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New York, Ny, Us

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Build relationships with Technology Managers, Business Owners, Product owners and Feature Leads to plan UX deliverables that enable the product backlog• Integrated UX methods with the Agile process resulting in uniting user needs with business needs and synergistic product team operations•Identified opportunities for strategic application of UX methods, helping plan application development spanning multiple quarters• Own team synergy, processes and best practices, coordinating the team to use design tooling efficiently and solidifying continuity for new team members• Orchestrated UX research, future state visioning and key strategic partnerships resulting in secured funding for application development• Orchestrate team resources to play to their strengths in project execution as well as upskill • Kickstart UX efforts resulting in holistic and proactive system design, seamlessly handing off to team resources • Received people's choice awards for two concepts built in EXD Design Jam sessions

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Owned all UX activities and deliverables for the GHR Jobs portal• Coordinated Visual Interaction Designers and UX Researchers to deliver data driven solutions• Defined UX roadmap, and runway for multiple quarters acting as Product Owner "Co-Pilot" • Identified key features, MVP and future state iterations sizing the work • Secured 2024 funding based on feature roadmap and rollout plan• Identified and implemented UX integration into the Agile process

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Expanded UX practice service offerings to peer business groups• Defined and implemented client engagement strategies including intake and estimation• Engagement owner for new initiatives, NPT and opex projects in Client Facing Technology• Roadmapping and project management for integrating UX into development cycles

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Built and iterated design process with internal UX and development teams• Implemented design systems and governance using Adobe tools• Created and supported design review platform in html and css• Worked with business stakeholders and UX peers to identify and deliver enhancements to Mercury platform• Agile thought leadership for adoption of Agile Scrum

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• Work with product managers to serve as an advocate for the user, bringing their challenges into the fold of development by helping define accurate acceptance criteria• Develop empathy with the user through use of user interviews, surveys, design thinking exercises, personas, journey maps and usability tests• Visualize functionality and align with engineering through use of wireframes• Simulate the final product through use of pixel perfect prototypes, sometimes interactive to example the user interaction• Bridge the gap between design and development by creating and maintaining brand guides, visual design languages and templates

New York, New York, Us

Bluewolf is a Salesforce consulting agency focused on helping their clients get the most out of their Salesforce investment.• Design and iteration of the BLUEPRINT: UXmethodology for the design process in agile scrum• Design and manage feature roadmaps of design itemsfor Beta, GA and Point releases• Develop User Experience and User Interface with afocus on meeting user challenges and ease of use incloud based applications• Bridge the gap between design and development byimplementing a custom visual language• Requirements gathering and discovery, user interviewsand competitive analysis for new and existing productfeatures• Assist Product Owner as a sort of copilot in backlogprioritization, requirements gathering and definitions ofuser stories

While freelancing on and off for years, I worked assignments for on site and remote contract roles leading and delivering design projects• Work with user experience, web developers and projectcoordinators to integrate functionality necessary for userexperience, working from wire frames• Design, production and list management of HTMLnewsletter campaigns• Complete branding and identity packages includingP.O.S, trade show signage, digital presence, and brandinteraction

E-Commerce retailer in the headphone and personal audio space.• Define and police the graphic identity, user interface &interactive experience for company websites includingstyle guides, graphics, CSS styling and functionality• Email offer creation and coordination with merchant,copyrighting, email list management and offer executionthrough use of iContact.com• Email and Facebook page design and implementation,multiple touch point creation and management• Coordinate with external vendors and service providersto translate Vcom identities into print and digitaladvertising campaigns including P.O.S. signage, largeformat print advertising and standard IABinteractive banners

• Developing original creative design concepts and approaches, overseeing multiple projects through execution, and managing a team of volunteer designers and developers. • Contribute to the development of digital and marketing strategies, drive the collaborative efforts of the project’s creative, and technology teams, and inspire teammates on all levels to exceed expectations. • Work with the CEO to translate member situations, marketing goals and information into creative rationales, brand concepts, voice, and messages.• Direct the creation of an entirely new brand identity, build out the message platform and ensure the core idea is translated across all channels• Direct, manage, build and mentor a staff of designers and developers from concept to program execution

Fairfield, Nj, Us

E-Commerce retailer in the headphone and personal audio space.• Define and police the graphic identity, user interface &interactive experience for company websites includingstyle guides, graphics, CSS styling and functionality• Email offer creation and coordination with merchant,copyrighting, email list management and offer executionthrough use of iContact.com• Email and Facebook page design and implementation,multiple touch point creation and management• Coordinate with external vendors and service providersto translate Vcom identities into print and digitaladvertising campaigns including P.O.S. signage, largeformat print advertising and standard IABinteractive banners

Secaucus, Nj, Us

Children’s specialty apparel retailer• Design web page layout & online content, userinterface graphics, icons, and color schemes for existingand seasonal promotions• Design & production of e-mail campaigns to mirrorcurrent seasonal branding, matching in store creative

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• Design and implementation of Domestications Emails, Home pages and Landing pages.• Maintain brand identity through the use of fonts, colors and compositions for various landing pages, prouct pages and banner ads.• Design and implementation of alternate views and swatching using HTML and CSS.• Overhaul and reorganization of processes involving communication between brand level managers and E-Commerce personnel. • Implement use of Scene7 to enhance a customer friendly purchasing experience through the use of Flash based E-Catalog zoom targets and functionality.• Create animated gif’s and Flash files for use in Domestications and Undergear E-Mails and affiliate banners.

• Working within a large group of on staff, freelance, and intern production artists to maximize over 2,000 printed comic books for implementation on the Marvel.com “Dot Comics” section of the web site.• Creating smart panels for over 70 digital comics for their functional implementation on the Marvel.com/digitalcomics section of their web site.

• Work closely with other production staff, editors, and sales personnel to produce advertiser approved ads to be run in multiple weekly newspapers. • Ad building deadlines incorporating copy input, editing of copy, use of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, and Base View News Edit applications were met weekly. • In addition to weekly ad building, weekly pagination deadlines were met with accuracy and punctuality. • Tandem editorial and production creative sessions yielded creative and imaginative newspaper special sections.

Certification, User Experience

Certificate Of Completion, Html, Actionscript, Flash, Dreamweaver

Associates, Graphic Design & Sequential Illustration