Behind the Build: What I Learned

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Leading this work challenged me to grow as a designer and strategist while building a deeper technical toolkit. Some of the most valuable lessons came from:

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💡  Mapping a full-scale site migration
Learned how to strategically plan and phase a complex migration to ensure content integrity, minimize downtime, and coordinate across multiple teams.

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💡  Building and maintaining a headless CMS
Gained hands-on experience with Contentful, from modeling content types and workflows to integrating with custom front-end frameworks.

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💡  Aligning stakeholders on content migration strategies
Developed processes to bring content owners, developers, and leadership into alignment, creating clear priorities and timelines that reduced friction during migration.

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💡  Implementing our new design system for the first time

This was the first project to fully leverage our new component library, requiring careful planning to ensure consistent patterns while identifying gaps and opportunities for system evolution.

💡  Algolia search integration
Built an understanding of how to leverage Algolia for real-time search indexing, query optimization, and result accuracy.

💡  Filter and sort best practices
Learned to balance technical feasibility, business needs, and user expectations to design filters and sorting logic that deliver clarity and speed for patients.