
Curr-culum vitae
Experience
DEPT
Product Designer | May 2023 - March 2024
Served as a member of a global design team, supporting the development of websites, SaaS, and enterprise products for a diverse client base, from S&P 500 corporations to small-scale ecom brands.
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Revamped and updated the digital branding for the promotional website and product suite of a global HCM client, increasing site session retention and engagement.
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Conducted research, discovery sessions, and definition workshops to create design concepts to enhance their Saas promotional platform, which led to an increase in site session retention as well as an increase in the completion of user tasks
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Translated competitive research findings and insights into actionable design solutions that effectively addressed user pain points and enhanced the overall user experience of a pet supplies e-commerce platform.
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Served as a support team member for the redesign of an e-commerce platform for an electronic manufacturing client, updating the navigation and products and services functionality.
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Synthesized user interview data and research findings and performed a UX audit to inform the usability of an IT management SaaS platform.
Kin + Carta
Product Designer | July 2021 - May 2023
Partnered with team members across multiple regions (LATAM, EU, US) to support the development of an enterprise software program for an oil & gas client and a mobile app for a Fortune 500 foodservice distributor.
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Supported the cross-functional development of 14 features for an oil & gas enterprise software suite and mobile application, totaling over $50m in business per year.
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Collaborated with external stakeholders, engineers, design leads, and product owners to translate requirements into wireframes, high-fidelity designs, and prototypes
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Spearheaded the design of cross-platform features including search, product details, navigation, lists, and structuring of the global design system for a foodservice distributor e-commerce application providing 400,000 items across 250,000 customers.
Intelligent Decision Systems Inc
Multimedia Content Specialist | August 2019 - July 2021
Collaborated as a key member of the Performance Systems division design team to conduct research, create high-fidelity prototypes, develop training materials, and participate in and facilitate design thinking workshops for the U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Education, Veterans Administration, and FLIR.
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Created customized graphics, presentations, video animations, and interactive elements to support the development of over 20 training courses for the Veterans Administration Office of Information Technology (VAITWD).
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Developed mockups and prototypes to support the development of U.S. Army Intelligence data visualizations and applications.
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Increased engagement by 100% and drove brand visibility by managing social media accounts and curating content for daily posts.
Contribution
AIGA Hampton Roads
Content Director | July 2020 - July 2021
The Content Director is responsible for planning, scheduling, and distributing our chapter content and communication about the happenings of the Chapter and AIGA. They oversee all outgoing digital Chapter shared and generated content. The Communications Director and Content Director work in-tandem to promote upcoming Chapter events and execute the Communications plan.
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Manage a content calendar, planned quarterly
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Coordinate with the Communications Director and Event Committees to plan and execute effective marketing for each event
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Manage Chapter eBlasts,eNewsletter, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook group/page, and Instagram account.
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Present a Communication report at each Board meeting
+ Accessibility
+ User Research
+ Information Architecture
+ Competitive Analysis
+ Visual Communication
+ Typography
+ Feedback Analysis
Resources
+ Figma
+ Figjam
+ Miro
+ Adobe Creative Cloud
+ Illustrator
+ Photoshop
+ After Effects
+ Google Docs Editors Suite
+ Microsoft Office Suite
+ Slack
+ MSTeams
+ Notion
+Jira
Proficiencies
Capabilities
+ Graphic Design
+ Journey Mapping
+ User Flow Diagramming
+ Wireframing
+ Design System Creation
+ Responsive Design
+ Prototyping