As a Independent Design Consultant and frequent collaborator with fellow independents at Design Research Collective (DRC), I help clients achieve their goals through human-centered design and design research. I have more than 15 years of experience in the field, with a background in User Experience and User Interface Design (UX/UI), Graphic Design, and Qualitative Design Research. I earned my MFA from the College of Design at the UofM, BA in International Relations, Spanish, and Business from UW-Madison.I am passionate about creating engaging, intuitive, and accessible products and services that meet the needs users and stakeholders. I work with clients across industries, including healthcare, consumer retail, education, and more.I'm a flexible worker - ready to take objectives and run, plug into an existing team, or work shoulder to shoulder. I collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of designers, researchers, developers, and strategists to deliver high-quality design solutions that are aligned with the client's vision and mission. Clients say they love the positive attitude, clear communication, and work ethic I bring. As a solopreneur, I'm passionate about supporting clients with graphic design, UX design and design strategy. Annual reports, pitch decks, naming, logos, brand design language, and websites, are just a few examples of the type of deliverables I love being asked to deliver. For larger scale projects, I'm a frequent, long-time collaborator with Design Research Collective, a group of independent market research and design pros based in the Twin CIties. Together, we take on market research and design strategy projects in retail, medical device, and healthcare service delivery. Our collective expertise focuses on in-depth qualitative market research (VOC, ethnography), product and service innovation (design concept development, ideation/co-creation facilitation), and corporate training workshops. www.designresearchcollective.com Have a project in mind or just want to get acquainted? Let's do it.