Design for digital safety.

Design for cloud management of Azure SQL resources including Azure SQL databases, elastic pools, servers, Managed Instances, SQL virtual machines, and Azure Arc (the Microsoft hybrid cloud offering) as well as open source offerings including PostgreSQL, MySQL and Maria DB.

As a part of the Azure Data UX team, I have been primarily involved in the ideation and production of interfaces for managing services on the Azure framework. Products have ranged from big data analytics infrastructure management to a variety of internal-facing and confidential projects.

With capacities ranging from UX consultation to project strategy, my primary objective has been site visitor retention through compelling user experiences. I have served as the key internal UX authority for redesigns of the Magic: The Gathering, Wizards Play Network & Community Sites, seeing each of these through their transition to a new platform, Drupal. I assisted in bug priority determination and hands-on vendor direction. The Magic site alone sees millions of visitors each month, and this new update ignites a new cycle of continuous iteration and improvements.

From initial discussions to ideation, and throughout the production phase, I insured a consistent user experience. My responsibilities covered the gamut of consultant, art director & production designer as necessary. I completed regular quality reviews with the development team prior to final site launches. The work was primarily digital, with the occasional print piece or advertising campaign. While in this role, I helped our team achieve a look on the sharepoint platform that has been historically uncommon at Microsoft.Key projects included:1. MSUS Homepages (3 different sites).2. Operator Channels Offer Engine (A collaboration micro-platform).3. GetHelp Motion Graphics.

While refining my craft, I created and contributed to a wide variety of print, web, motion and ad campaign projects under the mentorship of Kor Creative Director, Mark Orton. I helped build a new brand, from the ground floor ( Qivana ). I helped conceptualize several campaigns for USUCCU, a college credit union…with measurable success. I also participated and acted as lead production designer for a myriad of small brands and web projects.

Public Land Surveying Technician and Spatial Diagramming

A couple of summers surveying public lands

I created effective marketing materials required for student-led events. I produced materials primarily targeted at students through web and print mediums. I briefly served as a web strategy lead in my team and often found myself the tech guru.