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Riverwoods, Il, Us

Created guidelines for components, patterns, and all Radiant Design System elements to ensure user-friendliness and a modern, reliable experienceConducted audits on existing UI elements; created and optimized Figma components to enhance usability and enable compliance with WCAG2.2 standardsStrategized with experience design, product design, and engineering teams to identify requirements of digital experiences and design system elementsPartnered with stakeholders across the business, product, engineering, and research teams to craft cohesive and consistent user experiences

New York, Ny, Us

Content Lead on the 4-person Design Foundations Team at Nielsen: Created the Unity Design System, a set of design principles, accessibility guidelines, components, patterns, code, and documentation to advocate standards and authenticity Mentored and guided 10+ other designers, product managers, and developers to accomplish ethical, impactful and innovative workDrove the design process across separate engineering, product management, and strategy teams, juggling different timelines and fast-paced Agile life cycles for 30+ projectsEmpowered 30+ colleagues to learn and apply best practices to dozens of Nielsen products, implementing comprehensive globalized, localized, and inclusive design and development solutionsEnabled the entire company -- 40,000+ people in 55+ countries -- to quickly deliver world class experiences using Nielsen's complex data systems and data visualizations

New York, Ny, Us

Trained and advised a team of 10+ designers on wireframing and prototyping techniques, using tools such as Figma, Axure RP, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe IllustratorGuided teammates in creating pixel-perfect designs and solving complicated design problems at scale for 30+ new and legacy projects and 2 different design systemsTook the lead on scoping, planning and documenting information architecture, connecting context-dependent, disparate systems and comparing internal and external client pathways for a $90M business unit with 400+ clientsExpertly communicated design strategy and rationale, backing up choices with research that focused on identifying core needs, mapping out user journeys, performing task analyses, and applying design thinking to product strategyLed the design of the Nielsen Analytics Console, a portal for analysts and planners to collect, cleanse and prepare data and facilitate delivery pipelines for marketing and advertising analysis and research projects

Franklin Park, Illinois, Us

One-person UX department leading a team of 10-20 developers and project managers to create compelling digital experiences that meet client objectives and user needsBuilt interactive prototypes and wireframes into pixel-perfect UI designs, ensuring consistency and adherence to guidelines

Wireframing, guiding content strategy, designing information architecture, customizing content management systems (CMS), responsive web development

New York, New York, Us

Fast-paced agency responsive mobile web development for more than 10 clients, focusing on progressive enhancement and graceful degradation

Chicago, Il, Us

Worked with a team of 3-5 front-end developers on new development initiatives and platform enhancements across sears.com, kmart.com and the associated portfolio of brand propertiesResponsible for front-end development and client-side interactions using interactive technologiesMade recommendations on front-end technologies, leveraged best practices, accurately estimated and tracked time across multiple simultaneous projects, and developed and documented methodologies, standards and best practices for the User Experience GroupWorked closely with information architects, visual designers and developers to produce front-end solutionsCollaborated on new design concepts, created win/win solutions with team members, and consulted with stakeholders on design enhancements

Ms, Human-Computer Interaction, Human Computer Interaction

B.A., Communications - Broadcasting And Film Production