Overseeing the Software Group, including strategic planning, team leadership, and ensuring the successful delivery of software projects.

Lead a team of 8 developers and designers who maintain six of the 24 apps in the JCDC suite. Product and project management of the team’s applications. Product planning and execution, gathering requirements, defining information architecture and long-term goals, setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and working with leadership, business analysis, development, and QA teams to ensure deadlines are met at the customer is satisfied.Designing, managing, and maintaining the UI Design System in Vue.js based on Vuetify and using Storybook for documentation and Chromatic and unit tests for testing; all while working with other Software Group teams for department-wide implementation.

Build UI component library in Vue.js using the Vue CLI, Vue Router, Vuex, Vuetify, and Typescript along with Storybook and Chromatic for documentation and testing managed in GitHub. Train JCDC developers to use the components in the JCDC suite of applications.Rebuild JCDC applications using the component library.

Software • User Experience/ Web Design/ Front-End Development • Recreating information architecture for internal reporting software to simplify the experience for the national users. Redesigning and coding information graphics in D3.js v4.Web • Design/ Front-End Development • Continuing to support Drupal 8 suite of 100+ federal sites. Designing and executing change requests and ensuring data consistency.

Lead a team of up to 15 developers, designers, and copywriter redesigning a suite of federal websites (one national and 125 local sites) for the Department of Labor’s Job Corps program. Planned team sprints, wrote and assigned stories in Jira, and presented work to the Federal client.Design • User Experience/ User Interface/ Web Design/ Project Management • Created sitemap, wireframes, design standards, mockups, and InVision prototypes for developers’ reference and client approval. Reviewed and approved designs. Reorganized and rewrote site content using Confluence.Front-end Development • Created two Drupal 8 themes by building content types, custom blocks, views, and twig templates. Styled a fully responsive site using Bootstrap and custom CSS written with SCSS. Worked in a development environment that uses AWS, Vagrant, Grunt, and Drush. Approved front-end code in Bitbucket.

Web Design • Create unique websites on WordPress (PHP), WIX, Adobe Business Catalyst or hand-coded in HTML, CSS, and Javascript with a focus on a simple user experience, brand consistency, and conversion for the client.E-mail Marketing Consulting • Work with clients to maximize e-mail marketing performance through strategic campaigns with the purpose of increasing revenue and e-mail retention. Design, code and deploy e-mail on MailChimp platform. Provide weekly performance reports.

Worked to enhance user satisfaction for sustainable home goods e-commerce website by redesigning visual elements and template layouts in SiteVisible using HTML, CSS, ASP, Javascript, and jQuery. • Used A/B testing with Optimizely and site statistics from Crazy Egg to guide design decisions.

Designed, coded, and published creative assets to support promotion and merchandising efforts primarily through homepage, banners, landing pages, and e-mail marketing campaigns using HTML, CSS, ASP, and Javascript. • Customized WordPress (PHP) template for a sustainable living blog. • Strategized and executed social media campaigns across multiple platforms. • Designed and produced product packaging and inserts, maintaining company commitment to ecology. • Coordinated and executed product photography and editing/retouching. • Managed and trained junior designer in brand strategy and design execution.

Redesigned and maintained three in-house websites in HTML, CSS, and Javascript. • Designed and produced marketing materials for company clientele including multi-media projects, wide-format printing, and 3D modeling. • Coordinated design execution of large marketing vehicle with Craftsmen Industries. • Directed and edited videos with motion graphics that were presented quarterly to Fortune 500 client by a national experiential marketing company.

Customized and launched e-commerce store on Volusion platform in HTML, CSS, PHP, and Javascript with focus on strong SEO. • Designed and produced print and web marketing materials for regional real estate agents. • Developed and implemented in-house marketing strategy. • Managed junior staff.

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers-AmeriCorps at Mother Seaton Academy

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers-AmeriCorps

Louisiana Delta Service Corps at BREC-LSU-BRAS Highland Road Park