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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Work closely with client-facing teams to gather feedback and understand customer needs to buildnew features and enhance existing products.● Drive product strategy and roadmap based on market knowledge, industry experience, andcompetitive analysis.● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product requirements, prioritize features, anddrive the product development process.● Manage the product release schedule and coordinate with our Technology teams to ensure timelydelivery of a high-quality product.● Liaise with the Marketing department to ensure proper advertising and positioning of newproducts.● Strengthen relationships and communication with client-facing teams to ensure alignment onproduct vision and strategy.● Stay up to date with industry trends and competitive landscape to inform product decisions.● Define and track key product metrics to measure the success of product initiatives.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Defining the product vision and strategy, guiding development, and ensuring the product achieves business goals at NetworkLead cross-functional collaboration as both product manager and UX designer, providing guidance and expertise to ensure seamless integration of user-centric design principles throughout the product development life cycle. Utilize strong design skills to create intuitive and visually appealing user experiences that align with the product vision and enhance overall customer satisfaction.Conduct in-depth analysis of business and technical requirements, translating them into a prioritized roadmap and backlog that aligns directly with the greater product vision and strategy.Take charge of story writing, story prioritization, and backlog management for our key products and features, demonstrating strong leadership in driving project success.Define, communicate, and organize the product roadmap, working closely with an agile team to ensure prioritization and timely delivery of key deliverables.Collaborate effectively with Engineering, QA, and the leadership team to ensure the delivery of high-quality end products that exceed customer expectations.Proactively stay updated on industry trends and competitive positioning, leveraging this knowledge to contribute to the continuous development and refinement of our overall product strategy.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Facilitating cross-functional collaboration between customer experience and product engineering.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

- Led User Research. Evaluated the existing platform for usability issues.Identified 200+ issues and produced an actionable spreadsheet for thedevelopment team labeling issues and proposing solutions.- Leveraged that research to create an all new Style Guide and Design Systemthat would overhaul the entire application. These were used to redesign everyscreen to enhance consistency.- Designed an all new backend Dashboard to create features for more users.- Designs were created in Sketch and Figma and handed off in Zeplin.

- Leveraged user research to design screens and interactions for their entire site, focused on enhancing usability. - Used the finished design for the web interface to create a dynamic mobile version of the site.- Created and handed off designs in Adobe XD.

Lestrem, Hauts-De-France, Fr

- Created designs for an internal page that presents offerings and research capabilities at their company.- Communicated with stakeholders- Designed in Sketch

Chicago, Il, Us

- Designed and conducted User Research with employees at companies likeJim Beam and United Airlines to inform designs for features that wouldincrease user engagement with this workplace events application.- Designed an all new set of features focused on user feedback.- Designed an all new on-boarding tutorial for the application.- Designs were created using Agile methods, in Sketch and Figma

Pirate Fly Fishing is a millennial fishing and lifestyle brand. I was hired to research, define, and design the MVP for their first online page which needed to reflect their value proposition as well as be a functioning shop.Responsibilities:*Conducted Surveys/Interviews*Market Research*Created Wireframes and Prototypes (Axure/Sketch/Indesign)*Usability Testing*Handed off a set of Design Principles to guide future designs

- Reported directly to the Senior Industrial Designer- I was responsible for aiding in the conception and development of new Home Products for clients such as Walmart, Target, Bed, Bath, and Beyond.- Designs were refined and optimized to be mass-produced onsite at the injection molding plant. - - Designs placed an emphasis on mass production, ease of tooling, and economical use of materials.

- As a part of that team, I built a drone for the first 2016 Presidential debate.- Worked alongside pilots and engineers on the UAV Product Design Team. - Designed visuals for UAV systems/interfaces with a focus on user-centric design. - Designed Heavy Lift drone systems for the secret service and law enforcement.

Champaign, Illinois, Us

Led the Advertising Design Team in the creation of original artwork, copy, and advertising layouts for national and local accounts, reaching nearly 100,000 people per day.

Champaign, Illinois, Us

Designing original artwork, copy, and advertising layouts for national and local companies. Creation of original animations for web-based advertising. Design of in-house marketing materials.

Contract PositionOn the Branding Team, I was responsible for creating engaging web and marketing designs that created financial benefits for client companies.

Houston, Tx, Us

Designing 3D Printed models of future projects for oil industry companies. Mainly worked on the Shell account.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Industrial And Product Design

User Experience Design Immersive