• Created high fidelity mockups for a government website to aide stakeholder discussion prior to development, creating solutions to better the site’s usability and accessibility.• Collaborated with business partners, project leads, software testers, and developers to discuss the developmental feasibility of application features and design solutions.• Refreshed the visual design of numerous legacy applications.• Contributed to the redesign and development of project-wide design system.• Oversaw webpages from a UI/UX perspective, from design to implementation, making sure every screen matched its corresponding design and was responsive on all device sizes.• Fulfilled additional job responsibilities as a UI Developer, assisting developers with UI solutions using knowledge of HTML, CSS, and jQuery.

- Wrote front-end code to build basic user interfaces using HTML, CSS, and jQuery- Collaborated with business partners, project leads, software testers, and developers to discuss the developmental feasibility of application features and design solutions.- Oversaw webpages from a UI/UX perspective, from design to implementation, making sure every screen matched its corresponding design and was responsive on all device sizes.- Completed UI bugs on 60+ screens for 20 development staff members over several releases and change requests, including on iOS and Android

- Negotiated with clients and created estimates and invoices- Designed cover and 10+ illustrations for a YA novel.- Illustrated 50+ commissions for clients all over the world.- Created a final product that fits client expectations, maintains contactthrough the initial stages of production- Provided illustrations plus any additional edits the client might need.

- Saved $50,000 by implementing cost-saving initiatives that addressedlong-standing problems with inventory control.- Led a Kaizen event on simplifying the process for the destruction ofmaterials.- Planned operations to meet established schedules, factoring in orderdemands, and business forecasts.- Anticipated and addressed production problems, materials shortages,equipment malfunctions, and unavoidable delays.

• Extensive use of common lab equipment (centrifuge, fume hood, vortex mixer, water bath)• Strong understanding of Excel, data entry and data analysis• Key collaborator in perfecting the research protocol for finding sugar and starch concentrations in several plant tissues• Preparations of chemicals and buffer solutions (75% sulfuric acid, 0.05 M Sodium acetate buffer, .1 N sodium hydroxide)• Stable isotopic analysis of water from soil and leaf tissue, using vacuum distillation for the water extractions

Used past experience and methods to create a research project to analyze the non-structural carbohydrates in larrea tridentata. I presented my research at the annual Arizona Space Grant Consortium.