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Salt Lake City, UT, US

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Pleasant Grove, Utah, US

Implemented a design system to increase uniformity across products and platforms. Implemented surveys and other research with users to identify improvements that would have largest impact and remove barriers to use and understand products. Coordinated with Product Managers and Product owners to implement changes with primary objectives and leading KPIs to.

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

Managed design system for 30,000 webpages across 7 academic health departments and the consumer facing website of the hospital. Coordinated with stakeholders, up to executive level, frequently about improvements to the digital presence of Utah's leading health institution in meeting goals and KPIs.Lead workshops and research initiatives with stakeholders.

Salt Lake City, UT, US

Performed quantitative and qualitative research (focus groups, interviews, analytics, surveys, usability testing, etc.) to understand user attitudes and behaviors for all digital products published by the LDS Church.Evaluated internal systems and procedures to find ways to improve effectiveness of teams and products. Measured strengths, weaknesses, and.

Facilitated teams (10 members) to bring projects to launch by designing, creating and following processes according to project plans and scope with both waterfall and iterative methods.Coordinated frequently with clients and product teams to manage expectations and to implement strategies based on client requirements and industry best practices all while.

Helped successful developers make great websites and apps for stakeholders and clients.Worked with internal management and stakeholders to stay under budget, on time and always find creative and personal solutions to every client's needs.Employed best practices and set proper expectations to meet the needs of the client and the development team to ensure.

Created business plans and conducted market research for two separate medical related games. Both involved utilizing new and existing hardware to improve patient's lives.Used game theory techniques to engage users and would pass clinical trials and FDA approval. Designed and consulted with industry giants to create a lasting system of workflow facilitating.

While seeking a Masters in Entertainment Arts and Engineering at the University, have held all product roles within a game development team including Producer, Development Manger, Art Director, and Hardware developer. Developed business plans that aligned with stakeholder goals, time and budget. Designed systems, games and interactive media in Concept.

Park City, UT, US

Aided customers in use of website and product inquiry via chat. Identified user experience patterns in customers to encourage higher conversion rate. Tested weekly updates to the site and major launches using both black-box and white-box testing methods. Validated updates against system requirements and identified user personas.

· Designed and manipulated geographical information for map printing and data evaluation.· Managed the network of computers and file system used for data, map and image storage.

Gave excellent service to the best dental offices in the U.S. I made sure their offices ran without a hitch.

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Video Game Production And Design

Bfa, Sculpture/ Intermedia