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Overview

Over the past nearly 15 years, I’ve practiced foundational design thinking to create polished digital experiences to be proud of. Success has been achieved by putting in the hours while maintaining a proactive and open mindset.

 
BACKGROUND

No stone unturned

  • Studio art (printmaking, glassblowing, woodworking)

  • Student mentor for robotics

  • Traveled the globe young (studied abroad in Brazil, lived in Holland)

  • Started at the bottom of the design ladder, hustling for work

  • Digital agencies (many projects, many industries)

  • Big box e-commerce (high volume, great UX training)

  • Woodturning instructor for 2 years, woodworking professional for 10

  • Loves the outdoors and any roofless environment

Excited woodworker me at a craft fair
 
SKILLS

Plays well with others

  • Strong soft skills as a result of experiences in direct to customer gigs

  • Uses design thinking to craft purposeful solutions with focus on quality & cohesion at an ecosystem level

  • Website and mobile focus (responsive, scalable designs)

  • Design systems (technical, governance and implementation)

  • Loves to work cross-functionally, drawing outside the lines

  • Software literate in Figma, Adobe suites and CMS systems

 
PROCESS

How I work

Colorful wall of post its on a white wall in an office

ux methodology

  • Understand

  • Define

  • Ideate

  • Experiment

  • Build

 
“ She has been critical in the ownership and evolution of our marketing web design system, and has delivered the top priority projects. She is proactive, a natural leader & drives partners into alignment between UX, brand and business.”
— Former manager @Twitter
 
 

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