UX, UI and product design for enterprise SaaS software for operating marine and rail terminals.• Workshop facilitator• Design specifications• UI component design

UX and product design for desktop, mobile and VR applications for operating marine and rail terminals. • Mockup and prototype creation in Adobe XD and Axure• User flows• Usability testing - in person and remote• Design thinking and workshop facilitation• Initiated and led accessibility efforts• Cross-product UI standardization and design system

Designed a project management and database application to facilitate administration of Second Chance Pell Grants. Worked with developers for implementation.

Working with an early stage startup, our team redesigned their current Minimum Viable Product based on competitive research and interviews to include more features, clearer information hierarchy and more intuitive layouts.• Increased System Usability Scale (SUS) of website from 34 to 85• Created persona, customer journey map, task flow and initial wireframes

New product development strategy and implementation. Product management and design of housewares for multiple brands and product lines. Bring kitchen and housewares products to market for house brand and multi-channel retailers and manage the products throughout their lifecycle. International sourcing, communication, specification, and negotiation and working with internal and external creative teams.• Designed and launched 30 cookware and bakeware products for Taste of Home license - Developed graphic pattern, textures, and colors for diverse materials - Created a design language for line - Worked with multiple stakeholders to create final approved production products - Designed further line extensions in storage/organization and pantry• Coordinated bringing customer specific products to market, including for Walmart and Crate & Barrel, including overseeing product updates, packaging approval and 3rd party testing/audits• Standardized item naming and suggested retail prices in price list• Confirmed and updated duty rates and tariff codes for imported products• Created and presented sales representative training materials• Competitive product and pricing analysis• Product management and item set up for all new items• Designed new quality control information handling program to communicate product specifications throughout company

Industrial design and engineering for new consumer electronics product to launch a startup. Creation of iterative SolidWorks models and drawings to integrate PCBA, other electrical components, and housing and to improve ergonomics. After initial launch, continued implementing product updates and served as a CAD/design consultant to new products.

Concept development, product design and customer presentations for Good Cook branded and private label kitchen tools; collaborated with sales force and channel managers to deliver conceptual images and products to key customers.• Designed the 2010 Back to College promotional kitchen gadget program for Walmart, consisting of 6 SKUs

Executed all aspects of product design including competitive product testing, patent research, sketching, mockups and prototypes, CAD, graphics, product specifications, product approval and vendor communication.• Lead designer for Target, Walmart and Bed Bath & Beyond accounts; generated and implemented product concepts to increase sales and meet margin requirements• Analyzed tooling cost data to determine trends and cause of change and developed formulas to predict tooling costs of future products• Initiated and led category-wide competitive product analysis to provide internal and external customers with market insights and created strategic sales tools• Executed category analysis and strategy for storage and organization products which resulted in a line extension of updated and newly designed products to increase Progressive’s presence in the category• Designed Magnetic Measuring Spoons, winner of I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review Honorable Mention 2008 and Real Simple Magazine Product of the Year• Designed Collapsible Salad Spinner, 2010 winner of red dot design award and Housewares Design Award Best in Category• Developed product designs and concepts protected by 40 patents currently granted (USA and International)

Year-long, full-time internship assisting with design and research for GE branded appliances.• Designed, compiled and presented microwave concepts for GE’s 2005 line at Walmart with the goal of improving client communication and increasing GE’s microwave business share• Created materials for consumer research on style trends and microwaves to support R&D direction• Initiated, organized and maintained material/resource library to provide single point of reference for department