Candace Rogue
GRC / Risk & Compliance
757-392-4793 | candacerogue@gmail.com | candacerogue.com
Atlanta, GA | Open to NYC hybrid

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GRC career changer with an engineering and technical education background and an independent NIST CSF 2.0 case study. Combines documentation, stakeholder coordination, and risk communication practice to support compliance operations and security awareness.

RELEVANT SKILLS
Transferable skills: documentation, curriculum audits, stakeholder coordination, design standards, product communication, workshop facilitation, Asana, Notion, ClickUp

FUTURE ADDITIONS - COMPLETE AND VERIFY BEFORE USING
Independent GRC case study
Illustrative after completion: Developed a fictional small-business risk register, NIST CSF 2.0 mapping, sample access policy, and evidence checklist.
Security awareness sample
Illustrative after completion: Created an accessible onboarding lesson and a sample vendor-review memo that explains risk and proposed follow-up.

EXPERIENCE
Lead UX Design Instructor | General Assembly
Jun 2021 - Oct 2024 | Remote
- Guided 225+ career changers and managed 6 instructional staff, with 100% graduation requirement fulfillment.
- Launched a Design x Engineering capstone connecting UX and software engineering students across teams, timelines, and deliverables.
- Partnered with Product and Learning Development to audit curriculum, address student feedback, and align assignments with professional workflows.
- Reviewed AI curriculum with Product and championed accessibility and inclusive design.

Founder & Consultant, UX & Development | Rogue Labs
Aug 2014 - Present | Remote
- Lead UX strategy, product design, and Shopify and WordPress development, helping e-commerce clients scale to $100K+ in annual revenue.
- Build design systems with interaction standards, voice and tone guidance, and documentation for client teams.
- Partner with founders, developers, and stakeholders on product strategy, user journeys, and WCAG-aligned experiences.

Lead Front End Engineer & Product Manager | Blavity Inc.
Aug 2018 - Mar 2020 | Atlanta, GA
- Led the applications team through the Blavity News redesign; established code review practices and DRY standards.
- Built UI components and design system documentation with Product, Engineering, and Editorial to improve accessibility, consistency, and handoffs.
- Re-engineered internal newsletter tools serving 1M+ subscribers; contributed jwPlayer API integration, modal libraries, and state management to the Travel Noire app launch.
- Implemented AMP pages, ads, and Google Analytics across 5 sites, with ad revenue upward of $350K in under a year; led design and development for a $300K Toyota Corolla campaign.

UX Mentor | Thinkful
Nov 2020 - Aug 2023 | Remote
- Mentored 30+ designers through individualized learning plans and actionable feedback on prototypes, user flows, and iterations.
- Coached designers to communicate design rationale to engineers and cross-functional stakeholders.

Multi-Disciplinary Designer & Developer | Creative Circle
Jul 2016 - Aug 2018 | 
- Designed and developed responsive websites using WordPress, PHP, React Native, and Bootstrap.

Founder, Lead Artist & Facilitator | 501 Rogueland
2019 - Present | Atlanta, GA
- Design, budget, and facilitate recurring Adult Recess workshops that introduce adults to hands-on creative disciplines.

EDUCATION
Designlab | AI in Product Design Certificate | 2026
Howard University | B.B.A. International Business & Marketing, Magna Cum Laude | 2009 - 2013