Experience Design leader with recent roles as Technical Project Manager with over a decade of experience in product development. Roles within varied team structures from direct contributor, project leader to large scale federal contracts work including : experience design, rapid prototyping, task analysis, project management, product strategy, and proposal creation.Recent technical PM contracts, with a proven track record of achieving on-time and on-budget goals for federal government clients with a focus on usability. During my career, I have spearheaded complex hardware and software engineering projects throughout the development cycle. I've led system requirements, designs, and validations steps including usability testing with an emphasis on the following tactics.• Design Process integrated with Development: Iterative prototypes with increasing fidelity within agile development leading to validation via usability testing. High use of functional flow diagrams mapped to low fidelity mockups and system level requirements and functionality.• A Partnership Approach: Effective communication engaging with all stakeholders is vital. I have a diverse background adapting my communication style to gain the trust of stakeholders to align development and to research and validate customer and user needs. • Problem Solving: Conducting realistic risk analysis, keeping critical priorities, informing all communication channels with bad news first and resolving scope and staffing challenges. I hold a U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance and am willing to travel. You will find me proficient with XD, SnagIt, Balsamiq, Axure, Invision, Moqups, Figma, Jira, and Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator.Please feel free to connect with me. I look forward to hearing from you.