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Atlanta, Ga, Us

UX Engineer supporting the United States Air Force software detachment at BESPIN, Guardian One. This application is particularly significant as it's the first of its kind, developed in collaboration with Guardians as part of the Supra Coder program.AchievementsMaintaining a design system that aligns with the culture of the Space Force Fastest development of a USSF application within a tight four-week window.

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Accessing, researching, and designing user experiences as a member of Clarity in roles for the Government. Significantly involved in 508 compliance, accessibility, and research that will improve the trust in the United States.AchievementsInvolvement in research for Login.gov.Headed accessibility research regarding sign-in for VA.gov

Product Designer supporting the United States Air Force software detachment at Kessel Run, Wing C2. Conducted in-depth research on complex military operations, identifying barriers and defining future requirements. Adhered to CNS and designed application for a successful MVP launch. Created low to high fidelity wireframes to increase development velocityParticipated in team rituals to define requirements for end usersDeveloped user personas, problem statements, and user flowsPracticed a highly efficient and iterative design processPresented user insights to team to prioritize development effortsConducted interviews and usability testing to increase UX maturityTraveled to remote locations for field studies and discovery of military operationsCreated design outputs for high-level stakeholders

Germantown, Maryland, United States

Handling human-centered design practices to ensure lasting results and improvements for clients, entities, and organizations. Significantly involved in conducting surveys, research generation, prototype delivery, low-fidelity prototyping, information infrastructure, site mapping, and delivering shared user experiences.Achievements:Establish critical concepts for HCD design practice.Provide significant clarity to established projects to better communicate design efforts.

Beltsville, Maryland, United States

Develop and plan strategic designs to ensure a strong brand while adhering to guidelines. Creation of solution-driven designs to build a strong brand. Involvement ranges from UI/UX research, UI/UX Design, 3D modeling, mockups, package design, email marketing, and other marketing needs.AchievementsImproving site UX (User Experience) by optimizing graphics and copy placements.Establishing brand icons and logos for UI and marketing use.

Beltsville, Maryland, United States

Involved in generating fresh and innovative designs while meeting all brand standards. Develop concepts, graphics, and layouts for a variety of applications from traditional media, digital media, trade booths, UI/UX and, other Marketing needs.AchievementsDevelop an improved UX/UI experience for the e-commerce website.Highly involved with new product launches from logo design, branding, packaging design, animations, email marketing, and other marketing materials.

Worked with clients to establish branding across different communication channels. Created graphics for package designs, digital outreach, and print collateral. Developed email marketing campaigns and content for various promotions. AchievementsProduced designs for a family fundraising event that raised over $20,000 and featured on many news channels in Central California. Product designer for a monthly subscription box, Fanipack. Responsible for all graphics, research, and iteration during the entire product lifecycle.

Duluth, Ga

Managed and coordinated 80-100 design projects weekly. Lead and contributed to daily meetings involving the design team to set production goals and optimize workflow. Provide solutions to help generate improved production processes, increase sales, and enhance effectiveness.AchievementsEstablished a communications channel through Meistertask and Slackfor a team of 8+ designers and production artists. Created a project management system for the production team to optimize workflow for installations, printing, and shipping.Set up new template files to work with a printer which improved production time by 200%.

Gainesville, Ga

Produced designs on printed fabrics and outdoor signs for brands such as BMW, Ford, and Home Depot. Supervised the assessment of all graphic materials to ensure satisfactory quality and accuracy. AchievementsEstablished color profiles for many printers to maximize quality while minimizing costs, saving clients up to 50% in expenses.Set up a four-step quality control process for large scale production including graphics for trading booths, banners, metal signage.Trained new production artists to use Adobe Creative Cloud and to optimize workflow, increasing 3 times the production rate.

Designed print materials such as tickets, programs, flyers, and posters for race events. Created promotional videos for web advertisements and social media. Partner with the Media Director to establish a brand strategy and maintain brand consistency across all marketing channels.AchievementsCreated logo and brand strategy for Southern Super Series Race League. Produced promotional presentation with Media and Public Relations Manager resulting in 2 times more sponsorships for motorsports races.Implemented a system to track ticket sales and measure revenue based on customer personas.

Bachelor'S Degree, Graphic Design, 3.7

Activities and Societies: Dean’s List All SemestersRelevant course work: Photography, Layout Design, UX Design, Interaction Design, Web.

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Associate Of Arts - Aa

Relevant course work: Drawing, Two-Dimensional Design, Three-Dimensional Design, Art History, Western Literature, and Ceramics.

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Activities and Societies: Skills USA / VICA