A Bit More About Me
I’m an experienced product designer, leader, and design-communicator. I work cross-team to evangelize design’s inherent ability to solve problems with new and innovative thinking. I work with teams to best craft the relationships and processes they need to be consistently successful with their audience and stakeholders alike. I love reaching in the toolbox and finding just the right tool to solve a complex problem just as much as I enjoy crafting those new and anticipatory tools.
etrailer.com - Lead Product Designer
Nov 2022 - Present
I built and led the product design team and implemented user-centered design methodologies to drive improvements for our customers.
Helped successfully transition the organization to the product model.
Developed guidance for design tools, best practices, and visual consistency.
Led discovery, design, ideation, and research analysis workshops.
Evangelized design throughout the company tirelessly.
Represented design in a leadership and strategy capacity.
D&D Beyond (Fandom/Wizards of the Coast)- Product Designer (Contractor)
May 2021 - Nov 2022
I was embedded in a full-stack team responsible for ad-hoc requests as well as live ops maintenance and new feature work on the D&D Beyond web app.
Delivered just-in-time end-to-end designs for developers to consume.
Launched the One D&D user flows, including marketing landing page, content claim process, and reimagined content pages.
Gathered user feedback and conducted analysis for proposed feature redesign.
Improved existing features with minimal redesign and maximum user impact.
V2Solutions - Senior UI Designer
Feb 2014 - May 2021
The Percero team was purchased by V2Solutions. While the title narrowed somewhat, my role expanded into coaching, strategy, and mentoring.
Worked with the existing team, introducing new tools and methodologies for ideation, iteration, and tightening the handoff process.
Rebranded the company and designed nearly all of the sales and marketing materials.
Designed UX, UI, branding, and business strategies for multiple clients.
Continued to deliver fast, 0-to-1 experiences for clients.
Percero - UX/UI Designer
Jun 2012 - Jan 2014
We were a design and development freelance team. As the only designer on the team, I was responsible for interacting directly with both the clients and our development team.
Took small startup clients 0-to-1.
Provided full-service design from business strategy, branding, marketing and product design.
Designed UI for big data SaaS development tool.
Nielsen-Norman Group UX Researcher Certificate
Oct 2023
Focused and improved research techniques, analysis, and ideation skills.
Skills
Adobe CC
Figma
Sketch
InVision
Miro
Zeplin
Design Thinking
UX Research Methodologies
Workshop Facilitation
UX/UI Design
Information Architecture Design
Usability Testing
End-to-end Design
0-to-1 Strategy and Design
Strong Communication
Design Leadership