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• Sole designer leading the build of a brand new invoice processing system for internal users. Balancing business goals of efficiency and speed towards 75% automation with user needs and a straightforward/easy-to-use interface• Mentoring team members and taking the initiative to provide guidance and support to help the team manage design requests• Leading customer and stakeholder interviews• Improving a small (but mighty) existing brand style by creating a new design system, including auditing existing components and creating new ones. Collaborating with front-end engineers to build within scope and maximize limited development bandwidth.

• Led the six month discovery and research phase (15 user interviews, 30 hours) of a dated internal tool• Used the discovery/research findings and co-designed a persona-specific prototype, taking five months to reinvent the internal tool and deliver a presentation to various stakeholders, including executives in an attempt to fund further iterations• Fostered relationships with the design team, stakeholders, sales, and developers through open communication, active listening, and a judgement-free environment• Served as the lead designer for an Events pod that was creating a global application

• Conducted user research and discovery, created user personas and journey maps, developed wireframes and prototypes, ran usability testing, and designed high fidelity mockups all while communicating with stakeholders and leveraging user needs• Continuously iterated on designs based on user’s needs/feedback and analysis of relevant data

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

• Managed an annual advertising budget of $300,000 and negotiated over $12 million in free/ discounted ads in 2.5 years• Completed 600+ projects and balanced 25-30 projects at a time• Assisted in the creative brainstorming for billboard designs, newspaper graphics, bus wraps, and many more forms of media• Maintained positive relationships with advertising companies while working in a fast-paced, agile environment with constant last minute/urgent deadlines

Houston, Texas, United States

Ux Certification

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication Studies/Journalism

Activities and Societies: Honors Program, Pep Band, Los Angeles Loyolan, Gonzaga-in-Florence Study Abroad Program