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Sacramento, Ca, Us

Empowering growth-stage companies to unravel the User Experience (UX) maze, leveling up their product design maturity, leading to better business outcomes.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Advisor, Senior Product Design Manager at PSG, a growth equity firm that partners withmiddle-market software and technology-enabled services companies to helpthem navigate transformational growth, capitalize on strategic opportunities and buildstrong teams. PSG brings extensive investment experience, deep expertise in softwareand technology, and a firm commitment to collaborating with management teams.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Reimagining how Discovery Education, an established EdTech content producer, might better support teacher routines in the classroom so they have the ability to improve student learning outcomes.

Los Gatos, Ca, Us

Lead designer on the internal tools team supporting visibility needs across 60+ applications with the goal of modernizing how hollywood produces and delivers content.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Managed a team of designers while driving direction of this User Research platform.

Woodland Hills, Ca, Us

Taking on a lead role to promote BlackLine's suite of solutions through a strategic redesign effort defined by a rethink in user flow and a partnership with cross functional partners.• Developed and promoted a UX Roadmap aligning with Product and Senior Mgmt objectives• Researching user behavior and promoting usability though the creation of testing programs• Audited existing user workflows within a legacy application • Presenting workflow redesigns and improvements to executives and other stakeholders• Developed a design documentation deliverable format to better serve Dev and QA's efforts• Creation of a pattern library promoting consistency and ease of execution• Working in a cross-functional environment to see a feature through the design lifecycle • Promoting the value of UX internally and educating internal teams on best practices

Woodland Hills, Ca, Us

• Took user stories & requirements from PMs and translated them into wireframes, then comps• Documented interaction design and expected behaviors for new and existing feature sets• Worked within a design system to provide consistent and on-brand deliverables• Participated in design team feature reviews to share project learnings• Work closely with Product and Engineering teams• Dedicated to ongoing growth of product and market-space knowledge

San Jose, California, Us

Instructional design for a broad range of materials spanning sales colloratal to internal communication.

Los Osos, Ca, Us

During five+ years with this consumer facing marketplace in this vibrant and iconic space, I learned every aspect of this e-commerce workflow, with efforts influencing increased order conversions.• e-commerce workflow design• Product layout / updates• Product photography and touch-up• Content updates and information design• Print advertisement design• Promotional campaign design• Social media development• Shopping cart support / troubleshooting

Giving back to the community of ruggers. #SLORFC #RugbyIsFamily

Best college job ever! Management for events up and down California. #YellowShirts• Plating 1K fundraising dinners at Hearst Castle• Mosh pit security for Flogging Molly• Walkie Talkie concierge at the Monterey Jazz Festival• Illicit substance manager at the High Sierra Music Festival• A quinceanera here and there

Bs, Graphic Design

Advanced Web & Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction