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Seattle, Wa, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

- Design Execution: Designing and developing responsive websites for a variety of clients of all backgrounds, using Figma and Webflow. - Stakeholder Communication: Effectively communicated design goals and concepts to stakeholders to ensure alignment and project success.- Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript.

Los Angeles, California, Us

- Innovation: Spearheaded user research initiatives at Fisker Lounges, enhancing the overall user experience for the marketing website and connected car native app. My work positively impacted the new website navigation, improving efficiency through intuitive user-centric design.- Problem solving: Designed flows and experiences in Figma that distilled complex actions, and information architecture, into simple and intuitive experiences for Fisker Automotive’s marketing website.- Intentional Communication: Proactively engaged in discovery work with product managers, becoming a strategic partner who delivers insights and vision, not just designs.- Systems Thinking: Specialized in systems thinking, user research, and storytelling to create seamless user experiences across digital platforms, with excellent collaborative skills.

Cupertino, California, Us

- I facilitated creative sessions for Today at Apple, where I engaged users, both new and advanced, to do more with their Apple products, by empowering creativity.

Cupertino, California, Us

- Delivered: Designed world-class mobile applications and user flows, enhancing usability and addressing enterprise-level challenges for 60,000 global retail employees. Primary work included a POS app tailored to locale-specific nuances.- Design Execution: Balanced speed and quality in digital product development, impacting both quick feature updates and 0-1 product development.- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborated early with stakeholders including engineering teams to align design efforts and address technical constraints.- Innovation: Spearheaded user research efforts for retail store feedback by developing innovative and efficient methods to capture rapid, iterative design insights.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

- Leadership: Led UX/UI website projects for a diverse range of clients using Figma, creating user flows, prototypes, and visual designs that aligned with client goals and user needs.- Mentorship: Mentored junior designers, promoting a culture of creativity and technical excellence.

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

- Delivered: Best in class e-commerce projects for a variety of clients such as clothing retailers and coaching services. Designed wireframes, user flows, and high fidelity mockups for web.

- Expert in Ableton, Logic DAW.- Produced, mixed, and commercially released 100+ songs and remixes. Transferable skills: research methods/interviewing, user empathy, communication, problem finding and solving skills.

In 2008, I decided to chase my dreams of becoming a music producer and global DJ. I eventually succeeded and got to tour the world.

Artful Design - How We Shape Technology And How Technology Shapes Us

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Music Business