Delisa Lopez

“I'm incredibly grateful for the time I was able to work alongside Delisa and get to know her more as a person. We found ourselves on such a fun and immensely talented team, and Delisa brought an incredible energy, perspective and professionalism to the table. I feel like she and I even developed on the fly a very concise and effective way to bounce ideas back and forth between design and engineering that was unique, fast and super effective. I always left our zoom calls in a better mood than I went in, and I will miss receiving her personalized zoom recordings QAing different feature demos. We spent the majority of our collaborative time on a full redesign of the Skillshare blog. I had at that point spent a couple years staring at the same blog design, and I feel like I had stopped actually seeing it. To have Delisa come in and begin to pick apart point-by-point all the different design components that simply weren't working really opened my eyes to how much we like we could breathe into the value delivered to the user through improved design. We went from a garish shambles to a sharp, gorgeously-branded blog experience that delivered the correct information to the user, when the user most needed it. All along the way, it was an exciting, light-hearted, yet dedicated and thorough effort. It was the kind of work environment people long for, and this really underlines the kind of colleague Delisa is. She is highly intelligent and skilled without sacrificing any of the banter and warmth that make the workplace worth coming to every day. I'm really sad to have said goodbye to Delisa and our pod. That said, I know something amazing awaits her, and I hope our paths cross again down the line. Any prospective employer or client would be fortunate to have her on their team - I can't recommend Delisa enough.”

“The 3,000-character limit barely scratches the surface of how highly I recommend Delisa as a design leader. If you have the opportunity to hire her, work alongside her, or be mentored by her, don't pass up on it! During our time together at Skillshare, particularly on our blog redesign, I was immediately struck by Delisa's energy, talent, and the significant impact she brought to the project. Her communication skills are unparalleled, ensuring that our cross-functional team of engineers, PMs, and marketers was always equipped with the necessary resources at every stage of the redesign. Thanks to Delisa's dedication, not only did we meet our timelines, but we also launched ahead of schedule. I also had the privilege of collaborating with her on the much-needed overhaul of Skillshare's class taxonomy and information architecture. Delisa's exceptional user experience skills truly shone through in this project. She consistently thought several steps ahead, ensuring that decisions were made with the user in mind, both conceptually and in execution. In addition to expertly prioritizing these major projects, Delisa carried significant responsibility across other tasks, such as home page testing, and owned them with unwavering commitment. Her impact at Skillshare was remarkable, and I know many others would attest to the immense value she brings, not just as an individual contributor but as a collaborator who elevates everyone around her.”