Hi, I’m Joyce Marie D’Aprile. I’m a UX designer, engineer, researcher, and aspiring advertiser based in Chicago. I’m motivated by meaningful design, services, and clients who prioritize social and environmental responsibility. I’m passionate about ever-expanding technological innovations, their historical context, and their potential for within healthcare, fashion, art, and travel. I’m an avid traveler, and have spent much time between Barcelona, Spain and Paris, France, language learning. I have advanced proficiency in Castellano and intermediate in French. I’m a tennis player, 10+ year trained classical pianist and a fashion aficionado.
I graduated from Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science where I earned Bachelor’s of Applied Science in Engineering with a concentration in design. I attended high school at Saint Ignatius College Preparatory in Chicago’s West Loop — There, I cultivated my service oriented approach to work. During my time at Northwestern, I completed course projects in collaboration with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, and Shedd Aquarium of Chicago and graduate coursework with Northwestern’s Masters of Science in Engineering Design Innovation.
Formerly a research assistant on life-cycle analysis of manufacturing technologies and experienced in digital product design through an internship at Motorola Solutions of Chicago, I approach any professional work in design-thinking with a rigorous scientific background. After NU, I accepted a teaching fellowship on an innovative and equity-driven math elective through Northwestern’s Public Interest Program called STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Science). The course teaches design thinking alongside technical software skills with project-based learning. I then worked at Accenture for two years as a UX Designer for Fortune 500 companies. Please reach out if you’re interested in learning more about my work! Thank you for visiting.