The User Interface Community of Practice at TransUnion continues our mission of bringing high quality user interface design and user experience analysis to application development teams. Updating and modernizing our UI system to support Angular while still supporting other front-end technologies. Leading the UI design community across TU groups that design and build user interfaces. Taking on the Internal Services group which maintains internal tools that help TU manage and run day to day activities and in fall of 2019 taking on the Content Management System Team to further support our web and marketing platforms.

Continue to lead the UICoE which has taken on development and design responsibilities for our marketing websites. Updating and expansing our ui toolkit to support TransUnion’s new brand. Managing the Java CoE and a team of off-shore developers expanding the CoE’s role in application development.

Created and managed a team of UI designers and front-end developers across multiple projects. Created a formal UI design system. Took on the UX testing and analysis team.

Continue to lead the batch data application UI effort.

Senior UX designer on batch data applications for TransUnion. Lead the conversion of massive mainframe workflows to web based user interfaces. Conducted testing and optimization of same.

Designed and built websites for custom greeting and gift cards as an application service provider. Designed marketing and merchandising materials for 4YourSoul.com, a private branded greeting card store. Worked to streamline production and the launch of new clients websites/stores. Implemented processes for, and created a template for the front-end web code.

Worked with a team to organize and stage large corporate events and meetings. Managed all aspects of creative for projects including Powerpoint, scenic design and video. Responsibilities included maintaining corporate marketing materials, identity, website and intranet. Designed and produced event videos and DVDs.

Part of a team that built an entertainment and sports media platform for the web. Built a useable interface for many types of content allowing for free and paying users. Worked with marketing and management teams to expand existing financial markets based brand into entertainment and sports, allowing for future expansion. Worked in many media to promote brand including DVD and print as well as web.

Worked with clients to determine needs and goals for creative projects focusing on the Internet. Mentored junior designers and tutored on software tools. Consulted with marketing teams on brand direction and designed a cohesive identity to introduce the company.

Managed a team of designers, writers and photographers to design, develop, and maintain over 30 ecommerce websites and 3 catalogs. Part of the team that created a custom ecommerce enterprise system that supports multi-million dollar order volumes. Helped design the information architecture and user interaction model of MVP.com that, after only 9 months, was named the #2 Sporting Goods ecommerce site by Gomez Associates and named a Top 25 ecommerce site by InternetRetailer magazine.Responsible for maintaining client brand integrity when translating print to html and extending retail branding to catalogs. Creative team handled all front-end technology needs.Created catalog design division and successfully launched 3 catalogs in 2 months. Extended web based retail architecture to support catalog integration on the front-end, and expanded and updated the ecommerce platform to accommodate new functionality such as real-time customized previews and multiple photography sizes and product colors.

Helped to define the branding and marketing messages of the company. Designed the user interface and screen layouts for promotional and advertising use. Helped to define the architecture of the site and technical integration of the presentation layer. Other responsibilities include creating advertising for online use and mentoring junior designers.

Consultant in Andersen Consulting's Financial Services Solution Center (FSSC), which focused on delivering solutions to clients in the Financial Services, Insurance and Products industries. Belonged to the Change Management Competency Group of Andersen Consulting’s Chicago office.Involved in a variety of projects including web site development, interactive CD-ROMs, kiosks, presentations, videos and training systems. Member of the FSSC’s Media Design Group, the MDG was responsible for graphic design, media creation, and rapid prototype development using standard multimedia authoring tools.