Design problem to solve?
You came to the right place.
Welcome to Penolia, founded by Chelsea Hunt.
Collaborative Senior UX Designer who gets straight to the point—sometimes with flair, always clear. Ed Tech-proven,ready to solve complex enterprise challenges in ed-tech, hospitality, health-tech, and community development through research that matters and solutions that really work.
Let’s make an impact together!
Expertise
My sharpened skillset developed from 6+ years as a Senior UX Designer with extensive user research and design experience in EdTech and SaaS. Expert in mixed-methods research, scaling research operations, and translating insights into solutions that drive measurable business impact. Proven track record delivering research-informed designs, contributing to 95-100% partner satisfaction, zero post-launch design iterations, and 99% contract renewals.
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UX Design + Research
From facilitating discovery research & usability tests, presenting findings, and designing prototypes — You’ve got ideas & questions, so let’s discover your solutions!
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Accessibility Always
As a leader in accessibility initiatives across enterprise products, I’ve excelled in establishing standards & processes at scale aligned with the latest WCAG and Section 508 standards.
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Cross-Functional Connector
Thrive in facilitating cross-functional workshops, uniting silos that discover inights and create alignment around strategic direction, not just ideas.
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Strategic Leadership
I balance user empathy with business reality, turning research insights into executable, impactful roadmaps.
Work
Empower Student to Take Action
Increased Monthly Active users by 60% for an enterprise SaaS product. Designs featured lighten advisors’ workload & empower students.
Founding UX for Higher Ed Recruitment Tool
Designed for SaaS product to help make advisor’s lives easier & empower students.
Coming Soon: Search & Filter Redesign Ranked 4.8/5 User Satisfaction
Designed for SaaS product to help make advisor’s lives easier & empower students.
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“A professional team that delivers on their promises. Their attention to detail and commitment to quality truly stood out throughout the entire project. We’ve already recommended them to others and would be happy to work with them again any time.”
— Former Customer“Creative, reliable, and genuinely passionate about what they do. Communication was top-notch and the final outcome was even better than we imagined. A great experience all around. If you’re looking for great partners, you’ve come to the right place.”
— Former Customer“Every detail was thoughtfully executed. We're thrilled with the outcome—it’s been such a worthwhile investment to work with a team of genuinely passionate people who not only care about the results, but also care about their clients as people.”
— Former CustomerLet's round 'em up and lasso success together!
📨 chelseahunt.ux@gmail.com
📍 DC Metro Area
👩🏽💻 Will Work Worldwide.