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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.
• 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.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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