In my career, I’ve worked closely with stakeholders to shape requirements, always balancing user needs with business goals and technical realities. From brainstorming new features to delight users, to streamlining processes and pushing for innovative products, I focus on creating lasting value. By staying on top of user behavior, market trends, and continuously improving my methods, I help drive cross-functional collaboration and cultural change.
PRODUCT DESIGN / Senior UX Designer Led efforts to develop the PD team's research strategy and standardize our use of tools including Dovetail and Maze to conduct research and document our findings. Mentored junior designers and designed applications for HR & Admins with the Corporate Applications team.
Blizzard GameJams Helped plan and run the 2022 and 2023 Game Jams. Led namestorming and kickoff planning activities, designed, and helped build the first iteration of the website. Also participated in the 2023 Game Jam by designing and creating a javascript version of Pong and other GameJams, contributing UX, character design, and game development (in Unity).
SupportDesk Research Initiatives Introduced a research based approach to the design of the company's custom Service Now based Employee Experience platform.
PRODUCT DESIGN / UX LEAD Led product vision for the design team, managed the team’s growth, interviewing and hiring designers, establishing best practices and a highly collaborative fully remote culture. Grew the team from 1 to 6 designers. Key player in forming the digital strategy as a member of the Product & Engineering leadership team.
UI/UX Worked closely with developers and advocated for dedicating a UX Engineer to begin work on the first iteration of the DMG Design System. Performed user research, UI design, UX design, heuristic reviews, and other related tasks in order to modernize DMG’s technology solutions to meet the challenges of our customers and Technicians.
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UI/UX Designer Designed public facing & internal websites & applications, assisted with research (focus groups, eye tracking, ethnographic research, AB tests), heuristic evaluations of the usability of existing products. Designed icons for internal apps & POS. Produced detailed style guides, 3D renderings, & technical drawings for R&D and office environment projects. Designed a patented AR app during the 2017 DevCon hackathon.
Engineer IV Developed public facing & internal websites & applications using Angular, React, Javascript (vanilla) and Vue. Debugged patented AR app during the 2017 DevCon hackathon.
Ignite / Marketing & comms Led design direction for the Ignite team (the Cultural Council and Associate Engagement task force). Mentored budding designers and led communications campaigns involving 2-4 junior and aspiring designers.
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Freelance
Created branding, websites, and marketing materials for national and Tri-State businesses and start-ups. Designed the MergeIn app in close collaboration with the CEO. Built HTML websites and HTML5 ads from scratch.
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Design Designed responsive websites, email campaigns, signs, pamphlets, & other digital as well as print media for both local & national clients. Managed company social media accounts, website, and blog. Conducted research including competitive analysis and applied usability testing data.
Web Development Developed HTML websites, microsites, online sweepstakes, and email newsletters for Time, Inc brands. Designed, built, maintained, and wrote documentation / training materials for WordPress sites.
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