About Ellen Sandel
Skills:
UI/UX Design
Graphic Design
Web Design
App Design
Figma
Sketch
WordPress
Squarespace
HTML
CSS
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe XD
+more
I attended a small college in the heart of the Mississippi Delta called Delta State University (home of the Fighting Okra). In 2011, I graduated with a BFA in Fiber Design & Ceramics and a minor in Printmaking. I originally planned to pursue my Master’s in Fine Arts in order to teach at the university level. Life had other plans, however!
Since graduating college, I have searched for a way to incorporate my love of art into my professional career. Since 2014, I have worked in the software industry, becoming an expert in discovering and solving user’s and customer’s needs in both mobile and desktop applications. I have spent most of this time as a software trainer and customer advocate, working at Birmingham, AL based companies like Daxko, Wyndy, Prepaid2Cash and VIVA Health.
Most recently, I have joined the Elements Global Services team as a Product Designer and have been focusing on designing a new platform to help companies expand overseas, onboard new employees, manage compliance related issues, and pay their employees across the globe.
Birmingham, AL has been my home since 2015 and I wouldn’t have it any other way! My husband David and I got married in the Riviera Maya, Mexico on October 23, 2019. We now live on the outskirts of Birmingham with our cat, Petunia. I am an Enneagram 2w1, an INFJ, and the quintessential middle child. Other random interests include bubble tea, sushi, Bob’s Burgers, The IT Crowd, Star Wars, Parks and Recreation, all things true crime, museums (especially art museums), and traveling the world. I have visited 40 states across the US and plan to mark off the rest of them as soon as possible!