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Seattle, Washington, United States

Redmond, Washington, United States

Was the designer primarily responsible for the design strategy and execution for Microsoft's large scale software cloud for the nonprofit sector. With a global, cross-functional team, my work primarily focused on AI experiences as well as streamlining data insights and consumption.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Work with a variety of clients in the Greater Seattle on improving their digital experiences and customer touchpoints. Collaborate with researchers, content writers, other designers and developers. Leveraged user centered design principles and design thinking to solve problems.

Bellevue, WA

Worked on a long term contract doing UX design and strategy at Microsoft, specifically working on features and patterns for the Power Platform. Partnered with PMs, developers, research and other designers to determine strategy and iteratively improve our customer's experience. Responsibilities included concepts and designs for data driven dashboards, new.

Seattle, Washington

Worked within an agency filled with a variety of creative disciplines, taking a key role in the user experience on a variety of unique projects. Those include interactive retail experiences for T-Mobile, as well as a role managing the UX for partner.microsoft.com, a hub of B2B touchpoints and tools that support Microsoft's business partners.

Bellevue, Washington

Worked in a consulting role addressing user needs with enterprise grade solutions, usually for Microsoft. Executed on B2B contracts that dealt with complex organizational systems and tools. Delivered on contracts using user research, user experience strategy, UI design,and front end development.

Student Technology Center

I used technical expertise to assist students and faculty with comprehension of a variety of design and content creation software, as well as troubleshoot technical issues in the lab. I was also certified to teach a wide range of workshops in industry standard programs to students and faculty, such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, multimedia programs.

Western Washington University

My responsibilities for this position were to make updates to the design of the existing Klipsun Website, as well as facilitate updating the content and media available on the site. I worked closely with the Editor-in-chief and the advisor, using my knowledge of HTML, CSS and PHP to make custom improvements to the sites usability and navigation.

Western Washington University

I worked as Multimedia Editor of Klipsun for an extended 7 month contract, working in total on releasing 3 issues. I assisted reporters in developing Multimedia pieces, teaching the principles of filming and editing and assisting them with technical problems in Adobe Premiere, Final Cut and After Effects. It was a rewarding experience that helped to grow.

I helped to build Sacks of Love and get it to non-profit status. It was a wonderful experience working in a collaborative business environment with a many talented, passionate people who shared a concern for spreading awareness of the dangers of testicular cancer. We took it from an idea that we had in high school to a fully fledged 501c3 non-profit.