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Charlotte, Nc, Us

Moline, Il, Us

In this role, I am helped to establish and perform in a fully functional and interdisciplinary UX team which followed an Agile Operating Model. I supported four product teams in addition to being part of the UX team. My efforts were focused on Dealership software that helped track, manage and order equipment as well as the incentives dealers received from John Deere to help push product. I specialize in Figma mockups and Prototypes, but I also led and contributed to several research efforts which often consisted of User Interviews or Usability Testing.

Boston, Ma, Us

• Redesigned the internal transition solution from MS Access and Excel tables to an updated solution utilizing SAP Fiori external standards and best practices for SAP UI5 to enable transition data transfer into Sales Center.• Driven R&D into issues with old existing Icon Solution and designed an optimized React component SVG Icon Solution, enabling consistency via a common icon component using React props and CSS Variables.• Spearheaded potential ways to integrate transportation management into Sales Center. Designed and prototyped three separate InVision mockup flows shown to dealers and leadership to drive further decisions.• Designed the prototype, wrote the script, facilitated the usability testing with Dealers, and did a qualitative user research for the Account-Term Note testing at JDUG, focused on delivering stakeholders key-actionables.• Enforce Responsive Design initiative to better support tablet and mobile. o Presented (Responsive 101) class and dictated CSS Grid and breakpoints for software development.• Created mobile mockups and prototypes (over 150 designs) with a strong attention to detail to give developers communications and guidance on mobile expectations from the user experience design team.• Designed reusable component specifications to ensure Sales Center will give our users consistent experiences. In addition, providing UX requirements to a group of specialized Individuals driving the components initiative.• Manage and maintain the OM Design files and prototypes which consist of 130 different InVision repos, over 300 Sketch files, and over 7,000 artboards which align with Deere’s UX Design System and Brand standards.• Headed OM UX team’s communications with developers via Flowdock – providing quick turn arounds (Agile) for mockups, prototypes, user interface behavior, and design spec’s when needed – increasing UX impact.• Collaborate on the UX Agile blueprint model that has been refined since integrating Rally User Stories.

Moline, Il, Us

Testing Triage Team, User Experience Design, Technical Working Group facilitation, architecture solutions.Skills used: Adobe Fireworks, Bohemian Sketch, Balsamiq Mockups, inVision, HTML, CSS, HP ALM Quality Center (QA), SAP, Google Chrome Developer Tools, Microsoft SharePoint, communication, facilitation.• User Experience (UX) design and web development using Microsoft SharePoint, Bohemian Sketch and Adobe Fireworks – specialized in wire-framing and UI mockups improving workflows for user interaction matching user needs• Led SharePoint Immigration project management for architecture team ensuring consistency with department strategy – included focus on data visualization and document management (tags), for aligned product release strategy• Analyzed, solution-routed, debugged and triaged (QA) for program defects using Chrome Developer Tools and SAP• Facilitated meetings for Technical Working Strategy Group which solved advanced product development solutions

Davenport, Iowa , Us

Planning and facilitation of events for international student body. Provision of transportation, mentoring, and resource reference for entire international student body

English proofreading and liaison work between Saint Ambrose University and the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, which is Europe's second oldest public Library.

West Wareham, Us

Extremely physically demanding work in a fast-paced crew of event tent workers. Operated crew vehicles for cross-state jobs; and worked on tent lighting using my eye for aesthetics.

Worked on routine and unexpected maintenance of small 1-6 passenger airplanes.

Davenport, Iowa , Us

Assisted gallery curator in exhibition instillation and break-down; kept relevant knowledge on gallery shows. Print shop maintenance and paper-making studio instillation.

Washington, Dc, Us

Participated in a service year dedicated to working side-by-side with my team of eleven corps members from diverse backgrounds. We worked on interdisciplinary projects for FEMA requiring Mass Care, Voluntary Agency Liaisons, and IA Reports (my specialization). I worked on projects in Microsoft Excel, Access, and I also trained myself in Drupal for some web design / development. Our projects all fell after Super-storm Sandy on the coast of New Jersey and Connecticut. Weekends were dedicated to additional service work called ISP's - or independence service projects which we led as a team.

Bachelor’S Degree, Computer Science And Painting

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science - Augmented Vision (Light Fields)

Bachelor’S Degree, General Education

Specialization, Interaction Design