Career

I develop B2C and B2B product designs for the digital retailing and digital marketing arenas in the recreational and commercial vehicle industries.

I’m comfortable in diagraming user flows, doing user research, or conceptualizing a new front-end feature. My goal is to create simple, elegant experiences for the user. I enjoy problem-solving and have a flexible design approach.

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experience

I have experience contributing to high-level strategic decisions with product and executive teams. I’m familiar with working closely with product managers and engineers to oversee the user experience of a product from conception until launch and back again.

If I’m not working on a strategic project you’ll find me producing or evolving an in-house design system. I believe that a good design system foundation directly contributes to high-performing and professional user experiences. 

I’m going on 15+ years in my career as a designer and have enjoyed how this role has evolved over the years. 

Note: I previously spent 5 years as a Front-end Developer

leadership

Over the years I have been responsible for interviewing, onboarding, and training new team members. I’m comfortable mentoring junior designers.  I have conducted educational design presentations, comfortable in executive and director-level presentations and discussions. I have assisted and coached a team of designers to utilize a formal design system and design thinking. I practice an inspiring, inclusive, and collaborative leadership style.

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education

 

I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design from Old Dominion University.

I’ve started several of my own businesses throughout the years but I find myself more focused on my design career and family in recent years. 

communication Style

My favorite way to share my work is via presentations or Figma prototypes, where I walk the audience through the design or wireframe while narrating the experience including design choices, data insights, and features.

My narration style is inclusive and explanatory in nature. 

skills

A list of things I can bring to the table:

  • High fidelity design

  • Wireframes

  • Design systems

  • Iconography

  • Vector Illustration

  • UX research techniques

Tools I use:

  • Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD

  • Adobe CS, Illustrator

  • HTML/CSS

  • Hotjar

  • Google Optimize

  • UserTesting.com

  • Storybook, Zeplin

  • Whimsical, Lucid, FigJam

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