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Experience

TeamSnap

Senior Product Designer, TeamSnap, Boulder CO April 2022–Present

SmartLogic

Senior Product Designer, SmartLogic, Baltimore MD April 2019–April 2022

  • Solved complex design problems and support development solutions for a range of clients looking to optimize SEO, increase conversion rates, standardize business logic, and improve overall customer experience.
  • Created a flexible design system to ensure design artifacts are delivered efficiently and with consistent results across client projects.
  • Managed projects both as lead designer and project manager, including agile ceremonies, and building of project roadmaps for client consumption.
  • Led design efforts with clients from initial sales engagements to final deliverables and implementation.
  • Developed initial design processes as SmartLogic’s first designer, while also being a champion of design thinking during all phases of a project.

Bellese

UX/UI Designer, Bellese, Owings Mills MD April 2017–2019

  • Led agile design team as scrum master and designer, helping to unify UX with other teams and stakeholders.
  • Create UX deliverables for development sprint team including, storyboards, user flows, high fidelity mockups, interaction specifications, prototypes, and animation requirements.
  • Developed a design system including both a visual and CSS style guide to create consistency across the product and provide development teams with quicker access to style patterns.

Action Against Hunger

Graphic Designer, Action Against Hunger, New York NY July 2015–April 2017

  • Created collateral for major partners such as Google to help raise nearly $2 million in donations.
  • Conceptualized design for large-scale campaign fundraisers and provide final assets for both print and digital distribution.
  • Launched major re-branding effort for all internal print collateral.
  • Visualized data through infographics to assist internal staff and potential partners in understanding donor trends.
  • Designed assets for major awareness campaigns to increase user engagement across all social media channels.

Blurb

Solutions Consultant of Design, Blurb, San Francisco CA September 2007–February 2015

  • Provided technical and visual design revisions to VIP clients resulting in increased high-volume sale success and future business of over $1.2 million annually.
  • Re-designed the Blurb help center homepage resulting in clear points of contact for customers.
  • Assisted with InDesign plug-in user interface adding design elements where needed to reduce customer friction.
  • Collaborated with head designers and engineers in logging and prioritizing bugs and feature requests to increase conversion.

Education

  • Scaled Agile, Owings Mills, MD—Certificate, SAFe Practitioner
  • Pratt Institute, New York, NY—Certificate, UX/UI Mobile Design
  • Leadership Development Program, Small Victories Inc.—Certificate
  • Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA—BFA, Illustration
  • Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA—Associate of Arts, Photography