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Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

Principal Designer for emerging creative, incubation and generative AI initiatives.My goal is to find the meaningful intersection between emerging AI tools and human creativity. • Collaborating with Adobe leadership and key stakeholders to research, identify and inform new product and design strategy. • Leading a core team of UX designers with a focus on emerging and inflight AI feature development.• Developing strategic vision materials and cross-org partnerships for new feature, product and incubation initiatives with a focus on generative AI and next-gen system designs for video, motion and animation.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Design Lead for DVA (Digital Video & Audio) AI Initiatives. • Led and managed a diverse team of UX designers with a focus on emerging and inflight AI feature development for Premiere Pro, After Effects and new product.• Developed strategic vision materials and partnerships for new feature, product and incubation initiatives. • Actively explored emerging proprietary and open source AI video workflows and tools from an artist's perspective.

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Manager and Lead Designer For Adobe After Effects• Converted complex technical and strategic challenges into focused design vision. • Collaborated with PM and Engineering leads to establish product strategy, vision, feature development and roadmaps.• Led broad design initiatives focused on the future of motion design and creativity within Creative Cloud.• Built cross-team alignment to help unify Adobe's vision for the future of animation workflows across Creative Cloud.• Led user research efforts to establish signal on new product and feature development.

San Jose, Ca, Us

• Lead Designer for Adobe After Effects• Responsible for leading broad design initiatives focused on the future of motion design and Adobe After Effects.• Researched, pitched and developed a robust new UX for new 3D creation workflows within Adobe After Effects.• Collaborated with PM and Engineering to establish product strategy, vision and feature development.• Developed cross-team alignment to help unify Adobe's vision for the future of animation workflows across Creative Cloud.• Led numerous user research efforts to establish signal on new product and feature development.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Office Media GroupWith an emphasis on AI enhanced tools, our team's focus was on developing the future of video creation and consumption on the web and within Office.• Established vision and strategy for multi-platform video applications across our organization. • Managed a team of five UX designers working across photos and video projects. • Design Direction for in-browser video editing experiences for Microsoft Stream and Office 365. • Lead numerous user research efforts to establish signal on new product development.• Collaborated with teams throughout Microsoft to story tell and align vision across products.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Foundry was an incubation studio who's mission was to inspire, prove and enable the future of Microsoft experiences through ubiquitous computing and seamless interactions across mediums. • One of four studio leads setting vision and strategy for a team of 25+ designers, developers and project managers. • Managed and lead a diverse team of UX and visual designers in the creation of experimental 3D, Hololens, AR and next generation device incubation. • Developed innovative metaverse concepts and patents related to AR and spatial computing scenarios.• Collaborated with internal Microsoft device teams to align visions and bring clarity to new incubation projects. • Developed strategic storytelling of our team's vision, ideas and accomplishments.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Microsoft Studios - Good ScienceAn incubation lab focused on exploring and developing new experiences and interaction models for Hololens and mixed reality. • Senior leadership, vision and hands-on creation for a team of artists, developers and designers.• Collaborated with Fortune 500 companies to bring their brands to Microsoft Hololens.• Developed experimental UX / UI concepts and designs for virtual and mixed reality platforms. • Both art directed and created optimized 3D content for the Unity game engine.

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Worked directly with clients such as Nintendo, Pokemon and Target to discover project intent and establish strategy and direction.• Directed and lead multidisciplinary teams in the creation of interactive mobile experiences. • Concept and creation of multi-platform Unity 3D and HTML games to enhance brand engagement. • Worked collaboratively with strategy, UX and development teams to produce large scale projects and new business pitches.

Indianapolis, In, Us

• Directed a team of multi-disciplined interactive designers in the creation of Unity 3D and HTML interactive experiences and games. • UX and UI design for platforms such as tablet, mobile, web, and large scale touch displays.• 3D and motion design for broadcast and interactive experiences.

Indianapolis, In, Us

• Worked with a team of flash developers to create rich interactive experiences.• Developed original branding and identities.• Created custom illustration and animation for broadcast.

Muncie, In, Us

• Assisted students in their creation of grant-funded interactive projects.• Co-lead a grant funded team in the creation of interactive installations for a local museum.

Fishers, Indiana, Us

• Developed flash interfaces for web based applications.• Created storyboards for various motion projects.• Developed custom illustrations and marketing materials for corporate and healthcare clients.

Bachelor'S Degree, Visual Communications

Bachelor'S Degree, Painting