-centered digital products across healthcare, media, and developer platforms. Her background includes directing core experiences at JW Player and building clinical tools using generative AI at Mayo Clinic, showing strength turning complex domains into intuitive workflows. Monica also contributes front-end UX improvements to open-source projects, improving accessibility and mobile responsiveness for community sites. She pairs a foundation in digital media and business with a consistent track record of scaling design systems and coaching teams through fast-moving product cycles.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Digital Media, Digital Media at Living Arts College
Business/Commerce General, Business/Commerce General at University of Hartford
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Middlesex High School
Logging the daily shock and awe in national politics. Read in moderation.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:6 commits in 2 days
Contributions summary:Monica primarily focused on improving the visual presentation and user experience of the website. They made adjustments to the layout and design, including styling for social icons, footers, and text sizes. They also incorporated search functionality and mobile responsiveness, making significant changes to the `default.html` and `index.html` layout files to reflect changes.
Contributions:43 PRs, 89 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 2 months
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