An optimistic, determined problem solver who functions effectively as a leader or a team member. My empathetic nature and curiosity for human psychology help me relate to and recognize user pain points quickly. In addition, my ability to generate and communicate creative ideas encourages positive outcomes. With 6 years of professional experience, I'm comfortable handling multiple projects at once, prioritizing, and meeting hard deadlines.
design process.
business alignment.
When an idea or request comes into the picture it’s important to confirm the project/product aligns with the company’s OKR’s.
market research & analysis.
Understanding the market greatly impacts the design of your product and how you will measure its success. Secondary research methods are very useful in this phase.
product strategy.
Defining the MVP and timeline is very important in order to stay on track.
user-centered design focus.
Empathizing & understanding your target audience is the only way to keep your design efforts focused on the user from start to finish. Primary and secondary research methods are used to create strategic documentation.
product backlog.
This is where epics, user stories, and themes come into action.
skills.
product.
product strategy
business alignment
market research
data analysis
agile methodologies
epics + user stories
documentation + sop’s
ui + ux.
vr + desktop + mobile ui
user testing + surveys
user personas
storyboards + user scenarios
low + high fidelity wireframing
detailed prototyping
web + graphic .
icon design
layout design
print design
branding + logo design
html + css
java
Make it stand out.
Education
Academy of Art University — San Francisco
Bachelor of Science Web Design & New Media
Transfer — Completed 141 / 171 Credits
The Art Institute — Pittsburgh
Bachelor of Science Web Design & Interactive Media
Completed 139 / 171 Credits
The Art Institute — Pittsburgh
Associate of Science Web Design & Interactive Media
Professional Experience
Visual Designer — UI / UX Designer
2018 - Present
ImmersiveTouch, Inc.
As a core member of the product team and the lead UI/UX designer at ImmersiveTouch it is my job to empathize with users and provide data-driven designs and solutions while enforcing design-best practices and methodologies.
Effectively communicates with business stakeholders and the development team to create user-centered experiences and interfaces for new and existing products/features.
Designs case studies and surveys to collect information that can be used to make data-driven design decisions.
Works closely with business stakeholders and market researchers to analyze the competitive market and define product requirements and MVP’s.
Create and present user personas, user flows, storyboards, wireframes, mock-ups, prototypes, and production-ready assets.
Identify and troubleshoot UX problems and guide the design of improved user-experiences and data visualizations, from low-fidelity sketches to hi-fidelity pixel perfect prototypes in Adobe XD.
Webmaster — Lead Webmaster
2015 - 2018
Dream Center Education Holdings (formerly Education Management Corporation)
Working on the corporate marketing team as the lead webmaster my job was to work with the department heads at the Art Institutes, South Universities, and Argosy Universities to keep web content up to date across all marketing and student portal websites.
Reduced department user request completion time by 50% and improved overall web portal support accross nation wide campus locations for the Art Institutes, Argosy, & South University
Effectively communicate with internal and external partners located across the US to define project scopes and specifications.
Manage the release of web updates, press releases, success stories, and blog articles using 4 separate content management systems.
Provide creative direction and conduct design reviews, balancing design decisions between research, technology and business unit objectives.
Create brand and school specififc digital marketing materials for announcements and visual design documents.
Address user experience complaints, broken links, and other urgent content-related web requests.
Designed DCEH brand logo and identity.
Nominated & gladly took on the responsibilities of our compliance officer during her maternity leave. Documenting vendor violations, developing risk management strategies, administering proper warnings, and finally ensuring corrections.
Design and format a variety of deliverables for web and print including business cards, business reports, documents and policies, presentations & branded stationery
Platform Contractor
January 2015 - March 2015
Education Management Corporation (EDMC)
Expedited the update of HTML, JavaScript, and transfer of online class course information to the new CMS platform.
hobbies + personal interests.
I’m constantly looking for ways to grow and learn, not only in my career but in general. My bucket list is long so having a life-work-balance is very important to me.
sports + fitness.
Lifting, hiking, boxing, snowboarding— I love just about any type of challenging physical activity.
health + wellness.
I’m a huge health and nutrition nerd. I enjoy learning about the intricacies of food’s effects on the body.
creating + inspiring.
I’m an entertainer at heart. Whether it’s to make you laugh or inform you, I long to create and educate.