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Clarksville, Tennessee, United States

Served as a crucial interface between executive leadership, the development team, and marketing, ensuring digital touch-points were perfectly aligned with both business objectives and customer needs. Leveraged a holistic design approach that not only enhanced the user experience but also significantly contributed to business growth by capturing new customer segments and strengthening existing customer relationships.Responsibilities:- Led user research initiatives to uncover valuable insights into the target audience, informing design strategies and ensuring customer-centric solutions.- Developed wireframes and prototypes for website overhaul, facilitating seamless user interactions and optimizing page performance. - Collaborated closely with the development team throughout the design process, ensuring accurate implementation of design elements and seamless functionality.- Produced compelling social media graphics aligned with brand guidelines, resulting in increased engagement, brand awareness, and conversion rates.- Conducted regular design reviews and incorporated feedback from stakeholders to refine and iterate on designs, ensuring high-quality deliverables.- Stayed updated with industry trends and emerging design patterns, incorporating innovative ideas to continually enhance the user experience.- Actively participated in cross-functional team meetings and brainstorming sessions to foster collaboration and drive alignment across departments.By effectively combining user research, wireframing, prototyping, and collaboration with development teams, I successfully translated business and customer needs into visually appealing and user-friendly designs that elevated the overall user experience. Through my expertise in creating engaging social media graphics, I played a key role in driving conversions and amplifying brand engagement.

Responsible for business development, promotion and client relationships for a variety of clientele from wedding events and portrait sessions to corporate engagements and commercial applications. Works closely with clients to achieve their vision and realize results that are built on creativity, experience and technology. Client Examples1. Financial Institution - Aligned with business objectives of a multi million dollar corporation to provide site enhancement with photography to develop professional connections with customer base.2. Quieti Apparel - Consulted with the CEO to improve the online presence of their e-commerce site. Staged and photographed their entire collection of men’s shirts, developed ideas and choreographed photo-shoots with talent to highlight different lines with a look and feel that fit their unique brand. 3. Music Talent - Worked closely with Brad Paisley, John Berry and other musicians to develop photography that told the special story of each artist and their unique musical path. The photography was used for online presence, album covers and other promotional materials. 4. ABC Imaging - Hired to setup and shoot head-shots for the company website and other corporate materials. Also, shot photos and videos of several large scale ABC Imaging projects in the Washington DC area; including signage for Howard University, printed banners for DC United Soccer and many other large scale projects.

Lebanon, Tennessee, United States

Collaborated with the project leadership team and external vendors to identify and resolve challenges in the company's new web design. Improved site performance, user experience, and aesthetics by devising sustainable solutions to troubleshoot problems, resulting in a more effective and engaging digital platform.Responsibilities Included: - Enhanced company web site by working with project leadership team and external vendors to troubleshoot problems and develop solutions for newly implemented web design.- Utilized photography skills to execute high quality campaign imagery used online, in print, and various billboards throughout the middle Tennessee area.- Collaborated with leadership to write copy used for press releases, email campaigns, and online advertising.

Responsible for shooting photography and video of live concerts, backstage meet and greets and special band promo events. Responsibilities Included: - Conducted and implemented research of 55 venue spaces around the world to develop unique composition and creative ideas for photo and video shoots.- Set up for every live performance ensuring equipment and lighting were perfect for each location. Provided all photo/video editing and photo management while on the road to ensure engagement of fans through social media platforms.

Managed incoming client funds for insurance related services. The tasks assigned to this role involved receiving funds and making accurate bookkeeping records, moving payments to assigned policies that best served the clients’ needs and informing/ returning excessive funds on account due to change in the policy terms. (example: audits and endorsements)