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San Francisco, California, United States

Generated new design thinking and design sprint services; applied new methods to elicit business requirementsDemonstrated new component-driven design engineering proof-of-concept as a path forward for scalable, repeatable and maintainable enterprise design systemsAssisted user experience manager with numerous business proposal documents, which included the approach and plan, timeline, and estimated effortsCustom tailored and facilitated over 25 design thinking workshops across the Federal Reserve System with business lines or initiatives such as; Cash Product Office, Retail Payments Office, Statistics & Reserves, Financial Institution Supervision & Credit, Application Development Leadership Team, Committee on Library & Information Resources, Secure Communications & Collaboration, and People + CultureGraphically recorded 12 strategy sessions with business lines such as Cash Product Office, Application Development Leadership Team, STAR Officers + Managers, ITS Business Continuity, People + Culture, and Economic EducationIntroduced and socialized the design thinking methodology as the industry standard for translating user needs into actionCreated a new promotional channel called the UXDC Micro-Series, where I hosted 8 industry leaders and connected with hundreds of human-centered design advocatesEnvisioned and design engineered products and solutions for FedNow, FedLine Cash, Customer Relations & Support Office, Conflicts of Interest, Fed Econ Jobs, Zip Code Economies, and Twice AroundEvaluated and acquired modern tooling to enhance design and research processes Established the Sitecore platform within the Application Services Group to provide uninterrupted support for public outreach sites and integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRMInterviewed and evaluated job applicants for various roles on the user experience teamOnboarded and trained interns, contractors, and new employees; submitted access requests, and software/hardware configuration

Dallas, Texas, United States

Collaborated with development teams (Java, .NET, SharePoint) to implement modern user interface technologies and experiences for Banking Supervision & Regulation, and Economic ResearchIntroduced and applied accessibility, cross-browser support, and mobile-first design patterns for the Federal Open Market Committee, and the United States Treasury Electronic Transfer Account, and Go Direct web applicationsPartnered with Financial Management to design and develop a hybrid business intelligence dashboard for budget, procurement and finance reportingCustom engineered software lifecycle management workflows, reports and user interfaces to align with developer use cases and reuse strategiesDeveloped business intelligence and data visualizations for End User Services and stakeholders to demonstrate PC performance and trendsLed graduation ceremony team and yearbook production for the LEAD program

Dallas, Texas, United States

Designed and formatted district strategic initiatives dashboard for executive leadershipSocialized, measured and reported developer engagement associated with the Application Development Leadership Team reuse initiativeActed as assistant project manager on the Application Development Leadership Team developer conference; responsible for logistics related to facilities, agenda creation, presentation materials, and on-site supportCoordinated software architecture meetings, technical evaluations, and recruitment of engineering personnelDelivered meeting documentation, project dashboards, and coordination support for large-scale National IT server migrationsAssisted project management with Board Supervision & Regulation SharePoint and Mobile infrastructure, and architecture strategies

Dallas, Texas, United States

Provided operations management with data analytics support, and applied six sigma methodologies to measure quality, detect anomalies, and optimize hardware performance

Dallas, Texas, United States

Recommended productivity improvements, documented best practices, facilitated product/service training, and participated in several system/district workgroup initiatives

San Francisco, California, United States

Implemented controls, automation, and standards related to Check 21 imaging processes, and hardware performance reporting

San Francisco, California, United States

Responsible for skeleton crew, delegated reconciliation work assignments, and provided management with status reports

San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

El Paso, Texas, United States

Associate Of Arts, Graphic Design

Emphasis in branding, identity, typography, web and print design

Computer Science, Programming, Web Development

Emphasis in web application development (Java and ASP.NET)