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Loveland, OH, US

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

San Diego, CA, US

Collaborate with Product team to get alignment, define, and execute the product vision and strategyConduct research, user interviews, and usability testing to gain insights resulting in data-driven design decisionsImplement a user-centered design approach, driving iterative design improvements and incorporating user feedbackto enhance the overall product.

Richmond, Virginia, US

• Lead end-to-end product design projects for clients like Caris Life Sciences and Dominion Electric, driving successful product conceptualization
• Collaborate with stakeholders and developers to define product requirements and ensure alignment throughout the design process
• Conduct workshops to capture information, gain consensus, and create engaging user experiences
• Develop user interface wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to effectively communicate concepts and processes
• Plan and execute usability testing, analyze results, and iteratively improve user experiences

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

• Led my team in a build versus buy discovery and was awarded five million dollars to purchase and improve an Android application for intaking Direct Store Delivery products, representing ~40% of all Kroger products
• Soley keeping project momentum while interviewing and onboarding Tech Lead and Product Manager roles
• Researching and documenting user and stakeholder feedback to achieve stakeholder buy-in and approval
• Facilitating meetings, workshops, and onsite observations
• Creating user flows and prototypes to visualize, communicate and refine product complexity
• Ideating and iterating through concepts to improve, clarify, and increase intake time for DSD Receivers

Libertyville, IL, US

• Director of UX team
• Created and led the User Experience (UX) department for a SaaS (B2B & B2C) consulting agency
• Recruited senior-level talent, mentored, and managed a team of ~10 Senior UX Consultants
• Committed to establishing team values and growing and nurturing a welcoming, supportive team culture
• Focused on giving new team members support and a direction by developing successful onboarding processes including creating individual skill assessments to identify gaps to focus training
• Advocated for my team’s product-led process with clients and within the company

Libertyville, IL, US

• In my role as Senior UX Designer, I had the privilege to work with many notable clients (Apple, Winklevoss Capital, Lowes, and more). Client engagements varied by contract and budget, ranging between four weeks and six.
• Led projects in a client-facing role, performed end-to-end product design, and shipped applications for clients like Apple, Lowe’s, Yum! (Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC), and Winklevoss Capital, startups, and small companies
• Improved products by capturing qualitative and quantitative data, defining flow and interaction improvements, partnering with Devs to add features and streamline processes to improve functionality, and retesting/vetting
• Collaborated cross-functionally with stakeholders, business analysts, and developers to define requirements
• Ran Agile ceremonies – project and sprint planning, stand up, story writing, backlog grooming, demos, and retros
• Facilitated research, developed empathy, and advocated for the user resulting in direction for feature improvements

Huntington, WV, US

Assistant Professor of Graphic Design in the School of Art and Design. Managed three courses per semester of classrooms of ~20 students per class – a total of 18 courses in two years. Taught undergraduates principles of typographic composition, structure & hierarchy through packaging design and short- and long-term identity campaigns. Encouraged students.

• Worked with many clients to design products and offer creative solutions for:
• Website design (HTML/CSS)
• Logo designs
• Marketing material creation
• Motion graphics
• Animations (interactive and linear animations)Clients ranged from dieticians, professional organizers, bands, non-profits, etc. Major projects are called out within my profile and/or listed on my portfolio.

Aurora, Illinois, US

Design responsibilities included marketing efforts, such as website design and maintenance (HTML/CSS), marketing materials design, and email outreach efforts.Collaborated with attorneys to design creative, educational, interactive demonstratives products to use as demonstrative evidence in trial, from concept to final presentation. Products were designed.

Aurora, Illinois, US

Lead and managed a staff of designers, videographers, trial techs, production team, and freelance talent. Coordinated projects, facilitated meetings and interviewed prospective employees. Design responsibilities included marketing efforts, such as website design and maintenance (HTML/CSS), marketing materials design, and email outreach efforts.Collaborated.

Ames, Iowa, US

Created interactive web-based products to improve processes for graduate students like accessing information and speeding up form submission. Designed and updated all web pages associated with the Iowa State University Graduate College and its entities. Pages were developed using PHP, HTML, and CSS. This work also required regular MySQL database.

Ames, Iowa, US

Taught undergraduate sophomores, juniors,and seniors principles of typographic composition, structure & hierarchy through packaging design and short- and long-term identity campaigns. Encouraged students to design through understanding the user/audience. Taught technical courses in responsive web design (HTML/CSS), print, motion, and interactive design.

Ames, Iowa, US

Taught both Summer 2012 and Summer 2013. Kept in contact with students in tandem with the professor, Debra Satterfield, on a biweekly basis. Answered course related questions via email. Developed an online depository for students to store, share and submit their projects. Created supplemental course instruction videos on how to use design programs.

Warrenville, IL, US

Produce Flash online educational module products for training purposes. I worked with the Cisco Systems client creating eLearning IT and network systems training modules.

• Created designs for publication and marketing
• Managed and scheduled a contracted staff for promotional events

The products we created were eLearning modules for clients like Franke Coffee Systems. I oversaw the design of interactive training module products, crafted user flows and interactions based on an understanding of the audience. I was responsible for establishing on-brand UI design concepts, or in the case of unbranded products set the design standards. As.

Designed Flash animations for legal clients to use as demonstrative evidence in trial, from concept to final presentation. Products were designed with user interface/usability in mind for the legal client user to easily and seamlessly present during trial. The demonstrations were prepared to help tell the story of the case with an understanding of a jury.

Chicago, IL, US

Designed the interactive concept for, crafted the UI design, and implemented (HTML/CSS) the website of a high-profile music venue in Chicago, Illinois, “The Metro.” This work led to them giving me their secondary website for their dance venue, SmartBar, and retained me for 3 years for continued website upkeep and maintenance.

Schaumburg, Illinois, US

Led and managed a staff of creative talent, including print designers, web designers, and copywriters. Established lasting relationships with clients to ensure timely execution of projects. Designed and oversaw marketing design projects, such as logo creation, promotional materials, and trade show displays. Created the UI concepts for and developed and.

Designed business card layouts, brochures and invitations. Performed all functions normally performed by a Production Operator, such as managing projects, making copies and working the counter.

Created eLearning products for a high-profile international client. Crafted different interactive training games in Flash. Focus was on clarity, usability, and communication. Worked extensively with ActionScript as well as linear, keyframe animations.

Chicago, IL, US

Designed promotional interactive animations. Researched, wrote script drafts, and created lower thirds in for educational video products. Other duties included offline editing, gaffing, boom operator, and gopher. Since holding this position in 2002, I have worked with Plum on several occasions as a contractor to produce interactive user interfaces for.

I created and edited videos, and designed motion graphics for clients to use in corporate and trade show presentations.

Produced, wrote scripts, scouted locations, found talent, ran the camera, did the rough and final edits, and created lower thirds and onscreen digital graphics for an early web video product, Close Up On... The series focused on day trips around the greater Columbus, Ohio area. In addition to my video work, I also designed web banner animations for.

Phd, Human Computer Interaction

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Graphic Design

Ms, Human Computer Interaction

Bs, Visual Comminucations

High School Diploma, General Studies