Created wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes under the suite of the Department of Veterans Affairs to make products more intuitive, aesthetic, and 508 compliantPresented and negotiated design strategies and solutions to development teams and stakeholdersAssisted in the creation and maintenance of components and templates for the Design System Management teamCollaborated with other designers and developers following Agile methodologies

Assisted in moderating and analyzing qualitative data from user studies relating to systems and features used by both AutoZone employees and customers to help inform the UI Design processResearched use cases on competitor sites to determine best practices for implementing new features into the AutoZone website and/or mobile applicationUpdated user personas to more accurately reflect AutoZone’s customer base and foster a better understanding of features that would benefit our customers

Created and presented wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes (based on ADA principles and best practices) to the UX/UI Design and Product Discovery teams to be developed and implemented into the AutoZone website and/or mobile applicationMapped and documented Figma tokens to various design components to be integrated into the AutoZone Design System

Assisted in developing a knowledge base, a website containing helpful information about commonly used frameworks and software at AutoZone, used within the AutoZone Information Technology Department as a reference for both current and future employeesAwarded “Best Presenter” for my final internship project

Assisted in programming a SMART Table, a precision imaging platform that records and tracks plant growth, which was essential for the Biology Department’s research of natural plant endophytesCreated a program that performs precision image analysis similarly to the SMART Table but allowed for the focus on one particular plant, as opposed to an entire set of plantsCreated an Image Stitching program to assist the Precision Agriculture team in their studies of surrounding farmlandSelected for this position for Summer 2020 however the program was cancelled due to COVID-19