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Aspen Velez

Aspen Velez

Brooklyn

Summary

Innovative content strategist and product builder with a BFA in Creative Writing and 3+ years managing acute clinical data in emergency veterinary medicine. Specializes in anti-hallucination editing, prompt engineering, and UX/UI microcopy. Skilled in translating complex data into clear customer narratives while integrating generative AI workflows with precise human editing for high-volume, error-free digital copy.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Designer

Self Employed Web
Remote
04.2026 - Current

Tech & Tools: Lovable, Supabase / Database Architecture, UX Writing, Closed Beta Testing

Conducted closed beta testing to gather user feedback. / User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

  • Engineered end-to-end UX copy, feature messaging, and interface copy tailored for casual gym-goers and professional trainers, enhancing user engagement across both B2C and B2B segments.
  • Designed product flows and copy for tracking engine combining mood metrics, resistance training logs, and nutritional telemetry, presenting actionable long-term health trends to trainers and clients.
  • Two-Sided Marketplace & Workflow Copy: Authored onboarding flows, search/match messaging, and interactive plan-creation tooltips enabling coaches to acquire clients, monitor progress asynchronously, and adjust training programs in real time.
  • Facilitated closed playtesting feedback loops to identify user friction points, refine microcopy, and optimize interface readability, improving user experience ahead of public launch.

Veterinary Assistant

Triangle Veterinary Referral Hospital
Durham NC
01.2023 - Current
  • Fact-Checking & Error Detection: Audited high volumes of complex medical charts and clinical data under extreme time constraints, developing sharp instincts for spotting subtle discrepancies, factual errors, and safety risks.
  • Pattern Recognition & Trend Analysis: Identified critical diagnostic patterns and clinical trends across acute patient cases, rapidly adapting communication and execution strategies based on real-time data input.
  • Technical Communication: Translated dense medical terminology and complex procedural workflows into accessible, user-friendly language for non-technical audiences without losing technical accuracy.
  • High-Volume Editing Under Pressure: Maintained rigorous quality standards and voice consistency across fast-moving clinical documentation, ensuring zero factual gaps or compliance risks during acute emergencies.

Author

Self Employed Writer
Remote
01.2021 - 01.2024

Large-Scale Content Architecture & Governance: Authored hundreds of thousands of words of interconnected lore, defining intricate histories, 20+ complex nations with distinct geopolitical strategies, symbols, and cosmological systems while maintaining absolute continuity.

  • Multidisciplinary Systematic Research: Conducted extensive, cross-disciplinary research (taxonomy, biological adaptation, history, mythology) to engineer coherent, logically consistent rulesets for 30+ custom races, 20+ pantheons, and numerous unique magical items.
  • Visual-Textual Integration & AI Prompt Engineering: Conceptualized page composition and synthesized text with custom Generative AI prompts (locations, objects, entities) to generate background assets that enhanced thematic tone, aesthetic consistency, and reader immersion.
  • Visual-Textual Integration & AI Prompt Engineering: Conceptualized page composition and synthesized text with custom Generative AI prompts to generate background assets that strengthened thematic tone, ensured aesthetic consistency, and deepened reader immersion.
  • Complex Systems Design & Documentation: Translated abstract historical and biological concepts into structured game mechanics and standardized technical documentation, showcasing expertise in complex data integration.

Head Dog Trainer

Natural Dog
High Point
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Designed modular, progressive training curricula that simplified complex behavioral psychology into structured, actionable steps, enhancing client understanding and engagement.
  • Analyzed behavioral performance metrics to refine coaching methodologies in real time, utilizing systematic feedback loops to optimize training effectiveness.
  • Developed and implemented effective training programs for diverse dog breeds.
  • Mentored junior trainers, enhancing their skills and knowledge in canine behavior.
  • Evaluated individual training needs, customizing approaches to improve obedience and socialization.

Pet Resort Manager

Hotel Primp and Play
Fortlee
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • Developed comprehensive operational manuals and staff training SOPs, standardizing daily workflows into clear, repeatable procedures for improved staff onboarding and operational consistency.
  • Coordinated cross-channel client communications, ensuring brand voice consistency across promotional messaging, policy updates, and crisis communications to enhance stakeholder engagement.
  • Oversaw daily resort operations, ensuring exceptional guest experiences and high service standards.
  • Developed and implemented strategic marketing initiatives to enhance brand visibility and attract new clientele.
  • Managed staff recruitment, training, and performance evaluations to foster a high-performing team culture.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Creative Writing

Full Sail University
Winters Park
02-2024

Skills

  • Product design
  • Wireframing and prototyping
  • User experience research
  • Product testing
  • Design process
  • Responsive design
  • Prototyping
  • Design thinking

Timeline

Product Designer

Self Employed Web
04.2026 - Current

Veterinary Assistant

Triangle Veterinary Referral Hospital
01.2023 - Current

Author

Self Employed Writer
01.2021 - 01.2024

Head Dog Trainer

Natural Dog
01.2019 - 01.2021

Pet Resort Manager

Hotel Primp and Play
01.2017 - 01.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Creative Writing

Full Sail University
Aspen Velez